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Established in 1985 Alpine Landscape Company Inc. specializes in custom design and expert installation of interlocking pavers, segmental retaining walls, landscape design and installation, irrigation and landscape lighting for both residential and commercial applications. Their reputation, knowledge and expertise has earned them respect and recognition throughout New England as one of the leaders in the Interlocking Paver and Landscape Industry.
Owner and President, Christopher Rosa, has countless years of experience behind him in all aspects of the paver and landscape industry. Says Rosa, ?EUR??,,????'?????<?I started by helping my grandfather at age 10. He came from Italy when he was 18 and was a landscaper and mason by trade. After his death when I was 12, I kept on. When I was 16, I bought my first pickup truck and did landscaping after school and on weekends. After high school I went to Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute and took up horticulture while still maintaining the business.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
?EUR??,,????'?????<?My biggest challenge was staying in college full time while growing the business at the same time,?EUR??,,????'?????<? he continues. ?EUR??,,????'?????<?It meant a lot of long days and long nights. Fortunately, I had a crew I could depend on. One employee has been with me for 24 of the last 25 years. Another has been here 18 years, and one for 20 years. I take care of them and they take care of me.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
?EUR??,,????'?????<?The great thing about my staff is they all live by the philosophy of the company, which is that the customer is most important. Without the clients, we wouldn?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?t be able to come to work. We?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?ve always been focused on giving the customer the best possible job.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
?EUR??,,????'?????<?Alpine does design as well as installation. All our designs are done by Sean Green, who is my vice president. He does a lot of freehand with the shading and the coloring because people seem to prefer freehand presentations. He used to do a lot of CAD, but the freehand makes for a better presentation,?EUR??,,????'?????<? Rosa explains. ?EUR??,,????'?????<?Sean used to have a company out of Medway called Environmental Land Work. A year ago we merged together which brought us a second location with their customer base. We are actually working on another merger right now on the North shore. That will give us coverage up in that area.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
?EUR??,,????'?????<?Alpine has three divisions, our maintenance division, our landscape construction division and our interlocking pavers and segmental retaining walls division,?EUR??,,????'?????<? Rosa states. ?EUR??,,????'?????<?The largest division is the interlocking pavers and retaining wall division. For construction such as retaining walls and interlocking pavers we travel all over Massachusetts, Rhode Island and southern New Hampshire.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
?EUR??,,????'?????<?We run Ford trucks and they vary from pickups to large dump trucks that each carry our logo and branding. We have between 28 and 34 employees at any given time. They include both seasonal and full time people,?EUR??,,????'?????<? Rosa explains. ?EUR??,,????'?????<?We do have a snow division, but it is only commercial, not residential. Our trucks are too big to do residential snow removal. We have both standard and V-plows as well as pushers for our machines which are a mix of Bobcat and Caterpillar.
?EUR??,,????'?????<?The great thing about my staff is they all live by the philosophy of the company, which is that the customer is most important. ?EUR??,,????'?????<??oeChristopher Rosa
He continues, ?EUR??,,????'?????<?We have the standard machines for landscape installation and maintenance ?EUR??,,????'?????<??oe mowers, trimmers, plate compactors, concrete saws, and small equipment of varying brands We do all our vehicle small maintenance in house, but all the major repairs get sent out.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
?EUR??,,????'?????<?Our Optimas machine is very specialized, and there are not very many in this country. We?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?re the only firm in New England who has one. It can lay 9 to 14 square feet at a time, and gets us away from hand laying of pavers for large commercial projects,?EUR??,,????'?????<? says Rosa. ?EUR??,,????'?????<?That allows us to go in on commercial paving projects and do a job in one quarter of the time, making it possible to compete with asphalt installations.
He adds, ?EUR??,,????'?????<?As far as sustainability is concerned, installing permeable paving is one of the best ways to cut down runoff into storm systems. We put the water back, which replenishes the ground water. We can also install Aquascapes water recapture systems for irrigation. If we don?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?t take care of the earth it?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s not going to be here much longer. We?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?re trying to lead the charge. The permeable paving also counts toward LEED credit.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
?EUR??,,????'?????<?We apply sustainable principles, water reclamation systems for irrigation, low maintenance landscapes, permeable pavers, organic fertilizers, native plantings, and non-invasives to cut down on pesticides. All our fertilizer and insect control services are subbed out to a company that specializes in all organic products.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
?EUR??,,????'?????<?A big tool for us is our relationships with the manufacturers and suppliers. We started with Unilock in 2000. They give us their support and marketing, and the education they give us means they stand behind us. Without them, we wouldn?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?t have had the ability to succeed in the permeable paving business. They stand behind us every step of the way and have reps on every site.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
?EUR??,,????'?????<?For some contractors in general, it?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s all about making money. Some want to do everything, but again you have to master one skill before you move on to the next. A good contractor should be able to do everything they take on well, not take on six different divisions and do a half-baked job,?EUR??,,????'?????<? observes Rosa. ?EUR??,,????'?????<?I?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?d rather have everything we put our name to be great rather than doing something I know isn?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?t right. That?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s why we don?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?t do certain projects and that?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s also why we?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?ve been in business for 25 years.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
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