Quick turnaround for large orders of hard-to-find plants and trees
Caliper trees delivered
Delivery batch
Estimated cost savings
Tree species sourced
Founded in 1963, Strathmore is one of the most trusted urban landscape management businesses in Canada. They are well known for their commitment to safety, excellence, and doing what is right.
Strathmore focuses exclusively on commercial landscaping and has won several awards for Landscaping Excellence, HR practices, and Sustainability.
Strathmore undertakes commercial projects that are often time-sensitive. Their projects require large orders of rare plants and trees that are difficult to source from a single supplier.
On projects with strict timelines, sudden cancellations from suppliers often caused a last-minute sourcing scramble. The timelines also left very little time for Strathmore’s team to orchestrate sourcing with multiple suppliers. Finally, high-end commercial projects undertaken by Strathmore needed greater attention to the quality standards.
Quick turnaround for large orders of hard-to-find plants and trees
Tight project schedules leaving no room for last-minute material substitutions or supplier cancellations
Plant substitutions needing new approvals and impacting timelines
Strathmore partnered with GoMaterials to optimize their plant procurement. Our team took over the coordination and follow-ups with multiple suppliers. GoMaterials’ solution offered a one stop shop for plants and trees, on-time delivery and saved hundreds of administrative hours for Strathmore.
Estimating the best quote based on price, availability and logistics
Ensuring great quality and clarifying any issues with inspectors and architects
Managing logistics on the delivery day including follow-ups
Always-on, dedicated customer service throughout the whole process
Project Overview
Strathmore needed to source a large number of trees for a cemetery in Quebec, Canada. They needed a fast turnaround time, but a large part of the order included larger caliper Ginkgo trees that were hard to find.
Additionally, the project was to be approved by a premium architectural firm renowned for their quality standards, making it even more challenging.
Project Challenges
Took over the entire sourcing and coordinating to create a one-stop shop
Meticulously planned backwards from shipment deadline to ensure on-time delivery
Added a layer of quality control to eliminate any rejections from the project architect
Since the first order from Strathmore, the GoMaterials team has successfully delivered several large orders and continues to be a trusted sourcing partner.
Total plant units delivered
Estimated administrative hours saved to date
“GoMaterials gives us high quality plant material at a competitive price. Most importantly, they remove our administrative burden and allow our Project Managers to focus on executing more work every month.”
Jessica Milligan
Vice President,
Strathmore Commercial Landscape Management