Laytonsville, MD – Ruppert Landscape has been named one of the largest landscape companies in North America by Lawn & Landscape magazine, having ranked 9th on the 2017 Top 100 list, which was published in May.

“We are humbled and grateful to be recognized among so many of the industry’s top performing companies,” said Phil Key, president. “We acknowledge that we owe our success to our dedicated team of over 1300 employees who work hard each and every day to provide their best service to our customers, make our company stronger, and ultimately help us achieve our goals.”

The Lawn & Landscape Top 100 is based on 2016 revenue from landscape profit centers, and is reported by each company listed. The companies on this list earned a combined revenue of $9,161,843,124 in 2016, which is an increase of $594,598,970 or 6.9 percent, over 2015. Companies on the list also reported total employment of 95,125. Based on the data, the average growth expected in 2017 is 9.9 percent.

“The companies on the Top 100 list represent an elite group in the landscape industry, and they represent what a landscaper is to thousands of homeowners and property managers across North America,” says Lawn & Landscape Editor and Associate Publisher Chuck Bowen. “The 100 companies on this year’s list are examples of what makes the landscape industry and its people so great: determination, dedication and serving a purpose greater than themselves.”

Ruppert Landscape, a family and employee-owned business, provides commercial landscape construction and management with 20 branches serving eight primary markets in Philadelphia, Baltimore, D.C., Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta and Houston. The company has a long-standing tradition of growing its team and giving back to the community. Visit us at www.ruppertlandscape.com.

Lawn & Landscape is the leading b2b publication serving the $70-billion landscape and lawn care industry. With a suite of services – including a monthly print edition, dozens of enewsletters, native iOS apps and events – L&L provides landscape business owners with the research, insight and analysis to help them grow their companies. Learn more at www.lawnandlandscape.com.

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