Lawn Doctor featured in the Wall Street Journal

Lawn Doctor was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal, in an article titled “Making Sure Employees Beat the Heat.” The article discusses how summertime poses a threat to small businesses with workers who spend a majority of their time outdoors. Craig and Jodi Barnes, owners of a Lawn Doctor franchise in Granbury, Texas, explained that they outfit their technicians’ vehicles with five-gallon water jugs and check that the air conditioning units are functioning properly. They also remind their staff to watch out for signs of heat exhaustion, including nausea, excessive sweating or no sweating at all. Below is a portion of the article and it can be read in its entirety by clicking here.

Making Sure Employees Beat the Heat

For the many small businesses that operate outdoors, summertime poses a regular threat to their employees' health. But there are ways owners can minimize heat-related hazards – and the potential for legal woes.

Last year, there were 138 fatalities and 592 injuries in the U.S. resulting from extreme heat, up significantly from 45 fatalities and 204 injuries in 2009, according to the National Weather Service.

Meanwhile, a heat wave that blanketed the Upper Midwest and East Coast regions of the country last week is suspected of causing more than a dozen deaths around the country. Indexes rose above 120 in some areas, and record highs were reported in cities such as Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia.

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Lawn Doctor featured in Dallas Business Journal

Lawn Doctor was recently featured in the Dallas Business Journal in an article called “Lawn doctor to franchise DFW territories.” The article features VP of Lawn Doctor, Scott Frith, discussing the 13 available territories throughout Dallas-Fort Worth. The article also highlights the total investment for Lawn Doctor and the in-house financing that the franchise offers. Click here to view the full article!

Lawn doctor to franchise DFW territories
by Steven R. Thompson

Lawn Doctor Inc. is looking to franchise 13 territories throughout Dallas-Fort Worth.

The New Jersey-based lawn care service company is looking closely at Texas and DFW, said
Scott Frith, vice president of the company.

“We do have people in the process, but we don’t have anyone who’s come all the way through and signed a franchise agreement,” Frith said.

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Lawn Doctor featured in The Hartford Business Journal

Lawn Doctor was recently featured in The Hartford Business Journal, in an article titled “Bloc of franchises eagerly target Hartford.” The article highlights Lawn Doctor’s desire to expand, and features the brand’s role in participating in franchising roundtables to spur franchise growth throughout the country. The roundtables also help Lawn Doctor provide educational opportunities to potential franchisees to learn about various businesses and see what is involved in starting a business. Click here to view the full article!

Bloc of franchises eagerly target Hartford
By Brad Kane

Twelve franchises which share the burden of not being familiar names have banded together to push into the Greater Hartford market.

Either the franchises already have a presence in Connecticut, have excellent sales from limited locations and want to expand; or the franchises exist in far off places and are lured by the promise of higher incomes and positioning between Boston and New York.

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Is Something Bugging You (and Your Lawn)?

Is Something Bugging You (and Your Lawn)?

Not unlike when pests seek shelter during the fall or winter, they'll also seek shelter in times of excessive heat and little moisture. Now is a perfect time to take the steps necessary to pest-proof your home:

• Install door sweeps or thresholds at the base of all entry doors; pay close attention to the bottom corners of doors
• Garage doors should be fitted with a bottom seal constructed of rubber.
• Seal utility openings-outdoor faucets, gas meters, clothes dryer vents, wire-with caulk, urethane expandable foam, steel wool, copper mesh, etc.
• Caulk cracks around windows, doors, fascia boards, etc. with a good quality silicone or acrylic latex caulk.
• Install 1/4" wire mesh over attic, roof and crawl space vents to prevent birds, bats, squirrels, rodents and wildlife from entering.