Spring-Green Lawn Care is pleased to announce several franchisees have signed franchise renewal agreements. Candy Wolfe, Gary and Carol Fairchild have both been Spring-Green Lawn Care franchisees for over 20 years, while Gayle Harbison and Amy Shelton have been franchisees for 10 years. “Candy Wolfe and the Fairchilds have been part of our system for over two decades, and we are delighted they have renewed their franchise agreements,” said company president James Young. “We work hard to provide the best training, operations support, marketing and business planning so that our franchisees […]
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Spring-Green Lawn Care National Advisory Council Meets, Plans for 2014 and Beyond
Last week, Spring-Green held its annual meeting of its National Advisory Council members. Each year Spring-Green Lawn Care holds this meeting to help strategize and plan for the coming year to ensure we are doing the most we can for our franchisees and overall business. The meeting was attended by Ken Brown, Ryan Meinika, Mike Bell, Joe Ferrari and Philip Talbert, among others, as well as support center members including James Young, Ted Hofer and Barry Matthews. There were many topics discussed including new additional service updates, regulatory, environmental and […]
Punxsutawney Phil and Recurring Revenue
Did you see it? On Sunday morning Punxsutawney Phil poked his head up, took a look around, saw his shadow and declared there would be six more weeks of winter. For those of us who have been up to our eyeballs in snow for weeks now, it’s unsurprising, if disappointing, news. But Groundhog’s Day isn’t just an occasion to let a little furry animal make weather predictions; it’s also a good time to start thinking about and planning for return customers and recurring revenue throughout the year. Recurring revenue pricing […]
Harold Enger Re-Elected to Project EverGreen Board of Directors
We are pleased to announce that Spring-Green Lawn Care director of training Harold Enger has been reelected to the Project EverGreen board of directors for 2014. Project EverGreen is a national non-profit educational organization committed to preserving and enhancing green spaces in communities. The organization works to restore and repair parks, schools and public green spaces in cities and communities around the country. It has truly been a pleasure to be involved with Project EverGreen, and Harold’s reelection to the reaffirms our commitment to causes and organizations that protect and improve the […]
Green Industry Entrepreneur Expands Business with New Spring-Green Franchise
We are pleased to announce that Spring-Green Lawn Care director of training Harold Enger has been reelected to the Project EverGreen board of directors for 2014. Project EverGreen is a national non-profit educational organization committed to preserving and enhancing green spaces in communities. The organization works to restore and repair parks, schools and public green spaces in cities and communities around the country. It has truly been a pleasure to be involved with Project EverGreen, and Harold’s reelection to the reaffirms our commitment to causes and organizations that protect and improve the […]
Planning for the Aftermath of the Polar Vortex
Almost the entire United States experienced record low temperatures last week when the polar vortex – a huge, low-pressure front of freezing arctic air – dipped far lower than its typical northern Canadian home into the lower 48 states. The result was subzero temperatures and even icier windchills, with parts of the country experiencing highs of around -40 last Monday. Most people hunkered down inside their homes with their heat turned up, and some brave souls ventured out for work or to watch boiling water turn instantly to steam in […]
Leith Brothers Open Spring-Green Franchise to Serve Alabama
Jimmy Leith is an 11-year green industry veteran with eight years experience owning his own company, Landscape Managers. When his brother Jeremy expressed an interest in joining his brother full-time in the industry, the two got together to open their own Spring-Green Lawn Care. The business, which opened this month, will serve Trussville, Vestavia, Birmingham, Mountain Brook, Inverness, and Hoover, Ala., as well as a portion of Jefferson County. It also marks Jeremy Leith’s official entry into the lawn and tree care industry after eight years of working as a […]
Happy New Year from Spring-Green Lawn Care!
2013 has been a spectacular year for Spring-Green Lawn Care, in no small part thanks to all of our franchisees, our fantastic corporate team, and our wonderful customers. We hope you all enjoyed the holidays and time with family and friends as much as we did. Now that it is the New Year, the inevitable slew of New Year’s resolutions begins. If your resolutions include taking better care of your home this year, we want to make sure you don’t forget your lawn! Your lawn and landscaping is among the first thing people see […]
Multimillion Dollar Landscape Design And Maintenance Business Adds Spring-Green Lawn Franchise
Spring-Green Lawn Care is pleased to announce GreenSeasons, an $8 million green industry company owned by Chris Casselberry, has added the local Spring-Green franchise to his portfolio. The landscape development, maintenance and pest control company, located in Baton Rouge, La., took advantage of an existing franchise seeking to retire to expand their service offering. GreenSeasons—a full service company offering landscaping services from design and maintenance to irrigation installation, Christmas decorations and pest control—will convert the lawn and tree care portion of their business to their Spring-Green franchise. Casselberry, who purchased the […]
Spring-Green Welcomes Jeff Shufelt as new Strategic Business Development Manager
More fantastic news from the hiring front! We are delighted to announce that experienced green industry leader Jeff Shufelt has joined the Spring-Green Lawn Care family as the new Strategic Business Development Manager. Jeff will work with all new franchisees as they join the Spring-Green family and will also head up efforts to continue franchise expansion and provide information to prospective new franchisees. Jeff has over 30 years of experience in the lawn care industry. He holds a BS in agronomy from Iowa State University and served as Vice President […]