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Janet Moyer Landscaping Transitions to Employee Ownership and Management

February 6, 2021October 20, 2020

Janet Moyer Landscaping (JML), a full-service landscaping company based in San Francisco, has made public its transition to a new management team formed from employees who are part of its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). “Following up on the implementation of our stock gift program in 2015, we felt that our current managers were equipped to take over senior management roles,” says Board Chair Michael Hofman regarding JML’s recent restructuring. Effective immediately, Caleb Goodwin and Joseph Couture will assume titles of Vice President and join Michael Padgett (already a Vice President) and take over operational management of the Company. They will report to the Board, consisting of Janet Moyer (founder and … Read more

Yellowstone Landscape Group Partners with Acres Group

February 6, 2021October 20, 2020

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

LandCare Acquires Commercial Business from Roseborough Partners in Chicagoland

February 6, 2021October 16, 2020

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

Carousel Capital Recapitalizes Landscape Workshop

February 6, 2021October 9, 2020

Carousel Capital has partnered with management and McKinney Capital to recapitalize Landscape Workshop, LLC, a nprovider of route-based commercial landscaping services in the Southeastern United States. Founded in 1984, Landscape Workshop provides a comprehensive line of services, including landscape maintenance, irrigation services, seasonal color programs, design and installation, and facility services. The Company serves an extensive network of over 2,800 commercial properties from nine locations covering seven states across the Southeast. As one of the largest landscape companies in the United States, Landscape Workshop has a staff of over 35 degreed horticulturalists and hundreds of highly trained, E-Verified crew members. … Read more

BrightView Acquires San Jose-based Commercial Tree Care

February 6, 2021October 7, 2020

BrightView Holdings, Inc. has acquired Commercial Tree Care, Inc., a full-service tree care company based in San Jose, Calif. In addition, BrightView has sold its nursery BrightVCiew Tree Comopany to Devil Mountain Nursery of San Ramon . Founded in 1992, CTC is a full-service tree care provider specializing in pruning, tree removal, stump grinding, cabling, bracing, fertility treatment, pest and disease control, install and transplant, forestry fire fighting and timber harvesting. The company also consults for development, appraisal, maintenance plans and overall site evaluation. “The acquisition of Commercial Tree strengthens BrightView’s Maintenance operations in Northern California and positions us to … Read more

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