Shayne Newman president of YardApes, Inc. in New Milford, Conn., announced that Roberto Angulo of New Milford is recipient of the 2008 Ape of the Year Award.
“This award is given every year to an employee who has consistently demonstrated an initiative to go above and beyond the call of duty," Newman says. "YardApes customers vote for who they feel has consistently performed an outstanding job throughout the year. So this is very much a large achievement recognized by our customers throughout the region, as well as all our staff members.”
YardApes is a full-service residential and commercial landscape design, construction and maintenance company. The company was featured on the cover of the January 2007 edition of Lawn & Landscape magazine for its award-winning professional services.
“We were chosen because of hard workers like Roberto” Newman says. “It was a recognition of peak performance by our employees and recognition as a company that we are all dedicated to providing our customers with completely reliable, professional, and cost effective landscaping services. Staff members like Roberto all pay close, respectful attention to what our client’s need and desire, and we all strive to continually maintain reliable, open and productive channels of communication between our clients and our employees.”
Angulo, like several YardApe employees, is a PLANET Certified Landscape Technician (CLT). PLANET represents professional interior and exterior landscape maintenance, installation, and design/build contracting firms, lawn care firms and industry suppliers on a national basis.
“Becoming certified takes about two years of education and testing,” explained Newman. “CLT means that an individual has passed a rigorous training and testing process that guarantees he or she can deliver the industry’s highest standards of knowledge and skill. These professionals have learned the absolute proper management and care of property. They provide the skilled execution of top quality work, are dedicated to safe practices, and they sustain superior, up-to-date knowledge of the landscaping industry. They are certified to work effectively under pressure and to meet deadlines. Staff members like Roberto Angulo are truly the backbone of YardApes’ success.”