One day in the summer of 2018, I was working in the Bay Area of Northern California. I was the only ground guy working with three climbers who were spread out throughout a large apartment complex. Between bathroom and eating [...]

ACRT, an independent national vegetation-management consulting firm and one of four brands under parent company ACRT Services, recently promoted David Burke to director of operations. ACRT is a 35-year TCIA Corporate Member company headquartered in Stow, Ohio. Burke began his [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]