{"id":10056,"date":"2014-08-18T09:39:16","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T13:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.franchisegator.com\/articles\/?p=10056"},"modified":"2022-03-03T15:09:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:09:12","slug":"the-grounds-guys-mow-through-the-2nd-quarter-11870","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchisegator.com\/articles\/the-grounds-guys-mow-through-the-2nd-quarter-11870\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grounds Guys Mow through the 2nd Quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><strong>Waco,TX<\/strong> &#8212;&nbsp;They&rsquo;re lean. They&rsquo;re green. And this quarter, they&rsquo;re a franchising machine. The Grounds Guys have added 16 new franchise locations in the 2nd quarter. Year to date The Grounds Guys have added 26 new franchise locations. &ldquo;As a young brand in the U.S., it is great to experience this level of growth,&rdquo; Chris Elmore, The Grounds Guys president, said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Founded under the name Sunshine Brands in Canada in 1987, The Grounds Guys expanded into the U.S. in 2010 as a subsidiary of The Dwyer Group. The Grounds Guys offers a comprehensive range of expert services to residential and commercial clients including grounds care, lawn maintenance, site enhancement, tree planting and moving, as well as, snow removal and irrigation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waco,TX &#8212;&nbsp;They&rsquo;re lean. They&rsquo;re green. And this quarter, they&rsquo;re a franchising machine. The Grounds Guys have added 16 new franchise locations in the 2nd quarter. 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