Asplundh is a leading provider of safe, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable vegetation management and utility infrastructure services. Employing 36,000 in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the company has a broad and global reach in supporting international GHG reduction efforts. A family-owned and operated company established in 1928, Asplundh serves electric utility companies, municipalities, pipelines, and railroads. The company and its subsidiaries perform tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, emergency storm work and logistical support. In addition, Asplundh also provides power line design, construction, and engineering AMI/AMR deployments, meter reading, electrical testing and commissioning, utility pole maintenance, traffic signalization, roadway lighting, and intelligent transportation system construction and maintenance services.