Thank you to everyone who has welcomed the incoming board for 2018. The feedback I have received from our members indicates there is plenty of work available for our industry. However, the most common problem experienced by many hirers is finding quality employees. Several hirers currently have ads on seek, but it appears they [...]
by Arthur Stacey Firstly, I would like to say thank you to Nerida Hills, who has stepped down as IPA President after three years on the board. Nerida has done an amazing job as President and has put in many voluntary hours to improve our industry. Change often comes in waves, and that’s certainly [...]
Interior Plantscape Association AGM was held Monday 19th March 2018 Thank you to the 2017 Executive Management Committee Dee Helm, Johan Hodgson & Julie Watson for another successful year for the association, despite being such a small group we achieved a lot! I have enjoyed working with you all and really appreciate your [...]
Happy New Year! This time of year I find myself taking stock of the year that has just passed and planning for all of the exciting opportunities the New Year will bring. Looking back at Interior Plantscape Association’s year, I’m really proud of what we achieved. Notably, our Conference, the first in Australia in [...]
Interior Plantscape Association (IPA) Board of Directors are delighted and honoured to welcome Kathy Fediw as an ‘Honorary Member’. Kathy is an internationally-known interior plantscape consultant, author and speaker with over 35 years’ experience. She is a LEED Accredited Professional, a Landscape Industry Certified Professional and Landscape Industry Certified Technician. Her company, Johnson Fediw [...]
It’s been a long journey for John McSweeney, owner of Trans-Plant Indoor Plant Hire Qld, to reach this point where he will begin his next exciting journey. John has recently sold Trans-Plant Indoor Plant Hire. Interior Plantscape Association board of Directors, Executive Officer, and Members would like to congratulate John on the sale of his [...]
Hard to believe this is my final message for the year! Where did that go? What an amazing year it’s been with the popularity of indoor plants seemingly at an all-time high. Great news for our industry but perhaps this is part of the reason for the plant shortage we have all been dealing [...]
It’s always a pleasure to chat with my fellow interior plantscapers, suppliers and everyone involved in the industry, there is always more to learn and I find plant people are very generous with what they share. One of the hot topics at the moment is what some consider being the unrealistic expectations of designers, [...]
Industry accreditation is a form of industry self-regulation. Through significant consultation and review, industry sets what they believe are the skill levels, qualifications, systems, procedures and experience that a business or individual within an industry should have to enable them to operate to an acceptable industry standard and preferably to an industry best practice [...]
The September issue of IPlants Magazine certainly makes for interesting reading with the results from the Trade Association Survey. While most of the participation came from the United States I noticed that the statistics also included Australia and Zealand, represented by IPA! Feedback is always valuable and the consensus from the survey was clear that [...]
