ALPINE VENTURES
Snow Plowing - Street & Lot Sweeping
Drainage Solutions - Retaining Walls
FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS AS WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK, INC.
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Whistle While You Work, Inc. was started in September 1993 by Steve and Karen Shackles. In summer 2008 we began doing business as Alpine Ventures. Providing quality work and professional customer service, while maintaining strong business ethics, is the cornerstone of our business.
We have been accredited members of the Rocky Mountain Better Business Bureau since 1996, affirming our commitment to ethical business practices, and giving our customers added confidence in doing business with us. In 2002, we were presented with the opportunity to purchase an existing power sweeping company, and incorporate it into our own business. This has benefited our customers by allowing us to offer expanded service, as well as adding to the year-round stability of our company. Over the years, we have made adjustments to the size and geographical scope of our business, learning to balance healthy growth with our ability to provide quality service. This included a major downsizing in the spring of 2007, with the intended goal of simplifying our business to allow Karen the time to pursue education in an alternate career interest. In the meantime, she continues to run our office and takes care of a small plowing route. If you would like to see what else Karen is doing, visit her site HERE. Our commitment to our customers to be the best we possibly can, and to provide reliable, professional service year after year, sets us apart from the crowd. We appreciate you taking the time to get to know us better. Please contact us through one of the links on this site if we can be of service to you. (Customer Page or Request A Quote page)
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Steve has 26 years of experience plowing snow in
Karen has 11 years of snow plowing experience, and while she credits Steve for teaching her everything she knows about plowing, she has become a qualified professional in her own right. Our industry trade organization, the Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA), administers a rigorous testing program, as well as required participation in a program of continuing education, to certify snow and ice professionals. In June 2003, Karen successfully completed the examination to become a Certified Snow Professional. She was the first CSP in the state of
In 2004, we were proud to be chosen from contractors across North America to receive the SIMA Excellence In Business Award. Ethics, quality of service, customer satisfaction, and business knowledge were part of the criteria examined by the judges in the award process.
While we are affected by the transient nature of the
While we have at times made decisions which did not turn out as we had planned, we view every challenge as an opportunity to learn and improve. And we acknowledge our loyal customers who have stayed with us year after year, without whom we would not have a business.
