We are an extension of your team.

EXT is business software for landscape and snow companies, built by people who ran one. Text or call a real person any time, at no extra cost.

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Built where software meets the job site
— by people who’ve lived the work and knew there had to be a better way.

About EXT

Built by green pros for green pros.

Co-founders Ed Hansen, a landscape business owner, and Tom Murphy, a veteran software builder, combined decades of real-world experience to solve the daily challenges contractors face — from chaotic scheduling and paperwork to communication gaps and inefficient routing.

The result is EXT: a simple, powerful platform designed with the people who use it every day. We’re the crew behind your crew — helping you streamline operations, improve communication, and run a more profitable business, without getting in the way of the work.
At EXT, we're a partner, not a vendor. No add-ons, no per-user creep, no pricing tied to your revenue, and your data exports any time. We listen, iterate and build in step with real operations, delivering a tool that finally works the way you work.
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Founder's story

How we started

EXT.tech was born from two very different worlds — boots-on-the-ground experience and deep software expertise — and the belief that they should work together, not against each other.
Ed Hansen built his career on grass, soil, snow, and seasons. As the founder of Hansen Lawn & Gardens in Ottawa, he grew a full-service design, build, maintenance, and snow business — and learned firsthand that what you can’t see, you can’t improve. Spreadsheets, paper forms, communication gaps, and inefficient routing were costing valuable time and money.

Tom Murphy came from the other side: software.
With years of building mobile platforms and apps — including as Director of Consumer Applications at BlackBerry — and later founding Distill Mobile, Tom knew how to design systems that scale and adapt to real-world demands.
Together, they built EXT from the ground up, applying the same practical logic that had powered Ed’s company for years. The foundation came from internal software designed to manage operations, estimates, routing, and more. By 2023, it was clear these tools could help the entire industry — and EXT was born.
From the start, EXT was created with the people who use it every day — not from a boardroom. We worked directly with owners, operations managers, crew leads, and admins to test features in real workflows, refine them in the field, and deliver only what makes work easier and faster. That’s why we call ourselves the “crew behind your crew” — software that acts as an extension of your team so you can simplify, organize, and transform how work gets done.
Since launching in 2023, EXT has become the system landscape and snow companies across Canada and the United States run their seasons on. EXT 2.0 added two-way QuickBooks Online sync in January 2025. Industry recognition followed — the 2025 Bootstrap SaaS Award and Landscape Ontario’s “Supplier to the Trade” — but success to us means one thing: crews spending less time talking about software and more time doing great work.
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Leadership team

Meet our talented team.

Co-Founder and CTO
Tom Murphy

Tom Murphy, a trailblazing mobile developer, embarked on his career in 2000. From 2004 to 2011, he served as the Director of Consumer Applications at BlackBerry, leading the development of some of the industry's largest apps. In 2011, he founded Distill Mobile, assembling a team of 15 talented developers and designers. Together, they've crafted numerous leading applications for various startups, solidifying Tom's reputation as an industry innovator.

Co-Founder and CEO
Ed Hansen

Ed, currently serving as president of Landscape Ontario, began his journey in the landscape industry by founding a company focused on design, build, maintenance and snow services. Over the years, his visionary leadership transformed the company into a multi-million-dollar enterprise, known for its innovation and quality. Recognizing the need for technological advancement in the industry, Ed co-founded EXT-TECH. Empowering landscape businesses with tools to enhance efficiency, profitability, and competitiveness in a rapidly evolving market.

Integrator and Lead Trainer
Lindsey Best

Lindsey began her journey in the landscape profession over 14 years ago after graduating from Algonquin College's Horticulture Program. She rose through the ranks to manage a multi-million dollar landscape company, gaining extensive expertise in company culture, client relations, business insight and operational efficiency. Lindsey is also an instructor for the Fusion Landscape Professional certification, an instructor for the Grow Program and teaching at Algonquin College in the Horticulture Program. Her passion lies in the landscape profession and in supporting and empowering others to achieve their full potential.

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