Landscape Workshop expands with 2 acquisitions

Landscape Workshop, which ranked No. 27 on Lawn & Landscape's Top 100 list, has acquired Baycut in Tampa and BCLS Landscape Services in Richmond and Fredericksburg, Virginia.

BAYCUT

Baycut offers landscape services across Tampa.

“We are thrilled to welcome Baycut to the Landscape Workshop family,” says J.T. Price, CEO of Landscape Workshop. “This acquisition represents an exciting opportunity to expand our services in the Tampa area while upholding our commitment to excellence. We look forward to building on Baycut’s strong foundation and continuing to deliver top-tier service to our growing client base.” 

“Partnering with Landscape Workshop was the best choice for our clients and team,” says Ron Zak, owner of Baycut. “Their dedication to exceptional service and team development gave me complete confidence in this decision.” 

This acquisition marks another step in Landscape Workshop’s expansion strategy. LW operates across 36 Southeastern markets, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The company is backed by Carousel Capital and McKinney Capital.

Legal counsel for Landscape Workshop in this transaction was provided by Stuart Maxey and Butler Sparks of Bradley. Baycut was represented by Bobby Jones of Jones Law Group. 

BCLS Landscape Services

The acquisition of BCLS Landscape Services expands LW's presence in Richmond and Fredericksburg. This acquisition grows its commercial landscape maintenance and install business in the Southern United States.

BCLS’s leadership team, including Howard Rose, Steven Cohen and Melannie Huber-Cohen, will join Landscape Workshop. Rose will join as general manager of Landscape Management, Steven Cohen will step into an interim position as general manager of construction services, and Melannie-Huber Cohen will be a consultant to Landscape Workshop during the transition period. 

“When I acquired BCLS, our goal was to become a market leader in vertically integrated landscape maintenance and construction services," Cohen says. "We succeeded in building a solid foundation in the last nine years, and the resources from Landscape Workshop will push us to the next level much faster."

“Partnering with Landscape Workshop provides us with great operational, financial, sales, and marketing strength, plus a network of other landscape professionals within the combined organizations," Rose says.

“We are very pleased to partner with Steven and Melannie and Howard and to welcome BCLS into the Landscape Workshop family,” says J.T. Price, CEO of Landscape Workshop. “Their outstanding reputation in the Virginia market aligns perfectly with our mission and marks an important step in our expansion. We look forward to partnering with the BCLS TEAM to continue building a strong presence in this key market.” 

Stuart Maxey and Butler Sparks of Bradley served as Landscape Workshop’s legal counsel in this transaction. Warren Averett acted as financial advisor to Landscape Workshop. BCLS was represented by Lisa Hedrick and Toviya Nabugero of Hirschler. Aaron Kroll of Sterling Point Advisors acted as BCLS’ financial advisors and Jonathan Orrock with Wells-Coleman Acted as BCLS’s Tax Advisors.