TruGreen and Scotts LawnService wrap it up

With the merger between TruGreen and Scotts LawnService now complete, the new lawn care company is bringing its combined heft to the spring lawn and garden season.

With more resources, local experts, enhanced service and innovation, TruGreen is expanding its services in lawn, tree and shrub care to approximately 2.3 million residential and commercial customers across the U.S. and Canada.

In charge of the newly combined company is TruGreen president and CEO David Alexander. Jim Gimeson, former president of Scotts LawnService, will service as COO. John Compton, a Clayton, Dubillier & Rice (CD&R) operating partner and former PepsiCo president, will continue to serve as TruGreen's chairman.

The new entity will operate as a privately held company under the TruGreen brand and remain headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

"TruGreen is proud to complete this milestone merger with Scotts LawnService, bringing together the two most trusted, innovative and service-oriented lawn care companies in North America," said David Alexander, TruGreen president and CEO. "This continues the significant momentum we have experienced since becoming a standalone company, and we're excited to expand the capabilities we can bring to our customers to help them live more of their lives outside."