The Davey Tree Expert Company
About Davey

Quick Facts
Formal Company Name: The Davey Tree Expert Company

Date Founded: 1880

Corporate Headquarters: Kent, Ohio

Ownership: Employee owned since 1979, the largest employee-owned company in the State of Ohio and one of the top 20 largest in the U.S.

Number of Employees: More than 7,000

Services:Quick Facts:
  • Davey provides tree, shrub and lawn care, large tree moving, grounds management, vegetation management and consulting services throughout North America.
  • Davey crews provide service to nearly every state in the U.S. and many Canadian provinces.
  • The Davey family owned the company until 1979 when the employees purchased it.
  • Davey has been employee owned for more than 25 years, making it one of the oldest employee owned companies in the United States.
Subsidiaries:
  • Davey Tree Surgery Company - Livermore, Calif.

  • Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada, Limited - Burlington, Ontario and Vancouver Island, British Columbia
  • Standing Rock Insurance Company - Burlington, Vt.
  • The Care of Trees, Inc. - Wheeling, Ill.
  • Wolf Tree, Inc. - Knoxville, Tenn.


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