The Davey Tree Expert Company is currently working on expanding its corporate headquarters to include a specialized training and research facility on a 190+ acre property, as well as a third wing addition to its existing corporate building. Both are located in Kent, Ohio, where Davey was established in 1880.
The Davey Tree SEED (Science, Employee Education, and Development) Campus, the 190+ acre property that formerly housed the Oak Knolls golf course and Franklin Elementary School on State Route 43 in Kent, Ohio, will be the new home to specialized training and research facilities for The Davey Tree Expert Company. The science and learning campus is being designed to ensure that Davey continues to attract and retain the most qualified, well-trained and engaged employees possible. Planned facilities include a 25,000-square-foot training center and associated offices, a 10,700-square-foot indoor climbing center, 18 spans of non-energized utility right-of-way, laboratories and greenhouses, a container nursery, and multiple research plots and fields.