Research and Markets: US Landscaping Services: 90,000 Companies with Combined Annual Revenue of About $50 Billion

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f9a1bc/landscaping_servic) has announced the addition of the "Landscaping Services" report to their offering.

The US landscaping services industry includes about 90,000 companies with combined annual revenue of about $50 billion. Major companies include the TruGreen LandCare division of ServiceMaster, The Davey Tree Expert Company, The Brickman Group, and Asplundh Tree Expert. The industry is highly fragmented: the top 50 companies generate about 15 percent of revenue.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Demand is driven partly by construction of new commercial properties and partly by the economy's overall health. Because management and equipment costs are mainly fixed, the profitability of individual companies depends on demand volume and operations' efficiency. Small companies can easily compete with big ones, except in providing services to large customers. Big companies operate mainly through local branches or offices that have operations almost identical to those of local companies. The industry is labor-intensive: annual revenue per employee is about $90,000.

PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

Landscaping services include commercial and residential landscape maintenance, landscape construction (more than 15 percent of revenues), irrigation systems, tree services, chemical lawn care and pest control, and "line-clearing," or branch removal around utility lines. Larger companies may offer several of these services, but most provide just one. Commercial landscaping services account for about 50 percent of industry revenues; residential, for 30 percent. In winter, some companies provide snow removal services.

Key Topics Covered:

Industry Overview

Quarterly Industry Update

Business Challenges

Trends AND Opportunities

Call Preparation Questions

Financial Information

Industry Forecast

Website and Media Links

Glossary of Acronyms

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Source: First Research