Druwest Landscape owner sees growth on horizon

Michael Drunasky moved the headquarters of his company Druwest Landscape to Maricopa in late 2013. At the time, the move was more personal than business motivated, but that changed.

“When we first moved out here the main purpose was to be closer to family,” he said. “But it was small-town living with the potential for growth.”

Already covering an area that included Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, south Scottsdale and south Phoenix, he decided to base Druwest out of Maricopa.

Drunasky has six employees in two crews and is building a third crew. There is also an office assistant. He said they usually respond to a call within 48 hours.

Before starting his own company in 2007, he worked a year as a sales representative for a high-end Scottsdale landscaping company. It provided ongoing training in the business.

He emphasizes his crews’ knowledge of the field. “It’s not just coming out and cutting up a yard, knowing the plant life and knowing what it takes to keep everything healthy and that green color.”

He also boasts of good customer service.

“Every company is going to make their share of mistakes, but with us we have supervisors and we have people who will answer for it and make sure it’s taken care of,” he said.

He said he expects Maricopa to grow tremendously and Druwest along with it.

When we first started getting accounts out here, it was slow-going at the beginning. It seems like with each month we’re getting more and more calls,” he said. “I think it’s going to continue to boom.”

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Michael Drunasky
Owner of Druwest Landscape

PERSONAL
Family: Wife and two sons, 7 years and 20 months
Hometown: Litchfield Park, Arizona
Interests: Family functions, coaching my son’s sports teams and DIY projects
Pets: One dog
Pet peeves: People who speed in residential neighborhoods and texting while driving
Car: F150 Lariat
I wish I was: Myself. I’m happy with where God has taken me, my family and my business

BUSINESS
First job: Sonic Drive-in carhop
Favorite job: Professional Paintballer and being the owner of Druwest Landscape
Gratest challenge: Learning to juggle owning a business as well as being involved in all family activities.
Greatest opportunity: the opportunity I had to ask my wife to marry me; greatest decision I ever made
Best business advice you ever received: “Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it all away from you.” – Mark Cuban

FAVORITES
Food: Pizza… hands down
Beverage: Red Bull
Musician: George Strait
Movie: “The Bourne Identity”
Sport: Paintball, football
Charity: We, Druwest Landscape, have a program that helps service yards for those in need, as well as St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
Travel destination: I would love to visit Italy and Ireland with my beautiful wife someday.
Book: The Bible
Currently reading: “The Measure of a Man” by Gene Gatz