The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company was founded in 1868 by Orlando Scott as a premium seed company named Scotts Lawn Seed. The company was incorporated as The O.M. Scott & Sons Company in 1914.
In the 1960’s Scotts started to selling a program of products for lawns, including training classes for retailers so they could better sell Scotts products.
In the 1970’s the company expanded with two new divisions: the Golf Course Division, developed to promote a line of products for golf courses and other institutional customers, and Scotts Lawn Service, offering full-service landscaping through a network of 160 locations.
Today The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company makes and markets fertilizers, grass seeds, potting soils, herbicides and tools under the Ortho, Miracle-Gro, Scotts, and Turf Builder brands.
The company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SMG, is a member of the S&P 400, is #768 in the Fortune 1000, has 6,700 employees, and had $2.84 billion in revenue in 2013.
The Scotts Miracle-Gro CompanyThe Scotts Miracle-Gro Company was founded in 1868 by Orlando Scott as a premium seed company named Scotts Lawn Seed. The company was incorporated as The O.M. Scott & Sons Company in 1914.
In the 1960’s Scotts started to selling a program of products for lawns, including training classes for retailers so they could better sell Scotts products.
In the 1970’s the company expanded with two new divisions: the Golf Course Division, developed to promote a line of products for golf courses and other institutional customers, and Scotts Lawn Service, offering full-service landscaping through a network of 160 locations.
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Today The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company makes and markets fertilizers, grass seeds, potting soils, herbicides and tools under the Ortho, Miracle-Gro, Scotts, and Turf Builder brands.
The company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SMG, is a member of the S&P 400, is #768 in the Fortune 1000, has 6,700 employees, and had $2.84 billion in revenue in 2013.