Month: July 2018

SiteOne Acquires Kirkwood Material Supply in St. Louis

SiteOne Landscape Supply

SiteOne® Landscape Supply, Inc. (NYSE:SITE), the largest and only national wholesale distributor of landscape supplies in the United States, announced today the acquisition of Kirkwood Material Supply. Founded in 1983, Kirkwood serves the greater St. Louis market with eight locations focused on the distribution of hardscapes and nursery products to landscape professionals. “Kirkwood Material is a terrific addition to SiteOne as they add hardscapes and nursery distribution to our existing irrigation, agronomic and landscape lighting product lines in the St. Louis market. This acquisition aligns with our mission to be the best full-line distributor to landscape professionals,” said Doug Black, … Read more

Great Lakes Grounds Management Acquires Rowland’s Lawncare

Ohio based leading landscaping firm, Great Lakes Grounds Management, LLC. is pleased to announce it has completed its first business acquisition with the purchase of Rowland’s Lawncare, a local landscape firm serving the Lorain County area in Northeast Ohio. Rowland’s Lawncare has served residents of Lorain county area in northeast Ohio for 15 years, providing consistent, high-quality lawn care services with a dependable service commitment. The Rowland’s Lawncare acquisition opens up the Lorain county market to Great Lakes Grounds Management, LLC and affords it the opportunity to expand its service reach across Lorain & Western Cuyahoga Counties. This will enhance … Read more

Davey Tree Acquires Land Management Group

Davey Resource Group

Davey Resource Group, Inc. (DRG), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Davey Tree Expert Company, has announced the acquisition of the assets of Land Management Group, Inc., an environmental consulting firm based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Land Management Group provides specialized services in wetlands science, geology, soil science, environmental permitting, marine biology and many other facets of environmental management. “Our staff at Land Management Group is very excited to join the proud tradition and client-focused approach embodied by DRG,” said Christian Preziosi, president and environmental scientist for Land Management Group. “In particular, we look forward to both the technical and … Read more

Nurture Landscapes Acquires Gavin Jones in the U.K.

Gavin Jones became part of the Nurture Landscapes group of companies on February 1, 2018. This transaction brings together two leading privately owned companies that share the same passion for delivering a high-quality service and building long-term relationships with clients. The combined Group will have sales of £65m, employ 1,000 staff and service over 3500 clients across the UK. Gavin Jones has a reputation for excellence and will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2019. The company will continue to trade under the name Gavin Jones as a wholly owned trading subsidiary of Nurture Landscapes Holdings Ltd. Nurture Landscapes has expanded … Read more

DBi Services Acquires Digital Traffic Systems

DBi Services (DBi) has acquired Digital Traffic Systems, Inc. (DTS), an intelligent transportation systems (ITS) company. As the transportation market continues to evolve, and cars become more connected and autonomous, DBi sees an opportunity to better serve its more than 3,000 customers by further expanding into intelligent infrastructure solutions and services. Together, DBi and DTS are a unified company for intelligent infrastructure maintenance, management, and operations including transportation technology assets that provide customers and the traveling public with real-time information and data. “Partnering with DTS made perfect sense. We both operate and maintain different transportation assets, many times on the same roadway network. … Read more