The Ground Up “I had dreams to go play sports; but that didn’t work out, so I went back to what I knew and haven’t looked back,” Beckhuson, 33, said. The business which started with humble beginnings is now growing up. Their staff has gone up from being just the two of them to almost 50 employees. They even have a horticulturalist and a landscaping designer working for them full time. Their clientele is something else that has been growing. It has been increasing consistently enough throughout Edmonton and surrounding areas, that last year they were able to open a new location in Calgary. “We basically built this business from the ground up … It’s been a slow process, but we’ve been through the ups and downs; and now at this point, we’re going into the season with over half the jobs we’re booking are from referrals,” Beckhuson said; “whereas back in the day, we were relying on newspaper ads. This can attest to the work that we’ve done.” The employees that they have play a large part in why their business has been able to be so successful Beck said. “One of our greatest successes is our employees. If we didn’t have them, we’d have nobody,” Beck stressed. “The guys we have and the guys that we’ve worked with for so many years are amazing. Any guy that breaks their back for us, we appreciate and respect that … we’ve always been based on teamwork and doing it together.” As for what’s in the works for Handyman Landscaping, a new location in Kelowna is a possibility, as is a future landscaping one-stop-shop. But for now, the work they have is good enough for them. They are kept plenty busy ripping out and redesigning yards, building cobblestone patios and putting in fountains; and taking the time to appreciate their hard work makes it all worthwhile. “I think it’s really cool even driving by jobs we’ve done 10 years ago and still seeing our work there,” Beckhuson said; “it gives me a sense of pride, for sure.” For more information on Handyman Landscaping, visit www.handymanlandscaping.com or call 780-460-2088
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