Justin Martin

Digging out existing area's around houses, preparing lawn area's with a good turf soil, leveling for concrete or paving, installing compacted hardbases (eg. ferrocrete) for parking.

Regular site works, clean ups, paving and concrete preparation/leveling for house builders.

• Experienced in all aspects of limestone walls, brickpaving, Rock walls, reticulation, turf, planting, mulching, earthworks/preparation of area's.
• Organising the supply of all materials required, manpower required on each job to complete on time and other trades eg. concretors, plumbers, excavators, carpenters when required, without delays to the progress.
• Managed a team with a tip truck, skidsteer, two utes and trailers for paving/landscaping and one ute for reticulation. Employing 5-8 professional landscapers and inexperienced labourers and other trades when required on site. With up to 3 jobs going at once. With me being on one of the jobs. While on site I insured the enhancing of skill development of co-workers, the quality of work and a good safe working environment.
• Implemented best landscaping practices, with a finished soft landscape that will be healthy and flourish, and a hardscape that will last the test of time.
• Experienced with commercial jobs and domestic. The last 10 years in business 60%-70% of work was in the commercial sector. Able to read commercial drawings, set jobs out, get variations when required and organise site requirements with supervisor before start, to ensure the project can be started in the most efficient way.
• Quoted the projects, organised job timelines, and variations , ensuring timely completion of all landscaping initiatives everytime.
• Excellent communication and diplomacy skills, ensuring a good relationship over the years with co-workers, supervisors, suppliers and clients.

• Completed all aspects of paving in the commercial/civil sector learning the art of laying large area's

• Managed 2 bowling greens by myself while completing an apprenticeship (cert 3) in turf management.
• Covering all aspects including renovations, mowing, fertiliser and fungicide schedules, tournament set up, liaisoning with committee on upcoming events, and ensuring a quality bowls surface to play on with well maintained surrounds.
• Managing the tennis court surrounds and the winter golf course mowing a weed based fairways with diesel/sand greens (typical in small towns)

• Learnt paving for 3 months and did some jobs myself for family/friends then did 3 months contracting to a paving supplier, (who was an ex paver) where I completed the jobs with a labourer getting advice when required.