SavATree announced a merger with Downey Trees Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, in June and with Spruced Up Tree & Shrub of Salem, Massachusetts, in July.Downey Trees, a 29-year TCIA member company with offices in Norcross and Savannah, Georgia, and Destin, Florida, was founded in 1984. This marks SavATree’s first entry into the Florida market and […]
All items taken from published reports or reported directly to TCIA staff, as noted. This first incident occurred in April but was missed in last month’s summary. Worker killed in chipper incident A chipper operator died on the job after an incident April 27, 2020, in New Philadelphia, Ohio. Tanner M. Perry, 25, of Dennison, […]
Bill Foery founded Black Diamond Tree Service 26 years ago in Southern Vermont, and quickly developed a reputation for safely removing the most hazardous trees around homes. Since he loved skiing and particularly skiing the most difficult trails – black-diamond trails – it was a natural fit to name the company Black Diamond Tree Service, […]
SavATree in February purchased Ping’s Tree Service, an accredited, 23-year TCIA member company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. This marked SavATree’s 40th branch office and second Indiana location. Founded by Phil Ping in 1973, Ping’s Tree Service is the largest privately owned and operated tree care service company in central Indiana. In December 2019, SavATree purchased […]
In April, The Davey Tree Expert Company acquired Wickes/arborists, an accredited, 71-year TCIA member company based in Spring Valley, New York. For 90 years, Ira Wickes/arborists Tree & Lawn Care has provided residential and commercial tree services, plant health care and lawn care in Rockland County, New York. The Wickes office will join Davey’s Northeast […]
