Adam Jones Awarded the FTGA's Wreath of Grass Award

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ADAM JONES AWARDED THE FLORIDA TURFGRASS ASSOCIATION’S WREATH OF GRASS AWARD
Industry Veteran Receives Highest Association Honor in November

ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 18, 2022) — Massey Services and the Florida Turfgrass Association (FTGA) announced that Massey Services Vice President and Director of Quality Assurance, Adam Jones, will be honored with the FTGA Wreath of Grass award. Distributed annually since 1960, this award is FTGA’s  highest honor and recognizes individuals who have shown outstanding service to the association and the turfgrass industry.

“Adam has been a tireless advocate for the green industry,” said Mac Carraway, Acting Executive Director for the Florida Turfgrass Association. “His early involvement in the creation of the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) and his ongoing support and leadership have been absolutely critical to its mission. As a relentless student of the industry and its practices, he is able to bring the facts about our work to the table."
 
Jones has served as a mentor for the FTGA for more than 25 years. He has spoken at numerous public hearings regarding green industry issues and has assisted EREF and others with efforts to provide statistical facts regarding green issues. In 2016, while serving as the President of the Florida Pest Management Association (FPMA), Jones helped integrate FTGA efforts so the two associations could approach state regulators with a powerful and unified message. 

“Adam exemplifies the values of our company and our industry,” said Tony Massey, president and CEO of Massey Services. “He has a clear and consistent focus on impacting positive change that will result in quality customer service. His contributions have made a significant impact on our landscape service, which focuses on an environmentally responsible, agronomic program. We congratulate Adam on this well-deserved recognition.”  
Jones becomes the 100th recipient of this award, which will be presented at the association’s 69th Annual Conference at the Omni Champions Gate Resort in Kissimmee, Florida on November 10th.

About Massey Services
Based in Orlando, Florida, Massey Services is one of the nation’s largest and most respected service companies in the pest management industry. Celebrating 37 consecutive years of profitable growth, Massey Services and its subsidiary organizations employ more than 2,700 team members and operate 2,500 vehicles that provide residential and commercial pest prevention, termite protection, landscape, and irrigation services to nearly 800,000 customers from Service Centers throughout Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia and Tennessee. For more information about Massey Services, please visit, www.MasseyServices.com. 

About The Florida Turfgrass Association
The Florida Turfgrass Association was founded in 1952 and is dedicated to education, research and the promotion of environmentally responsible and scientifically based management practices for the turfgrass industry. Florida ranks No. 1 in the nation for turfgrass-related economic activity with total revenues estimated at $7.82 billion and total employment of more than 173,000 jobs. The FTGA continues to advocate for and promote the turfgrass industry with extensive research, continuing education and opportunities for turfgrass professionals to network with their colleagues.

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