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Schiller Grounds Care, Inc.

Schiller Grounds Care, Inc. was established on January 1, 2009, the mergence of Schiller-Pfeiffer, Inc., manufacturer of Classen, Little Wonder and Mantis brand gardening, landscaping and turf care equipment and Commercial Grounds Care, Inc., manufacturer of BOB-CAT, Bunton, Ryan and Steiner brand grounds care equipment. The two companies had been affiliated since August of 2006 when Commercial Grounds Care, Inc. was established thru the acquisition of the commercial grounds care division of Jacobsen, a Textron Company. Schiller-Pfeiffer, Inc. was established in 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The new name combines the strengths and assets of both companies.

Schiller Grounds Care employs over 300 people across three manufacturing facilities located in Johnson Creek WI, Norfolk, NE and Southampton, PA. The Pennsylvania facility is also the corporate office. While the new Schiller Grounds Care, Inc. may not have a longstanding history of its own established yet, the equipment brands represented within total 348 years of experience in the green industry. Each brand has its own reputation and its own unique story...

RYAN – The FIRST Name in Turf Renovation™.

Originally founded by Gordon Kindlien and Earl Nystrom in 1946, Ryan® began as the K&N machine shop in Kindlien’s backyard. The pair had a desire to strike out after the war and establish a high quality general machine shop. By the end of 1947, the company had a firm stronghold in the machining and tooling business. In 1948, K&N purchased a small manufacturing company affiliated with a commercial landscaper named Art Ryan. The team produced a new sod cutter that was durable enough to give years of trouble-free service. Art Ryan suggested the “Ryan Sod Buster” as a name for the new product and the name stuck. Even today you might be able to find one of these originals still in use. After more than 60 years the name and brand carry the ideals that they were built on – heavy-duty, commercially built and long-lasting turf care equipment. Today, the Ryan product line includes sod cutters, aerators, dethatchers, overseeders and other specialty products.