Truegreen Selects John Deere To Supply Equipment To Landcare Business
Line of Equipment and Best-in-Class Dealer Network Will Serve More Than 300 Locations

CARY, NC (December 6, 2005) — John Deere Worldwide Commercial & Consumer Equipment Division recently announced its full line of commercial mowing equipment is one of only two equipment lines named to the 2006 ServiceMaster Selector List for TruGreen LandCare. Additionally, John Deere’s line of compact utility tractors and Gator™ utility vehicles were named to the 2006 Selector List for both TruGreen LandCare and ChemLawn operations. In this capacity, John Deere will provide products, service and support to more than 300 TruGreen locations across the United States.

Pictured here, the John Deere 757 Mid-Frame Z-Trak™ is just one of the many highly-productive, reliable and durable commercial mowers now available to all TruGreen LandCare operators. Featuring a choice of two durable 7-Iron II mower decks, this 25-hp mower is appropriate for most any commercial landscape.

"We are pleased with this partnership opportunity," says Ron Wilwert, manager, national account sales. "Our broad line of equipment will provide TruGreen with the product quality required in today’s highly competitive commercial mowing marketplace as well as provide exceptional cut quality delivered by our 7-Iron II™ mower decks. And, our best-in-class dealer network will supply TruGreen operations with the parts delivery, service and support needed to keep them out in the field doing what they do best."

John Deere (Deere & Company-NYSE:DE) is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry equipment; a leading supplier of equipment used in lawn, grounds and turf care; and a major manufacturer of construction equipment. Additionally, John Deere manufactures engines used in heavy equipment and provides financial services and other related activities that support the core businesses. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has established a heritage of quality products and services, providing performance that endures to customers worldwide.

ServiceMaster currently provides outsourcing services for residential and commercial customers through a network of over 5,500 company-owned and franchised service centers and business units operating under leading brands which include Terminix, TruGreen ChemLawn, TruGreen LandCare, ARS Service Express, Rescue Rooter, American Mechanical Services, ServiceMaster Clean, American Home Shield, AmeriSpec, Merry Maids and Furniture Medic.

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