A peek inside...Super-Sod

A peek inside...

Super-Sod

From left: Justin Mosley, Daniel White, Scott McElyea, Tony Roberts, Kevin Kilgore, and Tamara Green (kneeling)

Join us as we take a peek inside the operation and the people of UAC member company Super-Sod.

Meet our team

Tony Roberts

Super-Sod of Marietta Store Manager Responsibilities: Store Operations – Ordering grass, taking orders for customers, on site yard inspection, reconciling cash at the end of the day, loading customers, and handling with customer concerns. Favorite part of job: Working with the customer – Listening to customers explain their growing conditions and lifestyles to help them decide on the best lawn. Plus, I enjoy the problemsolving aspect of being a store manager, plus diagnosing problems with lawns. Last job before this: Store manager at PetSmart. I started at Super-Sod on the yard loading customers 2011, so I know all aspects of this store very well. What I do when I’m not at work: I’m a big sports fan. My favorite football teams are the New York Jets and the Atlanta Falcons. For baseball, I root for the NY Mets and Atlanta Braves. Can you tell I’m from New York and now love Atlanta?

What we do

Super-Sod is a family-run sod farm with supply stores throughout Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Our staff are experts who can help you problem solve the best type of grass for your job. We sell lawn care products and specialize in sod that’s available by the individual roll, full pallet, or truckload; all fresh from our farms. With our line of seven types of lawn grasses and our lawn care products, we will help you achieve the lawn of your clients’ dreams.

Besides sod, we offer you grass seed, Soil3 organic compost, stone, mulch, robotic lawn mowers, and related landscaping products from six stores in Georgia. Call us for a delivery or pickup quote.

How we got started

Our roots span from your front yard to over 100 years back. It all began as a general store in Lakeland, Georgia, and since then we have become one of the largest suppliers of sod in the nation.

Tamara Green

Super-Sod of Atlanta, Inside Sales Supervisor Responsibilities: dispatch and schedule trucks, customer service, sales, inventory, coordinate harvesting with farm. Favorite part of job: The people I work with and for. I am very blessed to work with an amazing company that not only puts their customers first, but their employees as well. Last job before this: Whew, that was a long time ago, LOL! I was a shipping manager for a rug mill before I started with Super-Sod in 2005 when everything was still done on pencil and paper. What I do when I’m not at work: I spend time with my husband, kids, and grandkids. I am a cheerleader mom and a small group leader in our student ministry at church. I like to participate in different community outreach programs.

How we do it

We wake up before the birds and that means we get to see some spectacular sunrises when we cut sod fresh to order. From our farms in Middle Georgia and North Georgia, our fleet of tarped trucks then delivers pallets of sod to our five stores surrounding Atlanta and our store in Ft. Valley. We’ll also deliver them straight to your job site.

Daniel White

Super-Sod of Forest Park Store Manager Responsibilities: Store Operations – Inventory, Sales, Customer Service, Quality Control, a lot more but don’t know how to word it . . . LOL. Favorite part of job: Interacting with people, developing sales skills and increasing sales, and guiding my team at the Forest Park store. Last job before this: Electrician. I started at Super-Sod as a fork lift operator in 2004. I’ve been here a long time, so you can tell I like my job! What I do when I’m not at work: Sports, family, friends, and church.

Justin Mosley

Robotic Sales Manager Responsibilities: Identify prospects and explain the benefits that robotic mowing offers to landscapers. Set up demonstrations for possible clients. Handle day-to-day operations within our robotics dept. Schedule installs and service calls. Assist our marketing department with campaigns. Continue to further my knowledge in robotic mowing and share that with our employees and customers. Favorite part of job: Being a part of a company that is blazing the trail around robotic mowing in our region. Making a difference in the industry and seeing the results of continuous mowing. Last job before this: Small business owner in the automation and security industry. What I do when I’m not at work: Spend time with family and friends. Some of my favorite hobbies are hunting, fishing, grilling, golf, watching football, and tending to my vegetable garden.

Kevin Kilgore

Super-Sod of Alpharetta Store Manager Responsibilities: The Alpharetta store is a new location for Super Sod. My responsibilities include everything related to establishing a new store. We are into our second year now and look forward to serving our customers for many years to come. Favorite part of job: My favorite part of my job is the feedback from our customers. Many of you customers are at their wit’s end when they stop by for the first time. Having the lawn of their dreams seems impossible. I love when they come back to tell us how much they love their new Super Sod lawn. Nothing beats the before and after pictures. Last job before this: Lowe’s Assistant Store Manager What I do when I’m not at work: I spend time with my wife and four children (three teenagers). With all of them playing sports and youth events at church that keeps us busy. We enjoy hanging out together watching our favorite teams. We love the Braves and being from Florida that means we are Gator fans.

Scott McElyea

Super-Sod of Gwinnett Store Manager Responsibilities: I manage the Gwinnett Store, handling the day-to-day operations of the store. Favorite part of job: I love what I do because I love working with people and I believe that what we do adorns God’s creation! I feel I am a representative of three different people groups: our company, our employees, and our customers. I get to communicate and represent all three to the others at different points of the job. That gives me a great deal of insight into the full circle of our purpose of selling farm fresh sod. Last job before this: I worked for Chick-fil-A as a shift manager. What I do when I’m not at work: I am also a Youth Pastor at Cross Roads Baptist Church and the Run Group Coordinator for Classic City Running. I enjoy running and have completed four marathons to date. I’m married with four beautiful children (three boys and one girl). We enjoy camping together and have purebred Grand Champion American Bullies. Super-Sod proudly supports the Georgia Urban Ag Council and the green industry.

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