Deep in the snow

Precision Snow Removal began in 1992 as a landscape company with a focus on landscape overhaul and construction. But, about six years ago, the company transitioned to primarily offer snow removal.

“Landscaping is such a seasonal business, and at the time we were having a fairly large turnover in staff,” says Kent Peddie, president of Precision Snow Removal, based in Ottawa, Ontario.

With the change in business model, Peddie has less employee turnover. “It’s a fairly different skill set,” he says. “When you’re doing landscape construction work, you need staff members who probably have been in school for one or two years.”

Read the full story from the August issue here.