ENERGY
oint of removing the physical aspect close proximity to the power line ement regimes improve here in New ave a much greater impact .”
mitigated . The thinking is changing for the positive , I believe .”
Asplundh singles itself out further with a vegetation asset management system , known as VAMS , which Burt championed when he arrived at the company . A former officer in the military , and armed with a degree in IT , he asked himself how the business could add value in a tight market with agile competitors .
“ How do you do that when your main function is cutting trees next to power lines ? Well , you get into the mindset of doing that smarter , sharper , safer . In our space that ’ s gaining vegetation intelligence and delivering a better outcome ,” he says . “ To reduce our client ’ s network vegetation risk and deliver industry leading productivity , we capture the vegetation and cutting data , and
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