About us
Our history stems from our founder and director, Ben Paterson, starting
his career in horticulture officially in 2003 taking on a role as a team
leader in a horticulture company in his home city of Melbourne. He was
able to use this as a springboard to move around the industry allowing
him to learn every facet of the trade. He has a strong background in
sports turf maintenance and open space management, both of which he is
still incredibly passionate about. Fast forward to November 2011 and Mow
and Go Gardening was born, later to be restructured as Sydney
Commercial Outdoor Maintenance to change direction of the business to be
more suited to commercial style contracting. The name has since been
simplified and we now simply go by SydCOM.
Staff
From Nicole in the office to our teams on site, all of our team members are qualified or field trained, experienced,
long term staff. Every employee has a current Working With Children Check and
current police check. All team members are uniformed whenever on site
allowing them to be easily distinguished, keeping them accessible to you
and accountable to us to provide you peace of mind.
Ben
Ben is what could only be described as a passionate horticulturist. He thrives on a challenge and is not one to back down or say something is too difficult, this is something he instills into his staff. Resilience. Ben has been in the trade for almost 20 years and counting. In this time there has been floods, fire and everything in between, challenging times to be a horticulturist to say the least. Above and beyond his trade, he has many trade qualifications and certifications and is well known and respected in the industry. Learning and teaching is a passion that has been ingrained in Ben during his career, he is constantly researching and studying while making sure his staff are at the top of their game through upskilling with seminars, training days and formal courses. Ben has a strong background in sports turf maintenance and open space
management, both of which he is still incredibly passionate about. In
November 2011, he founded his business with eyes on the future of the industry, building strong networks and relationships to be able to offer a one stop horticultural service supplier to trade and industry alike.
James
James, while relatively new to the industry by comparison, brings 6 years trade experience to SydCOM, predominantly in open space and commercial maintenance. His willingness to learn and his keen attitude to work to a high standard has put him right at home in our team. James has worked for both small and large companies before coming to SydCOM which has given him a wealth of knowledge and a broad view on sites to bring out their best.
Matt
Matt brings over 12 years
trade qualified with experience ranging from greenskeeping, hard and
soft landscaping through to commercial landscape maintenance. Matt excels in the field with his thorough knowledge of plants, both native and ornamental and what they need to bring out their best. Having
also worked in a commercial nursery, this has only solidified his knowledge base and given us the opportunity to add another feather to our cap in landscape layout, design and execution . A true triple threat and a true asset to our company
and clients alike.
Jarrod
With
a passion for plants, Jarrod enrolled himself into TAFE to study
horticulture, finishing top of his classes and receiving the gold award
for landscape apprentice of the year. Early in his career he learnt the
art of formal gardening and hedging, He has a
very broad skillset from hand shaping hedges, irrigation, soil
amendments, pest and disease diagnosis and control, but his heart
remains in his hedges. We are very lucky and happy to have Jarrod as one of our
own and know he can bring out the potential in any site.
