Spring-Green Newsroom

Spring-Green Recognizes and Promotes Staff Longevity

Spring-Green Lawn Care’s tradition of its continued re-investment in growth building and maintaining strong relationships based on trust with staff, franchise owners and its focus on the customer experience continues in 2016. The company has promoted several staff members on the company-owned franchise and franchise support side of the business: Marilyn Darin, David Dawson, Rick Helfrich, R.J. Krone and Ryan Winterbaum. Representative of Spring-Green’s ongoing investment in growth and succession planning, these promotions demonstrate the company’s efforts to continue positioning itself as a World Class Organization. For Spring-Green’s company-owned franchises, which […]

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State of the Green Industry: Q&A with Dave Loecke of PBI-Gordon

Spring-Green is proud of its strategic vendor partnerships. These partnerships offer significant value to the Spring-Green organization, including offering our lawn care franchise partners substantial discounts through our national buying power, as well as dedicated account services, and deeper knowledge on products and trends. Continuing our Q&A series with some of our strategic vendors and getting their viewpoints on the state of the green industry, we hear from Dave Loecke, Herbicide Product Manager with PBI-Gordon. Since 1947, PBI-Gordon Corporation has focused on serving the turf and farm industry, as well […]

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6 Key Questions to Help You With Your Daily Resolutions

As the New Year begins, resolutions are in full swing. Gyms are packed with sweaty individuals determined to get in shape for the summer. Home-cooked meals are prevalent at break rooms and dining tables across the country to help save money for family vacations. But most of all, vows of just being a better person emanate from the masses. While the first two resolutions have straight-forward reasons and action plans, it’s not as easy to figure out how to be a better person. Being a better person is subjective, especially […]

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Spring-Green Franchise Owner Casselberry, Expands Territory in Louisiana

Spring-Green Lawn Care is pleased to announce Chris Casselberry, a franchise owner servicing the Baton Rouge, LA. market, has expanded his franchise territory approximately 90 miles east to the Slidell, LA. market to include Livingston, Tangipahoa and St. Tammany parishes. “Chris and Sheila, along with their sons, have created a strong local brand in the Baton Rouge market by building long-lasting relationships with their customers and providing a high level of service and professionalism. I look forward to seeing them continue that success in Slidell and areas in between.” “The […]

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Looking for a Quality Partner

While some existing business owners might see the value in expansion through a lawn care franchise, most would have trepidation’s of why they would add a franchise to their current business. Reasons for these apprehensions range from fear of having to change their name, overall cost, the value of royalty and the potential of being told what to do. After all, these business owners ventured out on their own for a reason. At Spring-Green, we understand this uncertainty and while we pride ourselves on our value system and Midwestern roots, […]

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Spring-Green franchise owners, Ruffner and Freund Renew for Another 10 Years

Spring-Green is pleased to announce Don and Cheryl Ruffner (Kersey, Pennsylvania), and Roland and Julie Freund (The Woodlands, Texas) have each signed to extend their lawn care franchise for another 10 years. “Spring-Green is excited to extend the relationship with these two strategic partners. When a partnership is working, both parties are interested to see the relationship continue,” said James Young, president of Spring-Green. “Collectively, both franchises have existed in those markets for 30 years and that means a lot to the Spring-Green brand. The only way that happens is […]

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Growth Continues for Spring-Green Lawn Care

Growth continues for Spring-Green as it unveils its new headquarters in Naperville, Illinois. Located just three and a half minutes from its national support center campus, the new office space is now home to Spring-Green’s executive, marketing and IT departments. “The need to expand was part of our growth plan, but now that it is here we can take a moment to celebrate this accomplishment,” said James Young, president of Spring-Green. Young explains that the company’s expansion and continued reinvestment is a direct reflection of Spring-Green’s commitment to helping lawn […]

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A Record Breaking Year at the Green Industry Expo

The 2015 Green Industry Expo (GIE) broke records this year with more than 21,000 attendees (11% increase) and more than 700 indoor and 120 outdoor exhibits (4% increase) encompassing 1.35 million square feet and 30 acres at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky. This was Spring-Green’s fourth year exhibiting at the expo although we have been attending for as long as the event has been around. Exhibiting provides us a productive forum to interact with prospective green industry partners who are exploring diversification. The show is also a good opportunity […]

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The Road Ahead with Spring-Green, Part 1

Cooler temperatures across the country are the signal for green industry members that it is time to gear up their business planning efforts. Spring-Green franchise owners know that the off-season is the perfect time to focus on what lies ahead for their businesses. During the upcoming fall and winter months, most franchise owners will travel to Spring-Green’s corporate headquarters in Plainfield, Illinois, to meet with leadership and their business consultant. These one-on-one and group sessions take place over two days, and they give franchise owners the opportunity not only to […]

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Renewing a Landmark, Remembering Our Veterans

Spring-Green franchise owners spreads over Arlington National Cemetery

Honoring U.S. veterans is integral to Spring-Green’s core values—Ecstatic Customer Base, Pursue Common Goals, Innovate to Improve, Do Right, Respect for All, Move Forward. That is why for the 18th year, Spring-Green has participated in Renewal & Remembrance, the largest single day of service for the nation’s landscape and lawn care industry. Along with members of the National Association of Landscape Professionals (formerly PLANET), the national trade association for landscape and lawn care industry professionals, Spring-Green staff, franchise owners and their families donated their time, equipment and products to beautify […]

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