Authority Brands Acquires Mosquito Squad

Mosquito Squad

Authority Brands, LLC has acquired Mosquito Squad. This is the third acquisition of a mosquito franchisor in 2018 after Neighborly (formerly Dwyer Group) acquired  Mosquito Joe and Lawn Doctor acquired Mosquito Hunters.  Each of these transactions involved acquisitions by multi-brand franchisors. Founded in 2005, Mosquito Squad is a leading outdoor pest control franchisor with over 250 franchisees in the U.S., Kenya, Indonesia and Puerto Rico. The company provides services to eliminate mosquitoes, ticks and the diseases they can bring to families and communities and was the creator of the mosquito barrier protection spray method. Authority Brands is a leading home services franchising platform and … Read more

English Gardens Acquires Plymouth Nursery in Metro Detroit

English Gardens has acquired Plymouth Nursery, in Plymouth, Michigan. The announcement was made jointly by John Darin, president of English Gardens, and Jeff Jones, owner of Plymouth Nursery. This marks our sixth location in the Metro Detroit area.  Our family-owned company currently operates retail stores in Clinton Twp., Dearborn Heights, Eastpointe, Royal Oak/Troy and West Bloomfield. “English Gardens has been looking for a new location in this market since we lost the lease on our Ann Arbor store in January 2018,” explains John. “We are very pleased about this opportunity and look forward to servicing customers who frequented our previous store, and meeting current … Read more

OASE Living Water Acquires Atlantic Water Garden

OASE Living Water (“OASE”) has acquired US-based Atlantic Water Gardens (“Atlantic”), a leading supplier of innovative outdoor water feature products and systems to the North American market. Headquartered in Hörstel, Germany, OASE is the global market leader in water gardening products, offering a suite of products that enable the creation of tranquil, inviting out-door oases, from simple to elaborate. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  Atlantic Water Gardens has a 30-year history of supplying professional grade water feature products to landscape contractors through distribution channels in the US, Canada and Mexico. As part of the OASE Group, Atlantic … Read more

ServiceMaster to Acquire Assured Environments in New York City

ServiceMaster  announced  that it will acquire Assured Environments, a leading commercial pest control company based in New York City. The company is best known for providing effective pest control services to property management, hospitality, retail, education and food processing facilities and its leadership in urban pest management. Assured provides pest control services to many of New York’s best-known buildings, including Rockefeller Center, Madison Square Garden, and the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Assured Environments ranks number 25 on the PCT Magazine Top 100 for 2018, based on 2017 revenue of $31 million.  It has branches in Manhattan, Long Island and in Cranford, … Read more

SiteOne Acquires Two Companies in Santa Barbara

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 All Around Landscape Supply and Santa Ynez Stone & Topsoil. These companies serve the greater Santa Barbara County, CA market with four locations focused on the distribution of irrigation, hardscapes and landscape supplies to landscape professionals. “All Around and Santa Ynez Stone are a great fit with SiteOne as they expand our geographical presence in California to Santa Barbara County. This acquisition aligns with our mission to be the best full-line distributor to landscape professionals in … Read more