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Does Your Business Have Curb Appeal?

Do you need to improve your curb appeal? Here’s a three-step plan: 1. Fix Your Leaky Faucets Perhaps, like many other business owners, you started your business from scratch with one or two employees and now you have 20 people working for you. But do you have the appropriate HR infrastructure in place for that size of a company?  Perhaps you even take pride in your informal management style, but it can prove to be a liability when it comes time to sell. Make sure your human resources policies are at least as stringent as those of the company you … Read more

Principium Announces Publication of Charting a Course

The Principium Group today announced the publication of Ron Edmonds’ latest book,  Charting a Course-Vivant Landscape Considers Acquisitions. Charting a Course is an introduction to thinking about acquisitions for lawn and landscape business owners and others in the green industry. Through a fictional narrative of one green industry business’s consideration of acquisition strategy, it explores the growth objectives that can be addressed by executing an acquisition strategy in the green industry, including lawn, landscape and similar businesses. The author draws on his experience in working with hundreds of green industry businesses to help business owners understand the process of developing … Read more

Davey Tree Acquires LandKeepers of Woodstock, Illinois

Kent, Ohio — The Davey Tree Expert Company has acquired LandKeepers, LLC, of Woodstock, Ill., and will integrate its services into its Davey Resource Group Chicago operations. Specializing in the preservation and stewardship of natural areas and high-quality habitats, LandKeepers is a full-service land and property management company. It provides these services to homeowner associations, developers and property owners throughout the greater Chicago area. Jack Porter founded LandKeepers in 2007 and said he is excited that his clients will benefit from Davey’s resources, including its workforce, equipment, and technical capabilities. “While our logo and name may change, our emphasis on … Read more

Ruppert Acquires Raleigh’s New River Landscape

LAYTONSVILLE, Md. – Ruppert Landscape has acquired New River Landscape, a Raleigh, N.C.-based company, which provides commercial grounds management services. The transaction includes the purchase of commercial landscape management contracts, trucks, equipment and the hiring of employees. The commercial clients are primarily based in the counties of Wake, Orange, Durham Counties, Robeson and Guilford. This is the second acquisition Ruppert has made in the Raleigh area this year.  Earlier this year, Ruppert announced the acquisition of the operations of Eco Scapes, another commercial grounds management company in Raleigh. New River Landscape has strong relationships with a prestigious list of customers … Read more

David J. Frank Partners with Struggling Lied’s to Form Residential Landscape Unit

According to published reports, David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Inc. is partnering with Lied’s Nursery Co. to form a residential landscape division. Lieds-Frank Residential Landscapes began operating this month as a division of Germantown-based David J. Frank Landscape Contracting. David J. Frank is the largest landscaping contractor firm in Wisconsin, with locations in Milwaukee, Madison, Brookfield, Glendale and the Fox Valley, and an office that serves Racine and Kenosha, in addition to its Germantown headquarters.  The company has added about 30 Lied’s employees and has grown to 300 employees as a result. While the structure and terms of the transaction … Read more