Bill Henkel and Gordon Denmark, owners of Henkel Denmark, Lexington, Ky., have won the 2012 Landscaper of the Year award from Total Landscape Care magazine. Sponsored by Case Construction Equipment, this annual program selects 12 finalists from among the thousands of professionals who work in the landscaping industry.
In recognition of their success, the 12 finalists and their guests were rewarded with a four-day, all-expenses-paid cruise to the Bahamas in November, during which Henkel Denmark was named the overall winner.
Henkel Denmark will be featured as the cover story for the January 2012 edition of Total Landscape Care, and each of the 11 finalists will be featured subsequently in profiles about their businesses throughout the year.
Henkel Denmark focuses primarily on landscape maintenance and design/build projects.
The Total Landscape Care “Landscaper of the Year” award recognizes the top U.S. landscaping contractors with less than $8 million in annual revenue. The program acknowledges companies that exemplify the highest standards of landscape professionalism, business acumen, marketing and equipment management expertise, attention to safety and community involvement.
Case Construction Equipment manufactures loader/backhoes, articulated trucks, excavators, motor graders, wheel loaders, vibratory compaction rollers, crawler dozers, skid steers, compact track loaders and rough-terrain forklifts.
