Pennsylvania Facilities Management Company Acquires Texas Landscape Firm

SunTerra Landscape Services, an Austin, TX-based landscaping company, has been acquired by Pennsylvania-based Merit Service Solutions.

Apr 8, 2014
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SunTerra Landscape Services, an Austin, TX-based landscaping company, has been acquired by Pennsylvania-based Merit Service Solutions, a facilities management company that provides everything from landscape irrigation and maintenance to snow removal to pavement repair.

Merit says it plans to keep the current SunTerra team in place.

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