The Davey Tree Expert Company continues its expansion initiative with acquisitions of Pagura Landscape, Columbus, Ohio; Melton’s Tree Service, Bettendorf, Iowa; and Sean McCarthy Tree Care Service, Richmond, Va.
The trio of acquisitions bring Davey’s total to 16 in the past two years.
“When it comes to acquisitions, our primary objective has always been to find companies that fit Davey’s ideas and goals,” said Karl Warnke, president and COO for Davey. “Pagura, Melton and McCarthy do just that.”
The Pagura organization has merged with Davey’s Columbus-area commercial grounds management office. Melton has joined Davey’s Quad Cities residential office, and McCarthy has joined the Richmond residential office.
Founder Steve Pagura has joined Davey as a sales representative.
“Independently, Pagura and Davey have been providing Columbus with excellent service,” Pagura acknowledged. “By combining the resources of both companies, we can offer a wider range of services to all our customers. We are very excited about this merger.”
In the Quad Cities area, founder Rick Melton and owner Michelle Tinman both have joined Davey. “We will now be able to offer our clients spray and feed services, which we couldn’t do previously.” The educational opportunities available to the Davey staff far exceed the resources available to the Melton’s small-business staff, she added.
Richmond Manager Mark Bennett expects the addition of McCarthy’s staff will help grow his region of Davey’s business. “This move will provide former McCarthy clients with access to Davey’s integrated service approach,” he said. Founder Sean McCarthy has joined the Richmond-area Davey staff.
“In our diverse and fragmented industry, there are literally thousands of opportunities to bring other companies on board,” Warnke noted. “But those opportunities must be explored selectively. Each acquisition is a careful and deliberate step. An incredible amount of consideration and study is given to each possibility.”
Davey’s other acquisitions in the past two years include: