The first business
Chase starts a local landscaping company and develops it into a multi-crew operation serving roughly 600 accounts.
Our founding story
Built one chapter
at a time.
Long before there was a family of companies, there were two young entrepreneurs willing to do the work. Chase and Mandy McFarlane built their path through service businesses, long days and a series of deliberate transitions—each one creating the foundation for what came next.
Chase & Mandy McFarlane
From a local landscaping route to a family-owned operating platform.
Chase started a local landscaping company in 2012 and grew it into an operation with approximately 600 accounts and multiple crews running daily. Chase and Mandy met in 2016, shortly after Mandy graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a teaching degree and began her career as an elementary school teacher.
Together, they opened Escape the Cape—the first escape room in Cape Coral. Mandy taught during the day and designed rooms in the evenings. The business became a local destination and was successfully sold after roughly three years of growth.
In 2018, their first child was born. Mandy did not return to teaching, the landscaping company was sold, and the McFarlanes turned their attention toward fencing. After operating their own fence business for about a year, they began acquiring the companies and real estate that would become McFarlane Family of Companies.
While the portfolio grew, so did the family. A second child arrived in 2020 and a third in 2024. Along the way, Chase and Mandy also built a small family hobby farm—a reminder that the companies have always been part of a larger goal: creating a lasting life, legacy and foundation for the next generation.
Chase and Mandy meet
Mandy graduates from FGCU and begins teaching elementary school while the landscaping operation continues to grow.
Escape the Cape
Chase and Mandy open Cape Coral’s first escape room. Mandy teaches by day and designs experiences at night.
A family and a transition
Their first child is born. The landscaping business is sold and the move into fencing begins.
Eagle Fence acquired
After operating a fence business for approximately one year, the McFarlanes acquire Eagle Fence.
Family and vertical growth
Their second child is born and American Fence Supply is acquired, expanding the portfolio upstream into materials and manufacturing.
Real estate and pools
The Eagle Fence property is acquired and Infinity Custom Pools is founded.
Tropical Fence acquired
The company and the real estate from which it operates join the portfolio.
The family grows again
Chase and Mandy welcome their third child while continuing to build the companies and their family hobby farm.
Tropical Pool Construction acquired
The pool platform expands through the acquisition of an established construction operation.
Lakewood Ranch expansion
Eagle Fence and Infinity Custom Pools expand into the Lakewood Ranch market.
