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McKinney Capital Adds to Landscaping Portfolio

McKinney Capital is growing its presence in the landscaping arena. Before the end of 2012, the Birmingham-based private equity group said it bought Grounds Unlimited, which ranked fourth on our most recent list of Birmingham’s largest landscaping firms, and merged Memphis, Tenn.-based Environmental Landscape Services with another landscaping business the firm already owns.

January 14, 2013

Landscape Workshop

Prep Grass for Spring

The new year is here – and to ensure you and your lawn are prepared for the upcoming year, Grass Seed USA and other natural-turf specialists have come together to develop an easy 12-month lawn-care plan to help guide your lawn maintenance throughout 2013.

January 14, 2013

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EIA Predicts Strong Ethanol Rebound in 2014

On Jan. 8, the U.S. Energy Information Administration released the January issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, which is the first to include forecasts for 2014. The EIA’s analysis predicts that ethanol production will rebound, beginning in the second half of 2013.

January 11, 2013

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NDS Announces Acquisition

NDS has announced the acquisition of KBI’s PVC and related plastic product lines including fittings, unions, couplings, swing joints, risers, valves, tools and drains.

January 11, 2013

Native Neighborhood

“Xeriscaping is increasing through our neighborhood like a slow-moving wave,” according to Lionel Johnstone of Sunset Palisades development in Shell Beach.

January 11, 2013

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PLANET Student Career Days

The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) has announced that registration is open for companies that want attend the largest recruiting event in the industry. PLANET Student Career Days (SCD)—The National Collegiate Landscape Competition—will take place March 7–10, 2013, at Auburn University, in Auburn, Ala.

January 10, 2013

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Consultant Predicts Rental Industry to Surpass $32 billion

In the February issue of RER magazine, industry consultant Frank Manfredi says the U.S. equipment rental industry will surpass $32 billion in 2013, an increase of 16 percent over 2012.

January 10, 2013

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Takeuchi Brings TS Series to North America

Takeuchi now offers its TS Series skid steer loaders in North America. The series ranges in operating weight from 6,500 to 8,600 pounds and has a rated operating capacity ranging from 1,500 to 3,000 pounds.

January 10, 2013

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Billy Goat Enhances Overseeder

Billy Goat Industry’s newly enhanced OS901SPS includes a new blade design that reduces thatch and improves blade life due to its sharpened leading edge and attack angle combined with a new foot actuated height adjust that raises and lowers the reel effortlessly and provides more blade depth.

January 9, 2013

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Live Project Status

Dassault Systèmes has launched the “Lean Construction,” an industry solution experience for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry that empowers companies to take advantage of collaborative project management and execution.

January 9, 2013

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Greenest Street in America

A streetscape that includes natural landscaping, bicycle lanes, wind powered lighting, storm water diversion for irrigation, drought-resistant native plants and innovative “smog-eating” concrete has earned Cermak road in Chicago the title of “greenest Street in America” according to the Chicago Department of Transport (CDOT).

January 9, 2013

Phase 1 has eliminated the use of potable water for any landscape irrigation (Image: CDOT)

The Art of Landscaping

Our Landscapers of the Year used their business savvy and love of landscaping to create a thriving company. When sisters Nancy Marshall and Becky Whitacre grew up working for their parents’ landscaping business, making a mistake was not an option, and the word “can’t” was not acceptable.

January 9, 2013

(Above) Their 1-1/2-acre perennial area is organized in alphabetical order to easily pull orders. (Here) The landscapers used diverse plant and stone materials, as well as undulating beds, on this project.

What Does Construction Growth Mean for Economy?

A new report from the Washington Post calls the construction industry one of the “bright spots” in the recovering labor market, noting that the industry’s addition of 30,000 jobs in December accounted for one-fifth of all jobs added in the U.S. that month.

January 8, 2013

Construction Jobs

B3C Fuel Solutions Partners with Australian Distributor

B3C Fuel Solutions has partnered with Roy Gripske & Sons Pty Ltd, the Australian distributor for Bushranger, Maruyama, Craftsman and Hustler Commercial Outdoor Power Equipment.

January 8, 2013

Get Plant Data on Phone, Tablet

Parrot, the company behind the popular AR. Drone quadcopter — has revealed a prototype of its not-yet-launched Flower Power smart gardening gadget, which allows users to get data in real time about how to best care for plants, flowers and your lawn.

January 8, 2013

Smalls Landscaping Named 2013 Landscaper of the Year

Business partners and sisters Nancy Marshall and Becky Whitacre, owners of Smalls Landscaping in Valparaiso, Indiana, were named the 2013 Landscaper of the Year by Total Landscape Care magazine.

January 8, 2013

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What the Experts are Saying

Here’s what got these pros through the recession. While on the Landscaper of the Year cruise in the Bahamas, we asked the 2013 finalists and winners what helped their business survive and thrive this past year. Here’s what they had to say.

January 8, 2013

Landscaper of the Year finalists, including Jason Cromley (shown here), listen to a variety of landscaping success stories.

Weed Man Ranked No. 1

For a second year in a row, Weed Man USA has earned the number one spot in the lawn care category for Entrepreneur magazine’s annual Franchise 500.

January 7, 2013

Customized Lawn Care Programs For Your Home

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Echo demonstrates new battery-powered landscaping equipment at 2026 Power-On-Athon outdoor event

Total Landscape Care's coverage moving to EquipmentWorld.com

On Oct. 1, Fusable will cease production of Total Landscape Care as a stand-alone website and newsletter and will migrate the brand’s existing coverage of the landscaping industry to sister brand Equipment World.

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John Deere refines Z700 ZTrak Mower lineup

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Kress expands autonomous mowing lineup with new 60-inch Voyager

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The TurfMutt Foundation’s signature events set for Equip Expo 2026

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Vanquish vegetation: Brush cutters for skid steers and compact track loaders

The Attachments Idea Book

Landscapers use a variety of attachments for doing everything from snow removal to jobsite cleanup, and regardless of how often they are used, every landscaper has a favorite attachment.

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