McAdam

What McAdam does

McAdam Landscaping is a family-owned, full-service landscape contractor founded in January 1979 by brothers Scott and Rob McAdam and headquartered at 2001 Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park, Illinois. The company operates as a single integrated entity (legal name: McAdam Landscape Professionals; DBA: McAdam Landscaping) serving residential, commercial, and municipal clients across approximately 400 square miles of the Chicagoland region. Its core offering bundles four service lines: landscape design and installation (patios, outdoor kitchens, fire features, lighting, drainage, hardscape, and increasingly LEED-certified, LiveRoof, and permeable paver installations for commercial clients); ongoing landscape maintenance (mowing, pruning, turf restoration, mulching, tree and shrub care); seasonal color installations and holiday lighting; and commercial snow and ice management operated 24/7 with proactive WeatherCommand weather monitoring through a partnership with Murray and Trettel Forecasting Services.

The business model combines one-time project-based fees for design and installation work with recurring contractual revenue from maintenance and snow/ice management. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with a documented design process (initial consultation, design fee, final concept presentation) for installation projects. Revenue is generated through direct sales — no resellers, marketplaces, or intermediary channels — with dedicated residential client representatives and commercial business development personnel. Commercial work is supported by a 24-hour snow operations capability staffed by plow operators, equipment operators, and sidewalk crews, with publicized hourly employment rates indicating operational scale.

McAdam's technology footprint is intentionally light: core capabilities rest on landscape architecture, horticultural expertise, and operational density rather than software. The company's distinctive intangible asset is its partnership-driven weather forecasting integration and its nearly five-decade brand reputation, evidenced by ILCA (Illinois Landscape Contractors Association) recognition, ongoing industry association membership (Landscape Illinois, AmericanHort), regular editorial columns in local newspapers, and a multi-generational leadership team (Scott McAdam as CEO, Scott McAdam Jr. as President, Rob McAdam as VP, and Jennifer McAdam as HR and Administrative Manager) that supports continuity of client relationships stretching back to the founding year.

Name

McAdam

Legal name

McAdam Landscape Professionals

Website

https://mcadamlandscape.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

McAdam Landscaping is a family-owned, full-service landscape contractor founded in 1979 that provides design, installation, maintenance, seasonal color, and commercial snow and ice management services to residential, commercial, and municipal clients across Chicagoland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscaping Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730), Landscaping Services (56173), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Construction Project Management & General Contracting (HSAIABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Installation (Plants, Sod & Soil) (HSAIABAB), Arborist Consulting, Tree Risk Assessments & Appraisals (HSAIADAJ)

Keywords

• Landscape design services
• Landscape maintenance services
• Snow and ice management
• Commercial landscaping
• Residential landscaping

Headquarters

HQ city

Forest Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Design & Installation: Full-service landscape design and installation for residential and commercial properties including patios, outdoor kitchens, fire pits, landscape lighting, drainage systems, plant installation, and hardscape. Revenue generated through project-based fees following a design process (initial meeting, design fee, final concept presentation with detailed proposal).
2. Landscape Maintenance: Ongoing landscape maintenance services including tree and shrub care, perennial maintenance, seasonal color, mowing, bedwork, pruning, core aeration, turf restoration, mulching. Services provided to residential homes and commercial properties on contract basis.
3. Seasonal Color: Seasonal color installations for all seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) and holiday lighting for both residential and commercial properties. Includes containers and annual beds.
4. Snow and Ice Management: Commercial snow and ice management services including 24/7 availability, snow removal/plowing, shoveling and sidewalk clearing, deicing and salting, on-site relocation, off-site removal and dumping. Services covered under seasonal contracts with readiness preparation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

McAdam Landscape Professionals is a full-service landscape contractor providing residential, commercial, and municipal clients in Chicagoland with landscape design and installation (patios, outdoor kitchens, lighting, drainage), ongoing landscape maintenance, seasonal color programs, and commercial snow and ice management. Services are delivered through direct project engagements and recurring maintenance/snow contracts from the company's Forest Park, Illinois headquarters.

Product overview

McAdam Landscaping is a family-owned, full-service landscape contractor offering a unified suite of services across residential and commercial segments. The core product portfolio includes Design & Installation (covering landscape architecture, patios, outdoor kitchens, fire features, lighting, and drainage), Landscape Maintenance (ongoing care including mowing, pruning, and turf management), and Seasonal Color services (annual plantings for all seasons plus holiday lighting). A specialized Snow and Ice Management division provides commercial winter weather services. All services are delivered by a unified team of landscape designers, horticulturists, and maintenance staff from the Forest Park, IL headquarters. The company positions itself as a comprehensive, single-source provider rather than offering modular add-ons separately.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Landscape Design & Installation

Quantifiable outcome

• Well-landscaped homes can increase selling prices by up to 15% over comparable homes with average landscapes, with dollar-for-dollar 100% return on investment in most cases

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• Murray and Trettel Forecasting Services (WeatherCommand)coreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership with Murray and Trettel Forecasting Services provides McAdam with access to WeatherCommand platform for the most up-to-date weather forecasts. This enables 24-hour weather monitoring and proactive client notifications about approaching storms hours in advance. This partnership gives McAdam a key competitive advantage over competitors who lack such weather intelligence capabilities for snow and ice management services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Level Green Landscaping: Level Green is a mid-Atlantic commercial landscape contractor offering maintenance, landscape design, irrigation, and snow removal. It is comparable to McAdam's commercial services arm in business model, customer profile, and snow/ice management emphasis.
• Mariani Landscape: Mariani is a family-owned, multi-generation full-service landscape firm serving high-end residential and select commercial clients with design/build and maintenance. It mirrors McAdam's premium residential positioning, design-led approach, and multi-generational family culture.
• Ruppert Landscape: Ruppert is a regional full-service landscape contractor with a long operating history serving residential, commercial, and municipal clients with design, installation, maintenance, and snow services. It is a closely comparable mid-sized family-influenced operator in the same Mid-Atlantic/regional landscape services category.
• Schill Grounds Management: Schill Grounds Management is a Midwest-based full-service commercial landscape and snow/ice management company serving Ohio and surrounding states. It is comparable to McAdam in its commercial-first GTM, recurring maintenance contracts, and integrated snow services.

Broad incumbents

• TruGreen Limited Partnership: TruGreen is the largest U.S. lawn care company offering fertilization, weed control, and maintenance programs. While it focuses on chemical lawn care rather than full design/build, it competes with McAdam for residential lawn maintenance budgets in the same Chicago metro.
• Bartlett Tree Experts: Bartlett is a major North American tree care firm providing arborist services, pruning, and plant health care for residential and commercial clients. McAdam's tree and shrub care services compete directly with Bartlett's offerings in the Chicagoland region.
• BrightView Landscapes: BrightView is the largest commercial landscaping services company in the U.S., offering design, maintenance, and snow/ice management across a national footprint. McAdam competes with BrightView for the same Chicagoland commercial property management and municipal clients, though at a fraction of the scale.
• Davey Tree Expert Company: Davey Tree is a national provider of tree care, arborist consulting, and commercial landscape services. McAdam's tree care and pruning offerings overlap with Davey's residential and commercial arborist services, particularly in the suburban Chicago market.
• Yellowstone Landscape: Yellowstone is a large multi-regional landscape contractor providing commercial maintenance, design/build, and snow services. It is comparable to McAdam in its full-service commercial offering and has overlapping markets in the Midwest, representing a scaled competitor in similar bid environments.

Regional players

• Clubs and Resorts / Local Garden Centers as Snow Adjacencies: Smaller Chicagoland landscape contractors (e.g., local green industry firms servicing the same Forest Park/Oak Park corridor) compete directly with McAdam for residential design and maintenance work. Their geography-restricted competition is a meaningful peer set for McAdam's residential book.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mcadam-landscaping-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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