Planted first sod

Sold first sod to sod brokers in the Chicago market

Krochels Nursery in Bensenville , IL was Lurvey Sod Farm's first customer.

Sales topped 0.5 million yards and 300 acres.

Sales topped 1 million yards.

Purchased Lindemann's Garden Center and leased property at 2550 East Dempster Street from Ray and Marion Lindemann.

Constructed 24 x 30 wholesale sales office.

Purchased 650 acres.

Sales topped 2 million yards.

Added 40 x 85 poly greenhouse.

Produced sod in Whitewater and Douseman on over 900 acres.

Purchased Major Transport, Inc., a local trucking company with 15 trucks.

Built 17,000 sq. ft. truck terminal and office in Whitewater and moved main operations there.

Changed name from Lindemann's to Lurvey's.

Added 450 more acres, for a total of 1,500.

Purchased 20 acres in Volo , Illinois for second location.

Sales topped 3 million yards.

Added 10,000 sq. ft. equipment repair and storage facility.

Developed site and constructed 10,000 sq. foot building in Volo.

Open first full year in Volo.

Purchased 3-acre Lindemann property in Des Plaines.

Paved parking lot and converted Lindemann house into retail store.

Changed name from Lurvey Sod Farm to Lurvey Turf Nursery.

Constructed 40 x 100 greenhouse and connected it to our Retail Garden Center

Purchased first Trebo Automatic Sod Harvester.

Converted to measuring sod by the square foot.

Purchased 6+ acres with 3 office buildings on west side of Lindemann property.

Graded and developed west side of land for Landscape Supply use.

Rented west building to tenants and removed and developed east buildings for additional parking and outside sales use.

Sales reached 45 million square feet and 2,000 acres of sod were in production

Landscape Supply took occupancy of west building for additional office.

2011        

Construction is underway in Des Plaines for a new LEED certified contractor building.

A new full service location for Landscape Professionals opened at 496 Old Skokie Hwy. in Park City, IL.