landscape

idverde acquires Out There Services in Northern Ireland

idverde, the largest European landscape services company, has acquired Out There Services, the market leader for landscaping and grounds maintenance services in Northern Ireland. idverde is a portfolio company of Brussels-based C0re Equity Holdings. This acquisition by idverde’s UK unit idverde UK follows its successful growth in Scotland throughout 2017 and further strengthens idverde’s position as the leading provider of green services across the United Kingdom. Welcoming Out There Services to the idverde family adds to a compelling self-delivery model for creating and maintaining landscapes. This enables idverde to reach out to clients with a national footprint, who value their services delivered by well-trained and motivated colleagues who … Read more

The Valuation Challenge – Why it isn’t a seller’s market or a buyer’s market.

And that isn’t changing any time soon. By Ron Edmonds Not long ago, someone asked me if I thought a seller’s market had developed in the green industry.  I responded  with an unequivocal no.  I’ll explain why that is the case now and is unlikely to change anytime soon. First let me say that if the definition of a “seller’s market” is that there are more buyers than sellers, I guess it would be a seller’s market.  In my experience, there are ALWAYS more buyers than sellers.  But that does not mean that it is easy for a seller to … Read more