Davey Tree made its eight acquisition in the last year, purchasing Kerns Brothers Tree Service & Landscaping, a residential tree care company near Wilmington, Del. Terms were not disclosed.
Kerns Brothers has approximately two dozen employees providing residential tree care, plant health care and landscaping to those in the greater Wilmington area.
Davey Executive Vice President Jim Stief sees this as an opportunity for future growth for Davey.
“We will continue to focus on high-quality companies with customer demographics that are similar to our own, within markets where we want to grow density,” he said. “Our intent is always to pick up talented, safety-conscious employees intent on providing a high level of customer service.”
Stief also sees this as a leadership opportunity for Kerns Brothers.
“We have no doubt they will benefit from Davey’s diversified service offerings, technology and equipment resources, research and development capability, and of course, the culture of employee ownership,” he said.
David Balint, manager of Davey’s Wilmington office, will help manage the Kerns Brothers office during the transition.
