Authority Brands Acquires Monster Tree Service

Authority Brands, LLC announced today the purchase of Monster Tree Service. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition marks the sixth brand addition for Authority Brands since October 2018, with Monster Tree Service representing the company’s eighth brand in its home service portfolio. Founded in 2008, Monster Tree Service is the leading tree care company in the U.S., and the only franchise offering local certified arborist teams in multiple locations nationwide. With more than 200 territories across the country, Monster Tree Service is committed to keeping trees healthy and customers satisfied. The brand provides a suite of effective and … Read more

Yellowstone Landscape Group Partners with Acres Group

Yellowstone Landscapoe Group.

Yellowstone Landscape has partnered with Acres Group, based in Wauconda, Illinois.    With $69 million in annual revenues,  Acres Group ranked 28th on the Landscapoe Management 150 and 27th on the Lawn &Landscaope 100. Acres’ revenue nfor 2019 was approximately 25% of Yellowstone’s $268 milion in revenue for 2019. Terms iof the partnership have not been disclosed. Yellowstone Landscape, based in Bunnell, Florida, operates over 40 branch locations across the South and Southwest. In partnering with Acres, Yellowstone has now expanded into the Midwest. Founded in 1983 by Jim Schwantz, Acres Group provides landscape maintenance, snow and ice removal, tree … Read more

Fullsteam Acquires Lawn Maintenance Software Provider CLIP

Fullsteam, a holding company acquiring software and payments businesses, announced today the acquisition of CLIP, a technology company providing business management software for lawn maintenance providers. Fullsteam, based in Aurburn, Alabama,  is a portfolio company of  Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm. CLIP software provides lawn care businesses with the tools and features they need to operate efficiently, from job scheduling and cost analysis to customer routing, automated billing, detailed reports across all aspects of the business, and mobile apps for working in the field. The software’s Customer Maintenance component is user friendly and provides a single … Read more

The Most Critical Factor in Achieving Your Goals May Surprise You

As we roll into the fourth quarter of the year, you may be starting to consider your business goals for next year. Given how 2020 has gone, maybe your primary ambition is to survive in 2021. Perhaps you’re going to create a recurring revenue stream or finally hire that general manager. Or maybe you’ve decided to start preparing for an exit. Whatever your goals are, the most important thing you can do now is write down your plan to achieve them. A Revealing Study This point was driven home recently by a study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology. The … Read more

LandCare Acquires Commercial Business from Roseborough Partners in Chicagoland

TruGreen LandCare Rebrands as LandCare

Rosborough Partners, a landscape design, build, and maintenance firm in the Chicagoland area, has narrowed its focus to residential services and selected LandCare to assume its commercial business. For the past 30 years, RPI has provided full-service landscaping solutions to commercial and residential clients. RPI partner Blaine Owens will now lead the integration with LandCare as vice president of client relations, while founder Philip Rosborough will continue to lead RPI. “This is an exciting time for our commercial team. They are joining an industry leader with core values and a culture that closely resembles ours – putting their people and … Read more