Client Case Study
Speciality Trees
"The Sales Team is now more productive. Communication is better between team members, so we achieve more together."
For more than 46 years Speciality Trees has been a leader in the production and supply of advanced environmentally sustainable, containerised landscape trees for local government, the landscaping industry, and retailers.
And for the past decade, Speciality Trees has been providing a range of learning and development opportunities for its team members in partnership with LMA.
Owner and Managing Director Hamish Mitchell lovingly thinks of his team as “…more family than work colleagues…” (and yes, several family members have worked and continue to work in the business). He truly understands the responsibility and commitment he and the leadership team have in helping people on their development journey.
Members of the team have participated in and Graduated from a range of LMA’s accredited and non-accredited courses.
Many of Speciality Trees’ graduates have been promoted to higher leadership positions and all reflect fondly on their time working with LMA. Here’s a couple of their reflections:
“I have found the course to be very relevant to my current work situation, very positive and empowering. It is amazing how a few commonsense techniques can reap such large rewards…” (Lee-Ann Officer, Marketing Manager)
“The Sales Team is now more productive. Communication is better between team members, so we achieve more together. I’m spending less time on inquiries and more time on selling…” (John Simpson, Sales Manager).
Hamish explains “I really want to see people growing and developing as well-rounded people – both professionally and personally. This is the most important reason for us investing in them and the greatest joy I get from seeing them in control of their destiny.”