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A Arbor Tree Surgery company history timeline

1960

By 1960, utility work accounted for $7.05 million out of the company's $11.83 million total volume.

1964

The AA was founded in 1964 as a scientific and educational organisation, keen to promote the care and value of trees in no forest settings.

Following initial discussions between Keith Ross, Don Wells and other interested parties, the Arboricultural Association is formed in 1964.

1965

Issue 1 of Volume 1 of The Arboricultural Association Journal published May 1965.

1971

At the Arboricultural Annual Conference at Merrist Wood College, the AA and ABTSA formally merge to become the ‘new’ AA incorporating ABTSA. Don Wells reports that the Scottish Branch has been very active since 1971.

1974

As Davey expanded throughout the United States and its services diversified from tree surgery to utility line clearing, nursery, national landscaping, and lawn care services, it met the needs of customers on a geographic basis through regional management by 1974.

1979

Family-owned until 1979, the company has become one of the nation's largest and most successful employee-owned firms.

In 1979, however, five years after the Internal Revenue Service began recognizing employee-owned companies through the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, The Davey Tree Expert Company was purchased by its employees.

1980

AA involved in the development of the first ‘BS5837: 1980 trees on Development Sites’.

1987

1987 saw a violent storm with winds up to 100mph hitting the UK. It flattens around 15 million trees across the Bristish Isles.

1988

In 1988, the company announced that it would reduce its usage of pesticides and herbicides by 75 percent, or by 30,470 gallons.

1989

One such affiliation started in 1989, when Davey started supporting the American Forestry Association's National Register of Big Trees Program and Global Releaf.

1991

In 1991, the company reorganized its regional structure to provide services to public utility, commercial, governmental, and residential customers through nationally coordinated efforts that were regionally arranged by customer or market group.

1991 saw the launch of the International Society of Arboriculture UK/Ireland chapter.

1992

In 1992, the company had sales of $200 million, according to Crains Cleveland Business.

1993

Davey president R. Douglas Cowan credited the company's success to its employee ownership, telling the Record-Courier that "nothing motivates employees like having a little personal stake in every sale." In 1993, over 2,600 of its 5,000 employees were shareholders of the company.

1995

Continually striving to improve its services, the company set another goal, to achieve a 95 percent reduction in traditional pesticide use by 1995.

2000

By the start of 2000 all district and borough councils have arboricultural staff amd specialist offices for Planning, TPOs, tree maintenance and planting.

2014

2014 see the Fiftieth anniversary of the Arboricultural Association.

2020

Celebrated this year on April 24, 2020, Arbor Day is a national holiday where people all across the country celebrate the role of trees in our world.

2022

© 2022 by International Society of Arboriculture

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