TruGreen-ChemLawn purchased Northwest Landscape Industries of Tigard, Ore. and also Environmental Landscape Services of Houston, Minors Landscape Services of Fort Worth and Otey Bros of Boston. Six more acquisitions by the parent company are rumored to be in the planning stages. These appear to be the first mergers of their kind in the landscape maintenance industry. The advantages are clear. Overhead costs will go down.
Companies can share best business practices.
They can offer a wider range of services. If the present owners of landscape maintenance firms acquiesce, mergers could start at a fevered pace. Aalbu has discussed a merger with a larger company, but will not give out the details. Landscape maintenance is a service industry, and there will always be owners who prefer to deal with a single contractor. The net effect, according to the Lawn and Landscape Magazine, will probably be similar to what occurred in the construction industry.