Ruppert Landscape’s landscape construction branch in Virginia hired Mike Ryan and promoted Angela Howes, Kelly McGuire and April Rose. Ryan, a resident of Haymarket, Va., joins Ruppert Landscape as a production manager, bringing more than 17 years of industry experience to the company. As production manager, he will be responsible for all aspects of the installation of traditional landscape projects,... read more
Laytonsville, Md.-based Ruppert Landscape promoted Jim Tuzzolino to branch manager of its Gainesville, Va., branch. As branch manager, Tuzzolino will be responsible for the overall development and health of the branch including strategic planning, budgeting, training and higher education and all day-to-day operations. He has more than 15 years of industry experience, eight of which years he has served at... read more
Laytonsville, Md.-based Ruppert Landscape promoted Jack Ruppert to branch manager of its Lorton, Va., branch. The son of CEO Craig Ruppert, Jack Ruppert will be responsible for the overall development and health of the branch including strategic planning, budgeting, training and higher education. He has been with Ruppert for three years, serving in the role of area manager prior to... read more
Virginia-based J.W. Townsend specializes in wildflower meadows. In its first year of installing wildflower meadows, J.W. Townsend, a Charlottesville, Va.-based landscape company, only did one. But the interest has grown dramatically since that first meadow installation in 1998. In fact, the service has increased by 50 percent each year. This past year alone the company installed 16 meadows. Ed Yates,... read more
Spring-Green Lawn Care added three new franchisees in the month of August: Frank Garrett of Pilot Point, Texas; Chad Shaylor of Cogan Station, Pa.;and Barry Robinson of Fredericksburg, Va. Garrett and Barry enrolled in Spring-Green’s Green Associate Roll-In Program, a fast track program designed for candidates who own independent Green Industry businesses with pre-existing lawn and tree care division. The... read more
Spring-Green honored Virginia-based franchisee Charlie Marshall at the company’s National Training Conference in Bloomingdale, Ill., earlier this month. Selected from a national network of franchise owners, Marshall was presented with the Founders Award, the highest receivable recognition for a member of the Spring-Green franchise system. “Spring-Green created a Founders Award many years ago to recognize the characteristics, values and efforts... read more
