LESCO, the nation's leading manufacturer and marketer of turf care products for the professional green industry, will supply a line of fertilizers, seed, and weed and insect control products for consumer use.
"We are pleased to support TruGreen's efforts in the consumer lawn and garden industry. We view this relationship as a significant opportunity for continued growth and expansion of our company," said William A. Foley, LESCO's chairman, president and chief executive officer.
The TruGreen line of products is sold nationally at Target Stores, Builders Square, HG, Hechinger, Scotty's American Stores, Inc. retail outlets, Payless Cashways and Pamida.
LESCO will supply products through its nationwide network of fertilizer and seed-blending facilities and distribution centers. The company recently acquired production facilities in Stockton, Calif. and Hatfield, Mass., adding to its existing facility in Martins Ferry, Ohio and its new facility in Sebring, Fla.
LESCO manufactures and sells a broad line of golf course and turf care products such as fertilizers, chemical control products, turfgrass seed, commercial mowing and other turf care equipment, and golf course accessories. Serving more than 100,000 customers worldwide, including all of the "Top 100" golf courses as reported by Golf Digest, LESCO distributes through 235 LESCO Service Centers(R), LESCO Stores-on-Wheels(R), lawn care service representatives and other direct sales efforts. Sales in 1997 totaled $357 million. Additional information about LESCO can be found on the World Wide Web at www.lesco.com.
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