Visterra Landscape Group, a commercial landscaping platform, acquired St. Louis-based Full Care, a super-regional provider of commercial landscaping and snow and ice removal services in greater St. Louis, Indianapolis and Louisville. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the acquisition is effective immediately.
The acquisition of Full Care strengthens Visterra’s Midwest footprint, enabling entry into the St. Louis commercial landscape market and adding key leadership and density to existing Visterra operations in Indianapolis and Louisville, Ky., according to the company.
Now in its 30th year of continuous operation, Full Care has built a loyal following of commercial and estate care customers. By joining the Visterra family of partner companies, Full Care will benefit from an award-winning safety program, optimized backend systems and operations, dynamic career pathways for employees, reduced employee healthcare costs and new marketing and communications, according to the company.
The company will continue to operate as Full Care, a Visterra Partner Company, and be led by its founder, Nick Pelligreen, who will serve as senior vice president. Pelligreen founded Full Care in 1994, evolving from a local contractor to a multimillion-dollar provider of commercial and residential landscaping and winter care services with branches in three states.
“We are truly excited to join the Visterra platform, enabling us to scale and grow, operate more efficiently and ensure the Full Care legacy endures,” Pelligreen said. “We look forward to delivering seamless operations, doubling down on safety, providing an exceptional customer experience and ensuring the wellbeing of our employees. To that end, Visterra is a perfect fit.”
Visterra CEO Alan Handley extended a warm welcome to Pelligreen and all Full Care employees, and highlighted some of the benefits to anticipate.
“We are thrilled to welcome Nick and more than 160 Full Care employees to the Visterra family,” said Visterra chief executive officer Alan T. Handley. “Acquisitions are all about cultural alignment, cross-collaboration, shared values, a relentless commitment to safety and providing employees access to a myriad of career and leadership opportunities. We could not be more excited to welcome Full Care to Visterra’s growing family of partner companies.”
