Sell My Green Business

The Scotts Miracle Gro-Company is shopping Smith & Hawken, its high-end outdoor living  products business.  In the second quarter ended June 28, 2008, the Company said retail sales in the  unit were down 24%, due mainly to a reduction in demand for teak furniture.  They did say they continue see strong results in furniture with [...]

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Pest Management Professional has an on-line only article, Meet You on the Other Side, featuring executives from Terminix, Orkin, Rentokil and Arrow Exterminators talking about what they look for in acquisition opportunities.  High on the list are revenue mix (recurring versus nonrecurring), pricing, profitability, geography, culture, management and length of time in the business.  Read [...]

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Greater Texas Landscapes signed a strategic alliance with Environmental Earthscapes (The Groundskeeper) of Tucson, Ariz., a 100-percent employee owned (ESOP) landscape firm.
Austin-based Greater Texas Landscapes was founded in 1981 by Deborah E. Cole, TCLP, CCLP.  GTL provides commercial landscape management and irrigation services as well as high end installation throughout central Texas.  Greater Texas Landscapes has developed a [...]

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I recently read an article in the August issue of Landscape Management entitled Are You Ready to Sell? Ths [...]

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Richfield, OH – GIE Media, Inc. is proud to announce that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Ft. Worth based Branch-Smith Publishing. This development adds four titles to GIE: Greenhouse Management & Production, Nursery Management & Production, Garden Center and Garden Center Product Source. In making the acquisition GIE significantly [...]

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August 4, 2008 – Real Green Systems of Walled Lake, Mich., announces the acquisition of Practical Solutions, Inc., of Columbus, Ohio.
Real Green Systems is the leading creator of software systems for the lawn care and pest control industries. Thousands of companies, including all major lawn care franchises, use Real Green’s Lawn and Pest Assistant III [...]

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BENTONVILLE, Ark., August 28, 2008 – Walmart today announced its game plan to completely transform more than 1,700 of its Garden Centers into “Game Time Headquarters,” customized for supporters of local college or professional football teams. Beginning this week and running through September 30, Walmart will feature everything from team merchandise and decor to favorite [...]

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