Spring of 2019 started very strong, we did a lot of residential junk removal and bin rentals. We purchased another 2 black 16-yard bins (dumpsters) because of the demand. Keeping on top of the maintenance schedule was a top priority so all the equipment was serviced, and safety checked with certification. Late Spring Cully’s Junk and Removal Services got voted the NO1 junk company in Lethbridge for 2019 by THREEBEST RATED, a point scoring system that rates your business on service, access, website information and reviews – a welcomed vote of confidence.
We noticed a drop in demand for waste removal at the start of the summer as the economy stalled, so we decided to diversify a little and teamed up with Ladybug Arborist as she liked all the cleanup jobs we did for her business and she started giving us landscaping work - anything from laying sod to block and decorative concrete slab designs. Also teaming up with Charles Jahnke Bobcat Operator for the heavier commercial earth removal - redesigning garden areas, driveways and boulevards. As Fall came, we saw an increase in the demand for waste removal again and the team switched modes and worked flat out with both the junk trailer and bins to keep our customers happy.
Recycling continued to be very important to the business, more and more residential and commercial clients are wanting items recycled ethically or upcycled. We were seeing lots of cardboard, furniture, electrical items, paints and oils. Our metal recycling loads doubled, and we took hundreds of fridges and freezers to our metal recycling partners. Donations of unwanted items to charity shops such as garden items, kitchenware and furniture saw us keep more and more items out of the landfill and in tern upcycle and make available to others unwanted goods.
Being versatile was the key to 2019, we found off the back of the waste removal there’s lots of add on work. To stay competitive in a changing market and to be profitable you have to embrace change. The team have welcomed the rotating roles which bring new learning opportunities and increase knowledge and skillset. Being adaptable and teaming up with great partners will only see Cully’s Junk and Removal Services thrive in 2020.