McHutchison adds logistics supervisor to its expanding team

McHutchison, a U.S. horticultural distributor serving North American greenhouse and nursery markets, has hired Colby Burns as logistics supervisor.

He brings extensive nursery industry and logistics experience to the role. Burns will lead McHutchison’s logistics team with an initial focus on carrier relationships, shipment coordination, strengthening nursery logistics and overall execution. His role will also support the continued development of logistics capabilities across the McHutchison brokerage.

“We’re very excited to have Colby join our team,” said Kim Burns, head of portfolio strategy for McHutchison. “His nursery industry experience and understanding of logistics will be very valuable as we continue to strengthen our company and build an even more consistent experience for our customers and vendor partners.”

He was most recently with Patterson Nursery Sales in Oregon prior to joining McHutchison.

Working for McHutchison, Burns will be based in the Portland, Oregon, area.

He is a graduate of Montana State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture education.