US revenues for building maintenance services will rise 5.6 percent annually through 2011, aided by a shift away from ""do-it-yourself"" to ""do-it-for-me"" maintenance for businesses and households. The nonresidential market will grow the fastest while swimming pool and building systems services will lead gains by type.

This study analyzes the $69.9 billion US building maintenance service industry. It presents historical demand data (1996, 2001 and 2006) and forecasts to 2011 and 2016 by service type (e.g., landscaping, pest control, exterior building, swimming pool, snowplowing, building systems, restroom), by market (residential, nonresidential) and US geographic region.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure and competitive strategies, evaluates company market share and profiles 29 industry competitors including ServiceMaster, Rollins, and ValleyCrest Companies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                          PAGE
  
         INTRODUCTION                                                 x
         
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
     
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
         General                                                      4
         Macroeconomic Environment                                    4
         Demographic Trends                                           7
         Employment Outlook                                          10
         Consumer Spending Trends                                    12
         Building Construction Trends                                14
           Residential                                               15
           Housing Outlook                                           18
           Nonresidential                                            20
           Nonresidential Building Stock                             22
         Business Formation Trends                                   25
         Business Establishment Trends                               27
         Nonresidential Floor Space Trends                           29
         Service Sector Trends                                       31
         Regulatory Trends & Issues                                  34
           Privacy Laws                                              35
           Indoor Air Quality                                        35
           Chemical Regulations                                      36
           Other Worker Safety Regulations                           37
           Training & Licensing Regulations                          38
           FTC Franchise Rule                                        38
           Others                                                    39
         International Environment                                   40
         
 III.    SERVICES                                                    43
         General                                                     43
         Landscaping                                                 46
           Industry Characteristics                                  48
           Types                                                     50
              Lawn & Garden Services                                 50
              Tree & Shrub Services                                  53
           Markets                                                   55
           Establishment & Employment Trends                         58
           Market Share                                              60
              ServiceMaster                                          61
              ValleyCrest Companies                                  61
              Other Leaders                                          62
         Pest Control                                                63
           Industry Characteristics                                  65
           Establishment & Employment Trends                         66
           Market Share                                              69
              ServiceMaster                                          71
              Rollins                                                71
              Other Leaders                                          72
         Exterior Building Services                                  73
           Street & Parking Lot Cleaning & Maintenance               74
           Window Cleaning                                           76
           All Other Exterior Building Services                      76
           Establishment & Employment Trends                         77
         Swimming Pool Cleaning & Maintenance                        78
           Industry Characteristics                                  80
           Establishment & Employment Trends                         81
         Snowplowing                                                 82
           Industry Characteristics                                  83
           Establishment & Employment Trends                         84
         Other Building Maintenance Services                         86
           Building Systems Maintenance & Cleaning                   87
              Chimneys                                               88
              HVAC Systems                                           89
              Plumbing & Septic Tanks                                90
              Gutters                                                90
              Other Building Systems Services                        91
           Restroom Deodorizing & Maintenance                        91
           All Other Building Maintenance Services                   92
           Establishment & Employment Trends                         92
                                    
  IV.    MARKETS                                                     94
         General                                                     94
         Residential                                                 97
           Landscaping                                               99
           Pest Control                                              99
           Swimming Pools                                           100
           Exterior Building                                        101
           Snowplowing                                              101
           Other Building Maintenance Services                      102
         Nonresidential                                             102
           Institutional                                            106
           Office                                                   109
           Commercial                                               112
           Industrial                                               115
           Other Nonresidential Markets                             118
           
   V.    REGIONS                                                    121
         General                                                    121
         Regional Demographic & Economic Trends                     121
           Population Patterns                                      122
           Economic Outlook                                         124
           Nonresidential Floor Space                               125
           Housing Outlook                                          127
         Regional Building Maintenance Service Revenues             129
         Regional Market Profile                                    132
         Northeast                                                  134
           Revenues by Type                                         137
           Revenues by Subregion & Market                           138
              New England                                           139
              Middle Atlantic                                       140
              Markets                                               141
         Midwest                                                    142
           Revenues by Type                                         144
           Revenues by Subregion & Market                           145
              East North Central                                    146
              West North Central                                    147
              Markets                                               148
         South                                                      149
           Revenues by Type                                         150
           Revenues by Subregion & Market                           152
              South Atlantic                                        153
              East South Central                                    155
              West South Central                                    156
              Markets                                               157
         West                                                       158
           Revenues by Type                                         160
           Revenues by Subregion & Market                           161
              Mountain                                              162
              Pacific                                               163
              Markets                                               164
              
  VI.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         166
         General                                                    166
         Industry Composition                                       167
         Market Share                                               170
           ServiceMaster                                            171
           Rollins                                                  172
           ValleyCrest Companies                                    172
           Other Leaders                                            173
         Competitive Strategies                                     174
         Franchising                                                177
         Outsourcing                                                182
         Marketing                                                  183
         Mergers & Acquisitions                                     186
         Cooperative Agreements                                     189
         Company Profiles                                           191
           Abacus Corporation                                       194
           ABM Industries Incorporated                              195
           ARAMARK Corporation                                      197
           BB Holdings Limited                                      198
           BG Service Solutions                                     199
           Brickman Group Limited                                   200
           Carlisle Holdings Limited, see BB Holdings                  
           Centex Corporation                                       201
           Coverall North America Incorporated                      203
           Davey Tree Expert Company                                205
           Ecolab Incorporated                                      206
           Ehrlich (JC) Company Incorporated, see Rentokil Initial
           Fish Window Cleaning Services Incorporated               207
           GCA Services Group Incorporated                          208
           GroundMasters, see Brickman Group
           Healthcare Services Group Incorporated                   209
           HomeTeam Pest Defense, see Centex
           Horizon National Contract Services LLC                   211
           Industrial Fumigant Company, see Rollins
           JAN-PRO Franchising International Incorporated           212
           Jani-King International Incorporated                     213
           Lawn Doctor Incorporated                                 214
           Merry Maids LP, see ServiceMaster
           OneSource Services Incorporated                          215
           Orkin Incorporated, see Rollins
           Pritchard Industries Incorporated                        216
           Rentokil Initial plc                                     217
           Rollins Incorporated                                     220
           SBM Maintenance Contractors, see GCA Services Group
           Scotts Miracle-Gro Company                               222
           ServiceMaster Company                                    223
           Sodexho Alliance SA                                      226
           Stanley Steemer International Incorporated               227
           Swisher Hygiene Incorporated                             228
           Terminix International Company LP, see ServiceMaster
           TruGreen ChemLawn, see ServiceMaster
           Turf Management Systems Incorporated                     229
           US Lawns Incorporated, see ValleyCrest Companies            
           ValleyCrest Companies                                    230
           Western Exterminator Company                             232
           Western Pest Services, see Rollins
         Other Companies Mentioned in the Study                     233
  
  
  
                          LIST OF TABLES
                                   
    TABLE NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    1    Summary Table                                                3
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    Macroeconomic Outlook                                        7
    2    Resident Population                                         10
    3    Civilian Labor Force & Unemployment Rate                    12
    4    Personal Income & Expenditures                              14
    5    Building Construction Expenditures                          15
    6    Residential Building Construction Expenditures              17
    7    Households & Housing Stock                                  19
    8    Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures           22
    9    Construction Stock                                          25
   10    Business Establishments                                     29
   11    Nonresidential Floor Space                                  31
   12    Service Income                                              34
  
         SECTION III -- SERVICES
    1    Building Maintenance Service Revenues & Establishments      45
    2    Landscaping Service Revenues by Type & Market               48
    3    Lawn & Garden Service Revenues by Market                    53
    4    Tree & Shrub Care Service Revenues by Market                55
    5    Landscaping Service Establishments & Employment             60
    6    Pest Control Service Revenues by Market                     65
    7    Pest Control Service Establishments & Employment            69
    8    Exterior Building Service Revenues by Type & Market         74
    9    Exterior Building Service Establishments & Employment       78
   10    Swimming Pool Cleaning & Maintenance Service Revenues 
           by Market                                                 80
   11    Swimming Pool Cleaning & Maintenance Establishments 
           & Employment                                              82
   12    Snowplowing Service Revenues by Market                      83
   13    Snowplowing Service Establishments & Employment             85
   14    Other Building Maintenance Service Revenues 
           by Type & Market                                          87
   15    Building Systems Service Revenues by Type                   88
   16    Other Building Maintenance Service Establishments 
           & Employment                                              93
  
         SECTION IV -- MARKETS
    1    Building Maintenance Service Revenues by Market             96
    2    Residential Building Maintenance Service Revenues by Type   98
    3    Nonresidential Building Maintenance Service Revenues 
           by Building Type                                         105
    4    Institutional Building Maintenance Service Revenues by 
           Type                                                     109
    5    Office Building Maintenance Service Revenues by Type       112
    6    Commercial Building Maintenance Service Revenues by Type   115
    7    Industrial Building Maintenance Service Revenues by Type   118
    8    Other Nonresidential Building Maintenance Service 
           Revenues by Type                                         120
  
         SECTION V -- REGIONS
    1    Resident Population by Region                              123
    2    Gross Domestic Product by Region                           125
    3    Nonresidential Floor Space by Region                       127
    4    Existing Home Sales & Housing Stock by Region              129
    5    Building Maintenance Service Revenues by Region            131
    6    Regional Building Maintenance Service Market Profile, 2006 134
    7    Northeast Building Maintenance Service Revenues by Type    136
    8    Northeast Building Maintenance Service Revenues 
           by Subregion & Market                                    139
    9    Midwest Building Maintenance Service Revenues by Type      144
   10    Midwest Building Maintenance Service Revenues 
           by Subregion & Market                                    146
   11    South Building Maintenance Service Revenues by Type        150
   12    South Building Maintenance Service Revenues 
           by Subregion & Market                                    153
   13    West Building Maintenance Service Revenues by Type         159
   14    West Building Maintenance Service Revenues 
           by Subregion & Market                                    162
  
         SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    Building Maintenance Service Revenues for Selected 
           Companies, 2006                                          169
    2    Selected Building Maintenance Service Franchises           181
    3    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                       188
    4    Selected Building Maintenance Service Companies            192



                           LIST OF CHARTS
                                   
    CHART NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2006                 19
    2    US Business Formations & Dissolutions, 1989-2003            27
  
         SECTION III -- SERVICES
    1    Building Maintenance Service Revenues by Type, 2006         46
    2    Landscaping Service Revenues by Market, 1996-2016           58
    3    Landscaping Service Market Share, 2006                      61
    4    Pest Control Market Share, 2006                             70
  
         SECTION IV -- MARKETS
    1    Building Maintenance Revenues by Market, 1996-2016          96
    2    Residential Building Maintenance Service Revenues 
           by Type, 2006                                             99
    3    Nonresidential Building Maintenance Service Revenues 
           by Building Type, 2006                                   106
  
         SECTION V -- REGIONS
    1    Building Maintenance Service Revenues by Region, 2006      131
  
         SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    Building Maintenance Service Market Share, 2006            171