UK-based Nurture  Landscapes has acquired Enterprise Plants, which focuses on interior plant care. Founded in 1984 and based on a four acre site in Upminster, Essex, with approx. 50 employees, Enterprise will continue to trade under their own name until end of January, and will then rebrand as Nurture Landscapes from 1 Feb 2019. The majority of Enterprise’s work is based around London and the Home Counties, consisting mainly of interior maintenance and plant displays, with a third of the business dedicated to commercial landscape maintenance. The teams delivering the service on the ground will remain as is, so that … Read more

Nurture Landscapes has continued its expansion as it acquires landscape and ground maintenance firm, Grace Landscapes. This comes after acquiring Gavin Jones back in February. Grace Landscapes was founded 39 years ago and has annual sales in excess of £6m, providing grounds maintenance and landscape construction across the north with its 116 members of staff. When asked how the acquisition came about, managing director Peter Fane said: “I’ve known the owners Tim Grace and Hugh Pawsey and have greatly admired their business for years – they’re very much the Gavin Jones of the north. The company is full of great … Read more

Companies like Netflix, UrthBox, and Amazon are leveraging the subscription business model to discover what their customers want next. In a traditional business, the customer buys your product or service once, and it is up to you to try to convince them to buy again in the future. You often have no idea if they liked what they bought and what would have made them buy more, so you’re left having to guess or invest in costly market research. In a subscription business, you have “automatic customers” who agree to purchase from you into the future, as long as you … Read more

IDVERDE, the European landscape leader, announced that it is acquiring BTL in the Netherlands.  IDVERDE is a portfolio company of Core Equity Holdings, a Brussels-based private equity firm. Here is the text of the announcement: BTL and IDVERDE announced that BTL will be added to the international IDVERDE group.This is the largest integration project in the history of IDVERDE and a great opportunity for BTL to further increase its presence in the Netherlands. With a turnover of € 500 million and 5,000 employees, IDVERDE is the undisputed leader of the European vegetable sector. The company is already based in France, the United … Read more

During BrightView Holdings’s earnings release conference call today, BrightView CEO Andrew Masterman announced that BrightView had completed its most recent acquisition, Russo Lawn and Landscape in Hartford, Connecticut. Masterman described thus acquisition as follows: “In line with our strong-on-strong approach, this transaction enhances our presence in a top 50 metropolitan area, positioning BrightView as the undisputed leader in the region. In the short-term, we will have a modest amount of revenue around $5 million and in the long term we expect to benefit from being the go-to commercial landscaper in that market.” Masterman added: “Our acquisition pipeline remains robust and … Read more