Xpress Grounds & Exteriors
Training & Qualifications
Ongoing education. Careful planning. Pride in the work.
Owner James Planitz continues his education in construction safety, landscape lighting, hardscape installation, and project management. Review the completed training below.
Safety
OSHA 30-Hour Construction (360training). Completed the OSHA 30-Hour Outreach Training Program for Construction.
Pesticide Safety Education Program: General Standards Training (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, March 2026). Completed General Standards training through the University of Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program.
Outdoor lighting
Hardscape Landscape Lighting (Hardscapers, certificate of attendance). Attended training on landscape lighting installation, design, and maintenance.
Hardscape and patio training
Distinctive Inlays (Hardscape Mentor, LLC, course, December 2025).
Bricks, Blocks, Stones, Rocks (Hardscape Mentor, LLC, course, December 2025).
My First Patio (Hardscape Mentor, LLC, course, December 2025).
Design & Build (Hardscape Mentor, LLC, course, December 2025).
Business
Budgeting, Estimating & Job Costing (Hardscapers, certificate of attendance). Attended training on budgeting, estimating, and job costing.
Business accreditation
BBB Accredited Business, A+ rating. Xpress Lawn Solutions LLC (doing business as Xpress Grounds & Exteriors) has been BBB Accredited since February 2026. View our BBB profile
Training listings are shown as recorded on the owner’s LinkedIn profile. They are training and course completions, not state or federal licenses.
Xpress Grounds & Exteriors · 618-540-1976 · www.xpresslawns.com
