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In January 2005, Rayovac purchased United Industries Corporation for about $476 million in cash and stock. Brands included in United Industries were Vigoro, Spectracide and Sta-Green lawn products, Cutter, Hot Shot and Repel insect control products, and pet supply products with the Marineland, Perfecto, and Eight in One brands. [9]
Student Transportation of America was founded in 1997 by Denis J. Gallagher, who is the chairman and CEO of the company. [2] With roots that can be traced to New Jersey's Coast Cities Bus Service established in 1922 by Gallagher's grandfather, STA successfully completed an initial public offering and its income participating securities (IPS) began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange in ...
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Marysville, Ohio, where O.M. Scott began selling lawn seed in 1868. [2] The company manufactures and sells consumer lawn, garden and pest control products, as well as soilless indoor gardening equipment. [ 3 ]
In 1982, Purex Industries, Inc. was acquired in a leveraged buyout by Gibbons, Green and van Amerongen Ltd., the predecessor of Leonard Green & Partners. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 1985, the household and consumer products business of Purex Industries, Inc. was acquired by Greyhound Corporation [ 6 ] and was combined with Greyhound's Armour-Dial to form ...
The STA Picture Service was expanded in 2010 with an Official Photography segment available to STA subscribers. The special segment includes images from official events at home and abroad. It was created after STA won a public tender to become the official provider of photography for a number of state agencies and institutions.
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TruGreen, originally known as ChemLawn and later as TruGreen ChemLawn, is the largest lawn treatment company in the United States. [1] [2] [3] The company was founded in 1969 and provides lawn care and tree and shrub care treatments on a subscription basis (except in New York where it is by contract basis). [4]
STA Travel was a Travel Supplier supplying travel products and service to the general public through their 200 retail travel agency stores located globally. It was owned by Diethelm Keller Holding (DKH), with headquarters in Zurich and London . [ 1 ]