What Cagwin & Dorward does

Cagwin & Dorward is a Petaluma, California-based landscape services firm founded in 1955 by Tom Cagwin and Dave Dorward. The company provides four core service lines — landscape maintenance, landscape construction, tree care, and water management — to commercial, high-end residential, municipal, educational, and healthcare customers across Northern California. Service delivery is supported by 12 field office locations spanning from Santa Rosa to Monterey and from Sacramento to Modesto, with embedded account managers and certified arborists, plus over 25 CLCA Certified Water Managers on staff.

The company's technology stack is conventional for the sector rather than differentiated: GIS-based tree inventory and mapping, Maxicom-certified weather-based smart irrigation controllers, sheet mulching techniques for turf conversion (used in what is described as California's largest sheet mulching project, the Harbor Bay Parkway median in Alameda), and Bay-Friendly Landscape practices. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific; the company does not publicly disclose pricing. GTM is sales-led, with leads generated through the corporate website, online reviews, referrals (including water-agency referrals for rebate-qualifying projects), and direct outreach, supported by field account managers and project managers.

Revenue is generated through a mix of recurring contractual landscape maintenance (the largest revenue center, created in the late 1960s) and one-time landscape construction projects, supplemented by professional-services revenue from tree care and water management. The company joined the Sperber Family of Companies in 2021 and operates as a private subsidiary under diversified conglomerate ownership. Headcount is reported at 501–1,000 employees; financial figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Cagwin & Dorward

Legal name

Cagwin & Dorward Landscape Contractors

Website

https://cagwin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Cagwin & Dorward is a Petaluma, California-based landscape services company founded in 1955, providing landscape maintenance, construction, tree care, and water management to commercial, residential, municipal, educational, and healthcare customers across Northern California via 12 field office locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Petaluma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Maintenance Services: Ongoing landscape maintenance services including turf care, plant care, shrub care, irrigation management, spray applications, seasonal flower color programs, and sustainable landscaping. This is a recurring revenue stream through contractual maintenance agreements with commercial and residential properties.
2. Landscape Construction and Installation: One-time project-based landscape construction including design installation, renovation, hardscaping, water features, irrigation systems, seasonal planting, erosion control, and environmental restoration.
3. Tree Care Services: Professional tree care including certified arborist services, tree pruning, removal, stump grinding, tree surgery, preservation services, disease control, and mycorrhizae treatments. Provided to both commercial and residential customers.
4. Water Management Services: Irrigation-related services including installation, inspections, backflow testing, system maintenance, water audits, and smart irrigation technology. Includes consulting, design, installation, and 24-hour emergency service.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cagwin & Dorward is a full-service landscape contracting company that delivers four integrated service lines to commercial properties, high-end residences, municipalities, and institutions across Northern California: ongoing Landscape Maintenance (turf, plant, shrub, irrigation, and seasonal color care), Landscape Construction (design, installation, hardscaping, renovation, and erosion control), Tree Care Services (pruning, removal, arborist work), and Water Management (smart irrigation, audits, and certified water management).

Product overview

Cagwin & Dorward is a full-service landscape contracting company offering four core service areas: Landscape Maintenance, Landscape Construction, Tree Care Services, and Water Management. These services are designed to work together to provide comprehensive landscape solutions for commercial and high-end residential properties throughout Northern California. The Landscape Maintenance service handles ongoing care including turf, plant, and shrub maintenance; Landscape Construction handles design, installation, and renovation projects; Tree Care Services provides certified arborist care including pruning, removal, and disease control; and Water Management offers irrigation evaluation, smart technology, and certified water management to reduce water usage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Maintenance Professional landscape maintenance services including turf care, plant care, shrub care and pruning, spray applications, seasonal flower color programs, fertilizer programs, ornamental pest control, irrigation management, and sustainable Bay-friendly landscaping for commercial properties and high-end residences.
• Landscape Construction Landscape design, installation, renovation, budgeting and planning, hardscaping, water features, irrigation, sustainable strategies, erosion control, and enhancement services for residential and commercial properties.
• Tree Care Services Tree care services performed by certified arborists including tree pruning, tree maintenance, tree removal, tree stump grinding, tree surgery, tree preservation services, tree disease control, and mycorrhizae treatments.
• Water Management Irrigation-related services including installation, inspections, backflow testing, complete irrigation-system evaluation, ROI calculations for system upgrades, consulting, design and installation, with over 25 CLCA Certified Water Managers on staff. Offers weather-based smart irrigation technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• 69% reduction in water usage through turf conversion and smart irrigation at Harbor Bay Parkway
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Rock ProsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVendor partner on Westfield Galleria at Roseville project. Rock Pros donated rental dumpsters placed onsite for direct loading and volunteered labor assistance excavating dead turf in return for gravel and boulder supply sales revenue. Partnership resulted in over $20,000 in concessions and transformed vendor relationship into shared commitment.
• April Philips Design WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign firm collaboration on Harbor Bay Parkway Median project in Alameda, CA. Partnership introduced innovative turf conversion techniques like sheet mulching and low-water-use plantings, resulting in 69% water reduction.
• City of RosevillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner on Westfield Galleria at Roseville landscape conversion project. The project was the biggest turf conversion ever for the City of Roseville, accounting for nearly 3% of the state's turf reduction goal for 2023.
• City of AlamedacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner on Harbor Bay Parkway Median project. Collaboration addressed financial, environmental, and operational concerns while creating an aesthetically pleasing and functional sustainable landscape.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cagreatamerica
• Facebookfacebook.com/cagwinanddorward

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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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