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“LUKELAND” Many years ago, David, Ernie and Pete Lucadano knew that the delivery of good landscape service to their clients depended greatly upon one key issue: Capabilities. The owners believed that their ability to respond quickly and skillfully to their customers began with their ability to prepare their crews and equipment. It was at this point that the entire management team began constructing plans for a location that would someday give place to new ideas for efficiency and quality in delivering Green Industry services. The following pictures will illustrate the reality of “Lukeland” as it begins to come to life. In April of 2002, the company closed on its purchase of a 21-acre parcel in Holiday, FL. A formerly constructed water-treatment plant turned educational center, the new Lukeland location showed great promise to facilitate the creativity and ideas of each respective Luke Brothers division manager. May of 2002 brought the relocation of the Luke Brothers main offices, Accounting Department, Landscape Division, Horticulture Division, Arbor Care Division, Irrigation Division, and refurbishment staff. February of 2003 will bring the relocation of the entire Grounds Maintenance Division and Equipment Maintenance staff to Lukeland, upon the completion of the building expansion and renovation project. In order to bring the full vision of Lukeland to life, necessary additions were required. These construction efforts included a building expansion, a recycling operation, and a plant nursery. BUILDING EXPANSION
Perhaps the most under-rated aspect of proper landscape methods for beautiful lawns is what happens before the crews and equipment arrive at your property. A secret to the storied success of Luke Brothers Grounds Maintenance Division is what happens “under the lights” with our rigorous equipment maintenance program. The following photographs show the construction of our cutting-edge, 10,000+ square foot equipment maintenance shop. This shop will house high-tech welding stations, drop air hoses and innovative equipment lifts to accommodate our evening equipment maintenance operations. By subjecting our equipment to a detailed maintenance regimen including daily blade balancing, blade sharpening, lubrication, cleaning, leak inspection, air filter cleaning and tire pressure inspections, our skilled maintenance team can provide well tuned machinery to maintain our client’s landscapes. The addition of this new shop will further enhance our efforts to provide an even better finished product to our client. Click on the photos below to see the progress that we are making in our facilities expansion project.
RECYCLING OPERATION
As veterans in the Green Industry, Luke Brothers realizes that we cherish the land that grows our plants and trees. This is why it has been a 20-year goal of our company to develop our own organic material recycling center. Thanks to the hard work of our entire management team, our new, state-of-the-art facility offers the capability of on-site recycling center. The following pictures illustrate how the properly constructed organic material areas are taking shape. The recessed area will provide a temporary home for the shrub clippings and tree chippings generated from the maintenance of the properties of our valued clients. In these specialty areas, the plant material clippings will be turned periodically, so that they will eventually provide an excellent source of nutrition as a soil supplement for new landscapes and potted plants. We are proud to be an active part of giving back to our environment by simply doing our part. Click on the photo below to see the area where our mulching facilities will be functioning.
As a landscape installer, Luke Brothers has learned that planting healthy and vibrant plants ensure the best results when providing enhancements to our client’s properties. In an effort to gain better control of the health and appearance of the plants that we offer our customers, our Landscape Division has begun the operation of our own plant nursery. The following photographs show how our nursery is taking shape. Through affectionate care and specialized methods, our Luke Brothers landscape nursery staff hopes to provide beautiful plant material for the enjoyment of our clients to use on both new and renovated landscapes. Click on the photo to see a larger version of our current nursery project.
ORLANDO LOCATION 7408
E. Colonial Drive Click on the photo to see a larger version of our Orlando Location photos.
TAMPA LOCATION 18801
N. Dale Mabry Hwy. Click on the photo to see a larger version of our Tampa Location photos.
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