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Contact: Sherry MacDoanld
Phone: (703) 736-9666
E-mail: sherrymacdonald@landcarenetwork.org

For Immediate Release

PLANET ANNOUNCES NEW STARS SAFE COMPANY PROGRAM MEMBERS

HERNDON, Va., December 3, 2007 — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is pleased to announce the addition of 16 lawn care and landscape companies to the roster of participants in the STARS Safe Company Program, sponsored by CNA and Husqvarna. STARS is a free safety program developed by PLANET to assist green industry companies in their efforts to lower their total costs of risk by reducing hazards and injuries. This safety program is designed to encourage all green industry companies to take workplace safety to the next level. All green industry professionals are invited to become STARS members.

Participants are asked to sign the STARS Safe Company Pledge that commits them to join in the mission of moving the entire green industry toward safety excellence through active involvement, sharing experiences, and becoming a mentor for “living safety.” STARS members also commit to developing a strong safety program by using the Safety Program for Green Industry Companies CD as a guideline. They take an active role in promoting safety throughout their companies, and investigate and document every job-related injury, incident, or accident. STARS members also are asked to participate in PLANET’s Safety Recognition Awards Program, comply with all OSHA postings and other regulatory requirements, share best practices with fellow STARS members, and encourage other companies to become STARS members.

The most recent participants in the STARS Safe Company Program are:

A & G Landscaping, Ann Arbor, MI
Al’s Complete Lawn Care, LLC, Frankfort, KY
American Landscape, Menomonee Falls, WI
Belknap Landscape Company, Inc., Gilford, NH
Contemporary Gardens, Atlanta, GA
Gardenz, Denver, CO
Green Ridge Landscaping, Inc., Norristown, PA
Guardian, Inc., Spartanburg, SC
Hietala Lawn Maintenance, Inc., Strongsville, OH
Landscape Service Professionals, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Lawn Care of Iowa, Waterloo, IA
Paradise Island Landscape, Inc., Tucson, AZ
Rain Designs, Dover, DE
Scotts LawnService of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK
Trio Maintenance, Inc., Mount Clemens, MI
Weisburg Landscape Maintenance, Colorado Springs, CO

For more information about the STARS program, visit LandcareNetwork.org, contact
Ilene Manster at ilenemanster@landcarenetwork.org, or call PLANET at
(800) 395-2522.

PLANET is the association of members who create and maintain the QUALITY OF LIFE in communities across America. With more than 4,200 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.