Top Care

What Top Care does

Top Care is a full-service commercial landscaping and grounds management provider headquartered in Fenton, Missouri. Founded in 1978, the company delivers year-round landscape services — recurring maintenance (mowing, pruning, turf care, irrigation management, seasonal color), landscape design and installation, snow and ice management, and partner-provided tree care — to nearly 1,000 commercial properties across the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, spanning Missouri and Illinois. Its customer base spans commercial office, industrial and corporate campuses, retail and mixed-use developments, multi-family communities, hospitality, institutional and healthcare facilities, senior living communities, government/municipal sites, and condominium/HOA associations.

Operationally, Top Care relies on a labor-intensive service delivery model rather than proprietary technology. The company uses client management software to schedule work, track jobs, and communicate with clients, and it staffs dedicated account managers paired with consistent trained crews assigned to each property. Services are predominantly sold through direct field sales (enterprise motion) supported by a website-driven inbound funnel, with pricing quoted on a customized, property-by-property basis. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring maintenance contracts (subscription-like), supplemented by project-based design/installation revenue, seasonal snow and ice services, and partner-delivered tree care. Top Care operates as a subsidiary of HeartLand Company, a diversified holding company.

The company's go-to-market is narrow but deep: it serves exclusively the St. Louis metro and does not indicate any multi-market or national footprint. All four service lines are integrated under a single provider relationship, which the company positions as a value proposition for property managers seeking to consolidate vendors. Top Care maintains active involvement in NALP, IA, IREM, and BOMA industry associations, and operates a secondary office in Hazelwood, Missouri, in addition to its Fenton headquarters.

Name

Top Care

Legal name

Top Care

Website

https://topcareinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Top Care is a St. Louis-based commercial landscaping provider founded in 1978, delivering recurring maintenance, design and installation, snow and ice management, and partner-provided tree care to nearly 1,000 commercial properties across the Missouri-Illinois metro area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fenton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commercial Landscape Maintenance: Recurring landscape maintenance services including mowing, pruning, turf care, irrigation management, and seasonal services delivered on consistent schedules to commercial, institutional, and multi-family properties.
2. Snow & Ice Management: Winter services including snow plowing, de-icing, and sidewalk clearing provided during winter weather events with 24/7 availability.
3. Landscape Design & Installation: One-time and project-based landscape design and installation services including plantings, hardscapes, drainage solutions, and amenity spaces.
4. Tree Care Services: Tree care services delivered through trusted partner relationship with Ray's Tree & Lawn Care, including pruning, removals, stump grinding, and arborist services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Top Care provides full-service commercial landscape maintenance, landscape design and installation, and snow and ice management for commercial, institutional, and multi-family properties across the greater St. Louis metro area. Services are delivered on recurring schedules by in-house crews with dedicated account managers, complemented by partner-delivered arborist tree care services through Ray's Tree & Lawn Care. The company serves nearly 1,000 properties with a team of over 300 professionals and has operated continuously in the St. Louis market since 1978.

Product overview

Top Care is a full-service commercial landscaping company offering four integrated service offerings: Commercial Landscape Maintenance (core ongoing care including turf, irrigation, pruning, and seasonal services), Tree Care by Ray's (partner-provided arborist services including tree removal, trimming, and emergency services), Landscape Design & Installation (design, construction, and enhancement projects), and Snow & Ice Management (winter services). These services work together to provide year-round landscape management for commercial, institutional, and multi-family properties across the St. Louis metro area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Landscape Maintenance

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 1,000 properties served
• +2 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ray's Tree & Lawn CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted partnership with certified arborists providing professional tree care services including pruning, removals, stump grinding, tree health care, and emergency storm damage services for commercial, multifamily, and institutional properties. Services include free estimates, licensed professionals, and full cleanup in contracts.
• HeartLand CompanycoreOthersTop Care is a HeartLand company, part of a portfolio of companies serving the commercial landscaping industry. The internship program mentions Top Care as a HeartLand company.
• National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP)minorOthersIndustry association for landscape professionals. Top Care assumes a leadership role in the industry and employees participate in specialized continuing education and certification programs.
• Irrigation Association (IA)minorOthersIndustry association for irrigation professionals. Employees participate in certification programs offered by national and international trade organizations.
• Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)minorOthersProfessional organization for real estate managers. Top Care maintains membership as part of professional industry involvement.
• Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)minorOthersProfessional organization for commercial real estate professionals. Top Care maintains membership as part of professional industry involvement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Mariani Landscape: Privately held, family-owned commercial and high-end residential landscape firm in the Midwest; comparable as a regional, family-led competitor with similar service breadth and customer profile.
• CWC Landscaping: Midwest-based commercial landscaping and snow services firm; comparable as a smaller, regionally focused competitor with similar commercial property and HOA customer base.
• United Land Services: Regional commercial landscape maintenance and snow removal provider in the U.S. Midwest and Southeast; directly comparable service mix and end markets to Top Care.

Direct peers

• Bartlett Tree Experts: National commercial and residential tree care services company; directly comparable to the Ray's Tree & Lawn Care partnership component of Top Care's offering.
• Yellowstone Landscape: Large regional commercial landscape maintenance provider serving the southern U.S.; directly comparable as a multi-state commercial landscaping company with recurring maintenance, design/build, and irrigation services.
• Ruppert Landscape: Privately held commercial landscape services company headquartered in the Mid-Atlantic; comparable mid-sized regional peer offering maintenance, design/build, and snow services to commercial clients.

Broad incumbents

• TruGreen: Largest U.S. lawn care company serving residential and commercial customers; comparable in turf, fertilization, and irrigation services though it is more residential-skewed than Top Care.
• BrightView Holdings: The largest U.S. commercial landscaping services provider with national coverage across maintenance, design/build, and snow services; directly comparable to Top Care's service mix but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Davey Tree Expert Company: Large employee-owned tree care and landscape services firm with commercial utility, residential, and corporate clients; overlaps with Top Care's tree care and grounds maintenance offerings.

Others

• HeartLand Company: Diversified parent holding company of which Top Care is a portfolio subsidiary; comparable as the strategic owner providing capital allocation, shared services, and M&A platform context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TopCareInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/top-care-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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