Living Earth Announces Opening of Iowa Colony Site, Continued Growth in Houston Metro...
Living Earth Announces Opening of Iowa Colony Site, Continued Growth in
Houston Metro Area
DALLAS, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Living Earth Technology Company ("Living
Earth") announces the opening of its newest location in the greater Houston
metro area. Living Earth's Iowa Colony location, located at 16138 Highway 6,
Iowa Colony, TX, opened for business on June 9th.
"We are excited about expanding our presence in the Houston area," Mark Rose,
President of Living Earth, remarked. "Now with 16 locations, Living Earth is
uniquely positioned to serve its customers. From the Iowa Colony site, we
will continue to support the growth of Iowa Colony and the other fast growing
communities of Pearland, Friendswood, Lake Jackson and all of Brazoria County.
We remain committed to our broad-based growth strategy, which will allow us
to better serve a larger number of existing and prospective customers."
Living Earth has served the greater Houston area for over 20 years, recently
launching the Houston Mulch(TM) product, with which Houstonians have been
contributing to the effort of conserving landfill space and returning green
material back into the local environment since its launch last fall.
"We are excited about Living Earth's continued growth since our investment in
2007," said Phil Arra, President of Hunt Special Situations Group, Living
Earth's principal investor. "Working on a collaborative basis with
management, Living Earth has been able to continue to grow in many strategic
areas--organic growth, new commercial and municipal arrangements and
contracts, and new site development. Acquisitions also remain an area of
interest. Living Earth's environmental value proposition touches on a number
of important environmentally friendly themes, including waste diversion,
conservation of landfill space, air quality and greenhouse gases. We believe
Living Earth can serve as the model for a solutions-based environmental
partner of choice for many current and prospective stakeholders. We will
continue to seek ways to continue to grow Living Earth not only in Texas, but
also in other markets, both organically and through acquisitions."
Living Earth (www.livingearth.net) is the largest recycler of green material
in Texas. It is also the largest commercial manufacturer and provider of
mulch, compost and other landscaping materials in Texas. It operates 16
locations primarily in Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth and Pineland selling to
commercial landscaping contractors, nurseries and other retailers. Living
Earth's product offering includes a variety of mulches, composts, blended
soils, soil amendments and convenience items for its customers such as stone,
gravel and river rock. The Company's packaged products are sold under the
"Earth's Finest(R)" and "Living Earth(TM)" trade names.
Hunt Special Situations Group is an affiliate of Hunt Consolidated, Inc.,
which is a part of the Hunt family of companies directed by Ray L. Hunt. The
firm invests constructively in middle market companies in transition.
Additional information about Hunt Special Situations Group, L.P. is available
at www.huntssg.com.
SOURCE Living Earth Technology Company; Hunt Special Situations Group
Mark Rose of Living Earth, +1-972-506-8575, mrose@letcogroup.com; or Ann
Obeney of Hunt Consolidated, Inc., +1-214-978-8905, aobeney@huntoil.com
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