EarthWay

What EarthWay does

EarthWay Products is a U.S.-based manufacturer of lawn, garden, and ice removal tools, founded in 1965 and headquartered in Bristol, Indiana. The company designs and produces walk-behind spreaders used for distributing fertilizer, seed, ice melt, and other granular lawn care products, operating as a specialty physical-products manufacturer in the outdoor equipment category. Following the April 2026 merger with Border Concepts (Charlotte, NC), the combined entity operates as a broader one-stop supplier for landscape supply yards, independent garden centers, commercial growers, and mass market retailers, offering complementary product lines across the lawn and garden category.

The company distributes through a multi-channel wholesale and retail network spanning domestic U.S. markets. Its go-to-market is horizontal, targeting four primary customer segments: landscape supply yards (serving professional landscapers), independent garden centers (serving retail consumers), commercial growers, and mass market retailers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with a traditional B2B/wholesale model in the hardware and outdoor equipment category. The company is privately held under the ownership of Monument MicroCap Partners, which led a $6.95M funding round in August 2023 and orchestrated the 2026 combination with Border Concepts.

EarthWay operates in the global walk-behind spreader market, valued at approximately $420M in 2025 with a projected 6.1% CAGR through 2032. The company has 51-100 employees, consistent with a small-to-mid-sized specialty manufacturer. The April 2026 merger is positioned as a platform consolidation play, with management indicating intent to pursue additional acquisitions to expand the combined entity's footprint in the lawn and garden products space. No proprietary technology platform, software stack, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed in the available data.

Name

EarthWay

Legal name

EarthWay Products

Website

https://earthway.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EarthWay Products manufactures walk-behind spreaders and related lawn, garden, and ice removal tools, distributing through landscape supply yards, garden centers, commercial growers, and mass market retailers across the U.S. market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lawn and Garden Equipment

NAICS

Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing (333112)

SIC

Lawn & Garden Tractors & Home Lawn & Gardens Equip (3524), Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Crop Protection & Application Equipment (Sprayers/Spreaders) (IMAHACAC)

Keywords

• Lawn spreaders
• Garden equipment
• Ice removal tools
• Fertilizer spreaders
• Lawn care products

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Core offering

EarthWay Products develops and manufactures lawn, garden, and ice removal tools, with its core line being walk-behind spreaders used to distribute fertilizer, seed, and other lawn care products. The company produces physical spreader equipment for residential and professional lawn care applications, serving as a manufacturer and distributor of outdoor maintenance tools. Following the April 2026 merger with Border Concepts, the combined entity now offers complementary lawn and garden product lines as a broader one-stop supplier.

Product overview

EarthWay Products is a manufacturer and distributor of lawn and garden spreaders. The company operates as a physical products business, producing walk-behind spreaders for lawn care applications including fertilizer, seed, and related products distribution. Following the merger with Border Concepts, the combined entity now offers complementary product lines serving landscape supply yards, independent garden centers, growers, and mass market retailers as a broader one-stop supplier.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EarthWay Spreaders EarthWay manufactures and distributes walk-behind lawn and garden spreaders designed for distributing fertilizer, seed, and other lawn care products. The product line is sold to landscape supply yards, independent garden centers, growers, and mass market retailers for use by professional landscapers, groundskeepers, and consumers maintaining residential lawns.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Border ConceptscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026EarthWay Products merged with Border Concepts, a lawn and garden products company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The merger combines complementary product lines and expands the customer base for both companies. The combined entity is expected to pursue additional acquisitions and expand its platform in the lawn and garden space.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Scotts Miracle-Gro: Scotts Miracle-Gro is the dominant U.S. consumer lawn care brand and markets its own branded walk-behind and rotary spreaders (e.g., Scotts Turf Builder spreaders). It competes with EarthWay for shelf space at mass retailers and garden centers and is comparable in product category but vastly larger in scale and brand investment.
• Lesco (SiteOne Landscape Supply): Lesco, owned by SiteOne Landscape Supply, is a major professional turf and landscape supply brand offering spreaders and application equipment through landscape supply yards. It directly competes with EarthWay for the professional landscape channel and is a broad incumbent in the same end markets.
• Fiskars Group: Fiskars Group owns multiple outdoor and lawn/garden brands and sells spreaders and related tools through mass retail and garden centers. It is a broad incumbent comparable to EarthWay on retail-channel distribution and end-customer base, though much larger in scale and brand breadth.
• Husqvarna Group: Husqvarna is a major global outdoor power equipment manufacturer with a strong lawn and garden product line. It competes broadly with EarthWay in outdoor maintenance equipment sold through retail and professional channels, though at much larger scale and across a wider product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Spyker Spreaders: Spyker Spreaders is a direct competitor manufacturing professional-grade walk-behind and drop spreaders for turf, landscape, and agricultural use. It sells through similar landscape supply and professional channels as EarthWay, making it the closest direct peer in core product and customer overlap.
• Chapin International: Chapin International manufactures hand-held, backpack, and wheeled spreaders and sprayers for lawn, garden, and agricultural applications. Its product portfolio directly overlaps with EarthWay's spreaders line, and it serves similar retail and professional channels.
• Brinly-Hardy: Brinly-Hardy manufactures lawn and garden attachments and equipment, including tow-behind spreaders, for the residential and light professional market. It competes with EarthWay at mass retailers and home improvement channels and is comparable in product category and target customer.

Emerging players

• The Andersons: The Andersons' Plant Nutrient Group sells professional spreaders and turf application equipment alongside fertilizers and seed, competing with EarthWay among landscape supply yards and professional turf customers. It is comparable in product category and channel but is primarily a broader agricultural/fertilizer supplier.
• Echo (Yamabiko): Echo manufactures outdoor power equipment including spreaders and lawn care tools for professional and residential users. It competes with EarthWay in lawn/garden equipment sold through outdoor power equipment retailers and serves an overlapping customer base.
• Earthquake (Ardisam): Ardisam's Earthquake brand produces outdoor power equipment including earth augers, tillers, and spreader attachments for the lawn and garden market. It is comparable to EarthWay as a smaller specialty manufacturer serving overlapping residential and light-professional channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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