Meet the Team: Q&A with David Mountford

It’s time for one more installment of our Q&A collection with the fantastic people who make Espoma such an awesome place to work! Up subsequent is David Mountford, our Senior Logistic Supervisor. We’re so proud to say he’s been with us for 32 years and nonetheless going sturdy! Learn on to search out out the small print of his yard oasis and the gardening product he can’t dwell with out.

Q: What’s your favourite a part of your job?

A: The collaboration between possession, administration, salesforce, and plant. Everybody throughout the board communicates very nicely and has created an superior tradition.

Q: How are you approaching issues otherwise now both at residence and with work on account of COVID-19?

A: I discover myself working longer and tougher as my laptop is all the time on and simpler to entry. There are occasions after dinner that I’ll simply stroll by my laptop computer and verify my e mail. I attempt to keep in the identical routine as if I used to be waking as much as journey to work.

Q: What about your private life? Any new hobbies and/or habits serving to to move the time?

A: I dwell in South Jersey with my spouse and two daughters, and we spend loads of time gardening as a household.

Q: Inform us about your private backyard, yard or crops.

A: We have now an inground swimming pool and spend loads of household time there. Our yard is small, however now we have utilized loads of evergreens to create privateness and built-in loads of perennials so as to add coloration. It’s form of like our trip oasis.

Q: What’s your high gardening tip?

A: Are likely to your crops. Make it a behavior to stroll the property to watch any points earlier than they overtake the plant.

Q: What’s one Espoma product you couldn’t dwell with out?

A: I like to recommend Bio-tone Starter Plus when putting in. Utilizing Bio-tone is like an insurance coverage coverage on your crops, guaranteeing that they develop wholesome for years. I additionally feed all my containers with Espoma Bloom all through the summer season.

Q: What made you need to work at Espoma?

A: My father was a salesman for Espoma for 15 years. I used to be working retail within the backyard trade and it was powerful. I solely had someday off and labored 60+ hours every week. As I began a household, I felt there can be lots I’d miss with my children. Then the logistics particular person retired and I knew the corporate nicely sufficient to know there can be stability.

We’re so fortunate to have David on our group, and we hope to maintain him round for a lot of extra years to come back. One factor’s for positive — Espoma wouldn’t be the corporate that it’s as we speak with out the arduous work of individuals like him! Stick round to be taught extra about a few of our different fantastic group members quickly.

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