By Lauren Katayama, NWSP Intern
Since its founding in 1959, David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Inc. has become one of the largest landscape contracting agencies in the nation. Their outstanding staff of professionals has delivered excellent commercial and residential services throughout southeastern Wisconsin, including design-build, landscape management, lawn care, tree care, irrigation, and interiorscapes. David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Inc. has received national attention for its exceptional landscape design, construction, and management. For six decades they have served customers with the same values David J. Frank instilled into the company himself.
The Near West Side is home to one of David J. Frank’s newest locations and its proximity to the highway makes it a convenient option for any Milwaukee customer. What separates David J. Frank from other one-sided landscape companies is their specialization in both construction and maintenance services – they even offer snow and ice management and holiday décor services! With the ability to meet any landscaping, contracting, or maintenance needs, David J. Frank is truly a one-stop shop for quality care and customer service.
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Inc. aims to shape, nurture, and elevate beauty and functionality in the build landscape space – striving to create a delightful experience that fosters the ultimate satisfaction of their clients. In the best interest of their networks, David J. Frank emphasizes a company culture that believes in straightforward people, policies, and procedures – cultivating transparent and fair conditions for employees and clients alike. Regarding the work environment, one employee considers David J. Frank to be exceptionally team-oriented saying, “most of our workforce works outdoors together in teams, we celebrate successes often and try to get together when we can, including picnics at the zoo or Milwaukee Brewers game events”(Daniel Klemencic).
In coalition with the Near West Side Partners, David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Inc. has offered its services to the city of Milwaukee with the goal of controlling reckless driving on the Near West Side. David J. Frank has provided the City of Milwaukee’s $90,000 Rapid Implementation Plan with large concrete planters that hope to reduce passing, slow turning speeds, and narrow lanes to calm traffic. The perks of these large planters provided by David J. Frank is that they contribute to area beautification, which has been correlated to an increase in community ties and a decrease in crime.