Grounds services date back to Chinook’s origin in 1980. Back then, Rob Martin, Founder and CEO, secured work for a small crew of six, by selling lawn mowing services to local businesses. Today, crews are busy 5 days a week, 12 months a year to maintain 850 acres per week.
Artist rendition of Rob Martin in the early days. He used a Ford Pinto to transport crew and equipment.
This year, Drew Beals celebrates 30 years of successful employment on Chinook’s Grounds Crew. Drew is one of many individuals who has enjoyed a long and fulfilling career at Chinook.
Chinook’s landscape maintenance services include mowing, pruning, fertilization, vegetation control, leaf raking, spreading of beauty bark, lot clean up, and landscape installations. In this fun video, an afternoon with our talented Grounds Crew is compressed into 77-seconds of fast-paced action.
Chinook’s Landscape Maintenance Division continues to be a reliable and valuable source of integrated work for people with disabilities.
