SavATree, a national provider of professional tree, shrub and lawn care has acquiredKaiser Tree Preservation of Exeter, Rhode Island. This marks SavATree’s first Rhode Island office and 52nd branch operation. SavATree is a portfolio company of CI Capital Partners. Kaiser Tree Preservation has been serving its customer base in Rhode Island with general tree care and plant health care services since 1974. Kaiser Tree Preservation built an extensive tick and mosquito control program which will complement SavATree’s existing services. In addition to the current offerings, clients will now have access to a wider range of services including professional lawn care, … Read more

EMTS, Inc., a unit of Elite Team Offices, has acquired Greenscapes Landscaping, Inc., a landscape services company specializing in landscape maintenance and new landscape construction.  The acquisition expanded ETMS’s operations in Santa Barabara County. Selling was a difficult and emotional decision for Greenscapes’ owners since they built the business from the ground up and considered their employees and clients like family.  Theyb sought a buyer a buyer that would take care of their employees and clients after the sale.  Greenscapes owners selected EMTS, Inc., a larger company but with a family culture.    The comoa nies shared a common thread … Read more

Senske Services has acquired the  assets of Sun Pest Management in Clarkston, WA. Senske is a family-owned provider of  lawn, tree, and pest control services throughout the Western United States. Founded in 1969, Sun Pest Management has provided professional pest control and lawn care in the Lewis-Clark Valley for more than five decades. Services will continue uninterrupted by the current team of employees doing business as Sun Pest by Senske Services. Russ Craber, Sun Pest Owner, sought an acquisition partner and felt that Senske would be a good fit for his customers and employees. According to Mr. Craber, “The Senske … Read more

The Davey Tree Expert Company has acquired Chippers, Inc., of Woodstock, VT. Employing over 90 people, Chippers has been serving northern New England since 1986, with offices in Woodstock, VT, Enfield, NH, and Meredith, NH. Their areas of expertise are in arboriculture, turf and soil care, gardening, land enhancement, forestry and maple syrup. Mundy Wilson Piper, president and CEO of Chippers, Inc., said she considered both employees and clients when making the decision to join Davey Tree. In particular, she was drawn to the fact that Davey is the 9th largest employee-owned company in the U.S., according to the National … Read more