Southern Lawns Named Small Business Of The Year

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GREENSBORO, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000

Southern Lawns, a lawn and landscape installation and management company, was awarded Small Business of the Year by Western Rockingham Chamber of Commerce.

The award was presented at the Chamber's annual meeting on February 24, 2000.

Jim Humphries, President of Southern Lawns, accepted the award. He stated, "I have a tremendous staff and without their expertise we could have not done this. I am very pleased."

Donnie Joyce, director of the Western Rockingham Chamber of Commerce, said the award "was based on growth." Southern Lawns was started in 1995 and has grown by 400 percent. Humphries, a retired Golf Course Superintendent, developed Southern Lawns from the idea that golf course technology could be used in the lawn care industry. Southern Lawns now provides lawn and landscape care to large acreage commercial sites, residential properties, fertility programs, and athletic field management for school systems and municipalities.

"Golf Course mowing equipment and techniques have made a big difference in our performance," Humphries said. "One of our largest sites, 70 acres, would normally take a five man crew four days with traditional lawn care equipment. Using golf course equipment we can sit down with five men and be done in 10 hours." Humphries' expertise in Golf Course maintenance has allowed his lawn care company to experience rapid growth in a very competitive market.

For more information about Southern Lawns, visit their website at http://www.southernlawns.com or contact Cheryl Humphries at 336-808-1309. The company currently operates in three counties; Rockingham, Guilford, and Durham. Southern Lawns is located at Greensboro, NC 27408.

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