Davey Tree Acquires Three, Opens Two Offices

The Davey Tree Expert Co. is continuing its record period of growth with acquisitions in Albany, N.Y.; Orillia, Ontario, Canada; and Portland, Maine, and by expanding its residential/commercial services operations with new office locations in Chicago, Ill., and Vancouver, British Columbia.

The 128-year-old Ohio-based provider of arboricultural and horticultural services expects the locations to involve new jobs, as well as expanded opportunities for current employees, including sales, management and service employees, said Karl  J. Warnke, president and chief executive officer.

“Strategic expansion is the foundation of our business model, and these cities offer excellent growth opportunities for our company,” Warnke said. “The residential/commercial services offices represent the business we were founded upon--providing expert tree care for home owners and commercial property managers. People know us as the company with the green trucks in their neighborhood.”

The acquisitions bring a total of 11 by Davey within the past two years.

Albany, N.Y.

In Albany, New York, Davey has purchased All Seasons Tree Service.  All Seasons operated in Albany for more than 25 years. 

Company founder Richard Johnson and five employees joined Davey’s existing Albany office.   Johnson will serve as a sales representative.  The acquisition reunites Johnson with Davey.  He is the 1967 recipient of the Golden Oak award for highest achievement in the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences.  Johnson is an ISA certified arborist and a registered member of the American Society of Consulting Arborists.

Orillia, Ontario

With the acquisition of The Treeman, The Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada, Ltd. expands its Ontario operations northward to Orillia.  The Treeman has operated near Simcoe Lake since 1988.

Company founder Mark Powell and 10 employees joined Davey.  Powell will serve as Davey’s District Manager. 

Powell is a graduate of the 2008 Davey Institute of Tree Sciences.  He is an ISA certified arborist and a member of the Ontario Commercial Arborists.

Portland, Maine

In Portland, Maine, Davey has acquired ArborCare Tree and Landscape Company.  Company founder Kevin Bosworth and eight full time employees joined Davey.  Bosworth will serve as Davey’s District Manager.

Bosworth is a graduate of The University of Maine and is a Maine certified arborist.

North Chicago

The new North Chicago Office is Davey’s fifth service location in the city.  Brad McCumber was named District Manager for this office.  McCumber transferred from Davey’s Northeast Chicago office, where he had been assistant district manager.

A Davey employee since 1987, McCumber holds a bachelor’s degree in forestry from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and is a graduate of the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences.
     
Vancouver, British Columbia

Davey’s existing Vancouver office has been divided into two, with the existing territory to be known as Burnaby and the newly created office to be known as Vancouver.  Blair Veitch will serve as District Manager at Vancouver and Neil Wilson will serve as District Manager of Burnaby.

Wilson is a 31-year Davey employee and an ISA certified arborist, certified wildlife and danger tree assessor and certified hazard tree consultant.

Veitch is a 21-year Davey employee and an ISA certified arborist.  He is a graduate of the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences.