United Horticultural Supply Acquires York Distributors

DENVER — United Horticultural Supply (UHS), a national distributor of turf and ornamental products, recently acquired York Distributors, a distributor for the structural pest control industry. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
The acquisition is integral to UHS’s strategic growth plan, explained UHS Marketing Director Brian Payseno.

“For years, we’ve seen some crossover with the PCO business, with a lot of the same suppliers and, in some cases, the same customers,” Payseno related. “We were aware of York being a strong company, so we thought this would be a good opportunity to find some efficiencies between the two companies and achieve some growth.”

York Distributors, based in Forest Hill, Md., primarily services the East Coast and Southeast, while Denver-based UHS has a network of warehouses throughout the United States.

“There are a lot of resources available to us that might not have been available to York and vice versa, so I think the acquisition will open markets for both sides,” Payseno noted.

As part of the agreement, York Distributors will continue to operate under the same name and Cliff Mohrhaus will serve as general manager of the PCO business. Payseno said all of the York offices will continue to operate as usual and that UHS is not planning any immediate changes to the York sales team.

The author is Managing Editor of Pest Control Technology magazine, a sister publication of Lawn & Landscape, and can be reached at bharbison@pctonline.com.