Milestones
- Founded in 1938 as Monroe Tree Surgeons, a residential tree and landscaping care company.
- 1952 — A new line of business is added: Utility Line Clearance. Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation became our first customer.
- The 60’s — Two new lines of business, Landscape Construction and Lawn Care Maintenance Services, two new operating offices, and a new name:Monroe Tree & Landscape, Inc.
- 1971 — Monroe purchases Lewis Tree Service, a unionized line clearance company which positioned Monroe to expand utility line clearance services to include New York’s Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., New York State Electric & Gas Corp. and Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp.
- 1976 through 1983 — Lewis expands line clearance services into five new regional locations on the Eastern Seaboard: New England, Long Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida.
- 1988 — Monroe purchases Love & Associates, positioning the company to expand into the Mid-Atlantic Region; North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
- 1992 — The company is renamed to Lewis Tree Service, Inc.
- 1995 — New strategic plan implemented as Lewis exits the residential and commercial tree care business and concentrates on its core utility vegetation management business.
- 1998 — Management and non-union employees purchase 30% of company stock and form Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Company.
- 1998 — Company purchases Dumac Tree Service in New York.
- 2000 — Management and non-union employees purchase remaining stock forming a 100% Employee Owned Company (ESOP).
- 2002 — Company purchases Utility Line Clearance Company from Northern Tree Service in New England.
- 2003 — Largest storm response ever as 1,100 employees helped restore service for various customers in Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia.
- 2003 - 2008 — Winner of many National ESOP Awards including National ESOP Company of the Year in 2005 and Employee of the Year, Rita Tucker, in 2008.
- 2002 — Company purchases Utility Line Clearance Company from Northern Tree Service in New England.
- 2007 — Company expands westward into Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio for new contracts with Dayton Power and Duke Energy and First Energy.
- 2007 — Company purchases Tamarack Tree Service, positioning the Company to expand into Canada and Maine.
- 2008 — Rochester Top 100 Company for the 10th consecutive year and 13th year overall.
