Schill Grounds Management, No. 27 on the 2023 LM150 list, acquired Strauser Nature’s Helpers to expand in eastern Pennsylvania and parts of New York and New Jersey.
Locally owned and operated by Zech Strauser since 1998, Strauser Nature’s Helpers specializes in landscaping, lawn care and snow removal for commercial clients, including multi-family complexes, retail, hospitality, government, student housing and resort properties in the Poconos, Lehigh Valley and Lancaster among other areas.
“We have been longtime admirers of Zech’s work in growing Strauser Nature’s Helpers into a premier provider of landscaping services and snow and ice removal in Eastern Pennsylvania and beyond,” said Jerry Schill, CEO of Schill Grounds Management who founded the company 30 years ago.
About 75 team members from Strauser will join the Schill family, bringing the company to about 1,200 employees.
“We are thrilled to partner with Schill and become part of an organization that also prioritizes growing careers, sustainability, responsible resource management, and superior customer service,” said Strauser. “Joining the Schill family delivers greater value for customers. I also believe we will advance our mission to help the Strauser team meet their personal and professional goals well into the future.”
Previous Schill acquisitions include:
- BAM Outdoor in Indiana
- Grasscor in Blue Ash, Ohio
- TLC in London and Toronto in Canada
- Grounds Elite in Cincinnati
- Enviroscapes in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
- Ward and Thornton Landscapes in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
- Fredericks Landscaping in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
- Ohio Valley Group in Cleveland
- McCoy Landscape Services in Marion, Ohio
