Heath has been in the landscape industry since birth. His grandfather, father, and mother were all landscape contractors. His summers as a kid were filled with watering plant material at his father’s company, and pulling wire through trenches.
As a young adult, Heath ran crews and did estimating for the construction side of business. Looking for an easier life in the landscape world, he turned to the distribution side — first at NorMac in Northern California while attending college, then at Familian Irrigation (now a division of Ferguson) in Southern California. Realizing there was an even easier side, Heath went to work for a manufacturer’s representative firm and later started his own. Today, as JPH Group, the firm sells into the Northern California, Arizona, and Nevada markets.
Heath’s passion for the Green Industry shows in his service to the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA), including roles as Co-Chair of the Chapter Presidents Council and Associate Member Director.
- 2003 CLCA Associate Member of the Year — the highest honor given to an associate member.
- 2009 Elected the youngest CLCA State President — and the first Associate Member (non-contractor) to hold the office.
- 2022 Received the CLCA’s Allegiance Award for years of service and leadership to the irrigation industry.
- 2023 Awarded CLCA Lifetime Membership.