John Allin is globally recognized as the foremost snow
and ice industry consultant with over 30 years experience
developing and testing snow removal strategies from one of
the most intense, lake-effect, snow belt regions in the world:
the south shores of one of North America’s Great Lakes,
Lake Erie. As cold Arctic and Canadian air whips across
the lake, a snowmaking machine kicks in, stretching from
the shores of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and into New York,
dumping 150” – 300” of snow each season. John saw this
area as the perfect proving ground to bring snow removal
into the modern age. With only one truck and one plow, he
started Allin Companies, then Snow Management Group,
which handled all the snow plowing for the 2002 Winter
Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, and went on to become
the first national property management service company to
deal specifically with snow removal. In 1996, John helped
create and organize the Snow & Ice Management
Association (SIMA), the first non-profit international
support group serving snowfighters everywhere, and
served as its national Board President for 6 years.
Mr. Allin’s book,
Managing Snow & Ice,
is considered the bible
for snowplowing
contractors in North
America, which led to
an accompanying CD,
Snow Business Forms
filled with forms discussed in the book. GIE Media also
publishes an Estimating Package CD under license from Mr.
Allin as well. John has authored dozens of articles on snow
removal for numerous national landscape and pavement
maintenance trade publications.
• Globally recognized speaker on Landscaping and Snow Removal.
• Consultant to property managers and snow contractors around the country.
• Assists in writing Snow Response Plans, quoting large commercial plowing contracts, and reviewing on-site
capability.
• First Commercial Snow Contractor elected to the SnowPlowers Association of America (SPAA) National Board of
Directors in 1992.
• Founding and Charter Member of the Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA). Served 6 years as Board President.
• Member of Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) and a Certified Landscape Professional (CLP).
• Past member ALCA Leadership Council and Certification Board of Governors.
• Expert Witness for slip and fall cases involving ice and snow.
• Contributing editor to the following publications; Snow Fighters Quarterly, Lawn & Landscape Maintenance, Grounds
Maintenance, Pro-Magazine, Landscape Management, Aviation Equipment Quarterly, Rental Product News, Snow and
Ice Manager, Snow Business Magazine, Pavement Maintenance, The Landsculptor Magazine, the OLA’s Landscape
Contractor Magazine, and ALCA’s Landscape Contractor News.
• Served 5 years on the Editorial Review Board of the ALCA Advantage Magazine published quarterly by the Associated
Landscape Contractors of America.
• 1999 - Named to Who’s Who in Corporate America.
• 2000 - Named by Lawn & Landscape Magazine as one of the landscape industry’s 25 most influential people over the
past 50 years - because of snowplowing activities.
• 2001 – Appointed to the ALCA CLP Certification Board of Governors.
• 2001 – SIMA Certified Snow Professional (CSP).
• 2001 – Appointed Chairman – SIMA Certification Board of Governors.
• 2001 – Named by Landscape Management Magazine as one of the Top 10 Medium Sized Landscape Contractors in the
United States.
• 2002 – Appointed Chairman, ALCA Certification Board of Governor’s
• 2002 – Wrote and published Managing Snow and Ice, a 250 page book used as a guide for snowplowing contractors
wanting to grow their business.
• 2003 – Appointed to ALCA Board of Directors.
• 2003 – Snow Business Magazine’s #1 snow contractor in North America.
• 2003 – Licensed “Snow and Ice Estimating Package” for sale to snow contractors in North America.
• 2004 – Named by Landscape Management Magazine as one of the Top 10 Large Landscape Contractors in the United
States.
• 2004 – Initiated “Snow Dragon Snow Melter”, a machine used to melt snow on commercial properties in lieu of hauling
snow off-site, currently being marketed and sold throughout North America, Russia, Asia and Europe.
• 2004 – Snow Business Magazine’s #1 snow contractor in North America.
• 2008 – Sold interest in Snow Dragon to parent company.
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Phone: 814.452.3919 ©2011 PJA, Inc. All Rights Reserved
In 2004 John Allin initiated “Snow Dragon Snow Melter”, a machine used to melt snow on commercial properties in lieu
of hauling snow off-site, and teamed up with Park-Ohio Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ – PKOH) to build his patented
concept, currently being marketed and sold throughout North America, Russia, Asia and Europe. After serving as
President of Snow Dragon, LLC for three years, John sold his interest in Snow Dragon to Park Ohio.
North America’s Top Snow Contracting Consultant
Innovator of Snow Removal Industry Strategies
Leading Snow Management Contract Expert
Snow Plowing Contractor Expert Witness
