March 15, 2024

New Madison Branch Manager Named

Irrigation Manager Erik Dyba has been promoted to manage the DJF branch in Madison. The branch, one of six company dispatch locations, was established in Madison in 1996. Erik began his career at DJF in the late 1990s as a client service representative. He later moved to Colorado and successfully started and managed a full-service […]
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March 9, 2024

Senior Horticulturist Kurt Bartel Inducted into Landscape Hall of Fame

Talk about going out on top. Senior Horticulturist Kurt Bartel, who is retiring in September from DJF after 35 years, was inducted into the Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Hall of Fame on March 8. After college (University of Wisconsin, BS in Horticulture and Plant Pathology, Integrated Pest Management graduate studies), Kurt began his 45-year career in […]
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September 12, 2023

David J. Frank Wins Five National Landscape Awards

Three golds in one year the most in company history

That will probably be the reaction of some of the landscape companies across the company when the eyebrow-raising results of the national awards competition are announced at the upcoming National Association of Landscape Professionals conve
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June 5, 2023

Excellence in Interiorscape

The only two Landscape Industry Certified Interiorscape Technicians in Wisconsin work at David J. Frank, and one recently gave the commencement speech at her college graduation!
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May 17, 2023

Going Directly to the Source for Additional Irrigation Training

Irrigation Manager Erik Dyba recently traveled to the world headquarters of Hunter Industries, a manufacturer of irrigation and outdoor lighting based in San Marcos, California, to take part in sustainable design training and a certification program. Erik participated in three days of intense classroom work and in-field hands-on training. The program focused on sustainable design […]
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