Missouri Lawn & Garden Business Adds HogZilla
KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Suburban Lawn & Garden Inc. spans seven locations. Its year-round employee roll of 230 grows to 400 in spring. Serving the Kansas City metropolitan area through three nurseries and garden centers, Suburban Lawn & Garden sells plant...
Michigan Logger Changes Equipment As Markets Change on Lower Peninsula
MANISTEE, Michigan—When Dave Gentz talked with TimberLine three years ago, his company, Gentz Forest Products, was coming through a tough stretch, but Michigan markets for wood were just beginning to pick up. “Sometimes I wonder if we would still be in business,” he...
Land-Clearing Contractor Busy Serving Orchard Growers, Vineyards in California
REEDLEY, California — The Liebelt family has carved out a successful land-clearing contracting business by serving growers in California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley. They do it with the help of Peterson Pacific grinding equipment. Liebelt Inc. was founded in 1979 by...
Mulch is Top Product for Vegetative Recycler Servicing Northeast
MORRISVILLE, Pennsylvania – When it comes to high volume manufacturing of premium grade, triple-processed mulch product, recycled from natural wood sources, Jim Britton knows exactly what it takes to be the industry’s finest. Britton Industries Inc., Jim’s company,...
Tree Service Company Keeps Growing After Adding Grinding, Mulch Operations
NILES, Michigan — Mike Kachur has seen his tree service business continue to grow since he converted a challenge into a business opportunity. The company has flourished since he added equipment to grind wood material into mulch. Along the way his business, Kachur Tree...