Inclusive attitude promotes solutions for Landscape Forms

Landscape Forms, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of commercial outdoor furniture and accessories, with headquarters in Kalamazoo, has been named one of the 101 the Best and Brightest Companies in West Michigan by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA).This year’s winners excel at practicing innovative strategies and represent best practices in human resources.Only companies with the highest quality human resources initiatives receive the honor.Landscape Forms President Bill Main says, “The economic turndown we have all experienced has strengthened our dedication to our successful business model created by involving our people in determining the future of the company. We share the news — good and bad — with the whole team, so creativity is always top-of-mind, and solutions tend to come quicker. “This award, added to that which we received from the Wall Street Journal as one of the Top 15 Small Workplaces in the United States, is a clear indication that we are continuing to follow the right track as we move forward in always placing our employees first.”An independent research firm judges the companies on key measures in various categories, such as communication, community Initiatives, compensation and benefits, diversity and multiculturalism, employee education and development and several others. The winning 101 companies also vie for 10 elite awards, one granted for each category. A “Best of the Best” award will be granted to an overall winner who has excelled in all categories. The 2010 winners of West Michigan’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For will gather May 6 in Hudsonville to receive their awards and meet other recipients. They all will get involved to a further extent by learning about other winners’ ways of doing things. Landscape Forms is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of outdoor furniture, outdoor lighting and accessories. Since its founding in 1969 the company has worked with municipalities, transit centers and corporate, college and health care campuses. Its clients include Boeing, Cisco Systems, Disney, Sprint, American Airlines, Herman Miller and Nike.Writer: Kathy JenningsSource:  Bill Main, President of Landscape Forms