Pro-Mow Lawn Care joined the LandOpt Contactor Network, acquiring LandOpt license rights for its territory in Charleston, Ill. Pro-Mow  joins Cut Above Landscaping in Westmont, Ill., as the second LandOpt contractor in the state.

A full-service lawn and landscape maintenance company, Pro-Mow has served the Charleston community and central Illinois since 1999—its customer retention rate is more than 90 percent, according to the company.

Owner Scott Bierman said, as a growing company in an evolving industry, Pro-Mow is turning to LandOpt to ramp up its internal structure and “create a management team in which everyone is empowered to make day-to-day decisions.”

“By better defining our internal structure through our affiliation with LandOpt, my hope is that the day-to-day operations of the crews will be smoother and everyone within the business will be in a better position to anticipate and proactively address business challenges and changes,” he said. “The LandOpt system can help me realize that goal. With less demands on my time, not only will I be able to spend more time with my family, but I’ll also have the chance to interact with customers more regularly simply because I want to and not because I need to in order to resolve an issue.”

LandOpt Success Coaches have already been on-site with the Pro-Mow team for a kickoff meeting. Because Bierman joined LandOpt in Q4, he has the opportunity to participate in the network’s Financial Planning Process, a weeklong training event in Pittsburgh with the entire contractor network.

“Certainly Scott has joined us at an advantageous time,” said LandOpt President and CEO Tim Smith. “The Pro-Mow team will enter 2015 well-poised to make measurable changes within their business in order to achieve the internal structure and success that they desire.”