Organic growth, acquisitions and a Green and Sustainable focus positions BIO Landscape & Maintenance, Inc. as the premier landscape management company in Texas Houston, Texas
Robert Taylor, President of BIO, commented, “BIO’s maintenance division has been hard at work winning prestigious accounts in the Greater Houston area. By acquiring Agrilawn, we strengthened our existing team by gaining a roster of skilled operators who have successfully been serving their diversified portfolio of premier customers for almost 30 years. Our teams have integrated nicely and are already working together in our Southwest Houston branch. Nathan and his management team will continue to play a significant role within BIO.”
Mr. Young commented, “Agrilawn has always been focused on a strategically targeted group of clients. By joining BIO, we will be able to grow our customer base, while expanding our service offerings to our existing customers. I know this partnership will be beneficial for all stakeholders.”
BIO serves 21 counties with a combined workforce of over 600 professionals throughout Texas. This transaction marks the fourth addition to BIO over the last 15 months. In October of 2009, BIO acquired Outdoor Environments, LLC; a Houston based commercial landscape maintenance company. In December of 2009, BIO acquired Texas Services, Ltd., a sustainable Tree Care focused lawn maintenance and landscaping company in Houston. In May of 2010, the company expanded its geographic footprint by opening a maintenance branch in Beaumont and in July of 2010, acquired Forest Hills Lawn Service, Inc., a lawn maintenance and landscaping company in Dallas. BIO will open a Woodlands Branch in North Houston this month.
– On December 1, 2010, BIO Landscape & Maintenance, Inc. (BIO), a Yellowstone Landscape Group company, www.yellowstonelandscape.com, expanded its Texas presence through the acquisition of Agrilawn. Agrilawn was established by Nathan Young in 1983 in Richmond, Texas. Agrilawn, a best-in-class commercial lawn maintenance and landscaping company focuses on serving premier property management companies in the Greater Houston area.
About BIO Landscape & Maintenance, Inc., a Green and Sustainable Commercial Landscaper
BIO Landscape & Maintenance, Inc., www.biolandscape.com, established in 1982, is a full service sustainable landscape contractor providing turnkey landscape services for a range of commercial, municipal, institutional, retail, athletic, medical, resort, and multi-family properties. Services include landscape maintenance, landscape installation, irrigation installation and maintenance, arbor care, erosion control, athletic field construction, colorscaping and green programs.
A leader in the landscaping industry, BIO has established itself as a leading green advocate with its compost BIO
BIO Landscape & Maintenance, Inc. is a philanthropic community leader, with staff serving on a variety of charitable committees. The company is involved with numerous industry related organizations.
In April of 2008, BIO became a member of the Yellowstone Landscape Group, a leading national green and sustainable full service landscape management company.
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For more information about BIO please call (713) 462-8552 or visit www.biolandscape.com.
tea program, organic BIOlife fertilizer and propane powered maintenance equipment. BIO’s green capacities were realized when it was chosen to install and maintain Shangri La Botanical Gardens, the first Platinum LEED certified job in the state of Texas. In 2010, BIO was recognized by the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association (TNLA) as a Gold winner of the coveted Texas Excellence in Landscaping (TEIL) award for the Shangri La Botanical Gardens. Additional green and sustainable services BIO offers include a green waste management program, recycling plant containers, utilizing drip and Smart irrigations systems for water conservation, fertigation, worm casting and organic soil amendments. About Yellowstone Landscape Group
Yellowstone Landscape Group, Inc. headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a national landscape leader dedicated to serving the growing demands of the commercial, municipal, institutional, resort, multi-family, HOA and estate markets. Yellowstone offers a comprehensive landscape service solution of green and sustainable practices with an emphasis on protecting, enhancing and increasing property values. Services include landscape maintenance, landscape installation, irrigation installation and maintenance, arbor care, athletic field construction and colorscaping. Yellowstone currently serves customers in Texas, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with plans for substantial geographic expansion. By delivering best-in class horticultural and business practices, a highly skilled workforce, value-added pricing strategy and the scales of scope and efficiency the Yellowstone Landscape Group, Inc. provides its customers with a premium comprehensive service offering.
Yellowstone currently oversees three major operating subsidiaries: Austin Outdoor based in Florida, BIO Landscape & Maintenance, Inc. based in Texas and Piedmont Landscape based in Georgia, making it the seventh largest full-service commercial landscape group in the United States.
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Visit www.yellowstonelandscape.com for more information.
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