Profitable commercial and residential landscaping and storm water mgmt
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We have delivered expert land-care services for residential, commercial, institutional, and public properties across New England from our location halfway between Boston and Providence since 1979 with a focus on designing, building, and maintaining landscapes that are beautiful, functional, and environmentally responsible. In 1998, we became the first company in New England to extensively use compost products for erosion control and stormwater management in addition to our core landscaping work.
We continue to operate a stable and profitable businesses by:
-Consistently employing an average of 21 employees with a strong focus on employee retention
-Maintaining a strong reputation through high quality work and strong customer service, resulting in a strong referral network through clients that has always served as our primary form of marketing
-Being a longtime leader in our service areas by adapting as needed to changing work practices and market trends with a particular focus on environmental responsibility and designing our own patented products where no other comparable solutions exist
-Serving as active members of the community and giving back
We are extremely proud of what we have accomplished over the decades. Our success could not be possible without the support of my dedicated employees and loyal clientele. For all of this, I am truly blessed and grateful!
The two sides of our business have operated in conjunction for the past 28 years, allowing us to provide a broad range of landscaping, storm water management, erosion control and invasives management to our customers. We have been a steady and profitable business consistently over the years, including through the challenges of the 2008 recession and COVID19. Our earning have ranged between $3.4M and $3.9M annually with adjusted EBITDA % ranging from 20-25% over the past four years.
We attribute our long-term success to our leading environmental expertise and passion for the environment, the diversity of our business, the prosperity of our local market, and our strong reputation with many loyal residential, commercial, and institutional customers including MassDOT, the Big Dig, Boston College, Harvard, the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and Boston Property Group.
We continue to operate a stable and profitable businesses by:
-Consistently employing an average of 21 employees with a strong focus on employee retention
-Maintaining a strong reputation through high quality work and strong customer service, resulting in a strong referral network through clients that has always served as our primary form of marketing
-Being a longtime leader in our service areas by adapting as needed to changing work practices and market trends with a particular focus on environmental responsibility and designing our own patented products where no other comparable solutions exist
-Serving as active members of the community and giving back
We are extremely proud of what we have accomplished over the decades. Our success could not be possible without the support of my dedicated employees and loyal clientele. For all of this, I am truly blessed and grateful!
The two sides of our business have operated in conjunction for the past 28 years, allowing us to provide a broad range of landscaping, storm water management, erosion control and invasives management to our customers. We have been a steady and profitable business consistently over the years, including through the challenges of the 2008 recession and COVID19. Our earning have ranged between $3.4M and $3.9M annually with adjusted EBITDA % ranging from 20-25% over the past four years.
We attribute our long-term success to our leading environmental expertise and passion for the environment, the diversity of our business, the prosperity of our local market, and our strong reputation with many loyal residential, commercial, and institutional customers including MassDOT, the Big Dig, Boston College, Harvard, the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and Boston Property Group.
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 47
- Employees
- 21 Full-time
Some landscaping employees typically go on unemployment for January and February - Facilities & Assets
- 6 acre site designated as Commercial - mixed use non- conforming
-Office space: 300ft.² with potential to expand with office trailers
-1.5 restrooms with shower
-Heated two bay garage with 20’ high ceilings
-4 acres of hardscape with ample parking
-Six 45-foot storage containers with set up for future power
-2 acre nursery plant stock with irrigation with enclosed greenhouse (30’L x 15’W) and material storage
-15-acre compost site 1.4 miles away used to produce compost, mulch, screened loom, firewood, etc.
Included assets in uploaded document - Market Outlook / Competition
- -Our central location in between Boston and Providence allows us to conveniently serve customers in both metros, especially given easy highway access
-The Massachusetts/Rhode Island area has a high density of customers who spend significantly on property upkeep (including large institutions such as college campuses) and are environmentally conscious; area has historically weathered recessions better than other parts of the country
-Diverse customer base and mix of product lines has allowed us to adapt during different market conditions - Opportunities for Growth
- -Diverse customer base across residential, institutional, government, municipal, and real estate mgmt
-Offer mix of service lines across landscaping, storm water management, mulch and compost, and invasive control
-Strong existing customer base with opportunity to expand through marketing efforts (historically relied on word of mouth)
-License patented FilterMitt products given high demand for environmental storm water control products and gap in market
-Further market our trademarked organic compost and mulch and sell outside our service customers
Real Estate
- Owned or Leased
- Owned
- Not included in asking price
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- Owner/founder looking to retire
- Transition Support
- Owner is leading expert on environmental landscaping and storm water management approaches and is willing to stay on to support during transition period; highly experienced team will be staying on
- Financing Options
- Owner open to staying on longterm landlord; land and site not included in price
Listing Info
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- 2482610
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