Leading NC real estate firm honors Bland Landscaping
29 Mar, 2010 LM Direct!CARY, NC — Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham, a leading Triangle real estate services firm, announces that it has chosen Bland Landscaping Company as its 2009 Vendor of the Year.
The Vendor of the Year award recognizes companies that have consistently demonstrated the highest levels of service and professionalism, supporting Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham’s corporate mission, values and business objectives. Candidates are nominated and voted upon by the company’s property managers, real estate advisors and executives.
“Bland Landscaping really provides us with comprehensive service,” said John B. Linderman, Jr., president and chief operating officer for Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham. “They handle landscaping, snow removal and stormwater management, and make sure we’re on top of the best available technology to reduce irrigation and other costs as well as comply with LEED standards. They are always willing to provide valuable consulting advice and even provide useful training for our property managers. Over the years, Bland Landscaping Company has consistently been one of our top service providers.”
Established in 1976, Bland Landscaping Company is a locally owned and operated business that has grown to become one of the Triangle’s leading service providers of commercial and residential grounds management, landscape installation and design/build services. The company has received over 100 state and national awards for environmental improvement and landscape excellence and is the only landscaping company in the nation to be Certified Green Plus by the Institute for Sustainable Development.
Bland Landscaping Company’s staff comprises more than 175 well-trained landscape professionals, including a permanent team of turfgrass and horticulture managers, landscape designers, chemical technicians and floriculturists, all trained to solve the most challenging situations. A North Carolina Licensed Irrigation Contractor, the company has an entire team dedicated to irrigation and landscape water management. Reducing the environmental impact of its work through more sustainable landscape contracting practices is an important part of the company’s mission.




