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LiuGong names deputy general manager
LiuGong Construction Machinery has promoted Dan Collins to deputy general manager of global after sales support. In this newly created position, Collins will be responsible for heading all of LiuGong’s customer service in global after sales support. Collins has more than 26 years of experience in the equipment business. He has worked for brands including Caterpillar, […]
April 9, 2012
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Wabash National wins awards for supporting United Way
Wabash National received awards for supporting United Way of Greater Lafayette. The organization received a Merit Award for Best Practices and Michele Tyson, coordinator for Wabash National’s campaign, received United Way’s Employee Campaign Coordinator Award for increased awareness, participation and results from her efforts. Wabash National also supports other non-profits including Read to Succeed, Big […]
April 5, 2012
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Artistic Enthusiasm
With nature as his canvas, Sean Nutter has determination, passion and design savvy on his landscaping palette. Sean Nutter has determination, passion and design savvy on his landscaping palette. With nature as his canvas. Surrounded by swaying palm trees and a salt-laced breeze, Sean Nutter creates landscape masterpieces with strokes of opulence and splashes of floral color. “With my work, I’m creating an emotion for the client when they look at their property,” he says. “Whether it is excitement or feeling relaxed listening to a water feature, I make people want to live outside.”
April 2, 2012
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Survivor Story
With the recession forcing professionals to re-evaluate their business practices, one New Jersey landscaper went back to his law-enforcement roots and watched as his profits grew.
April 2, 2012
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John Deere to expand Iowa plant
John Deere will expand its Ankeny, Iowa, facility to add a new production line to build self-propelled sprayers. The $112.8 million expansion will add 300,000 square feet. The Moline, Illinois-based company plans to invest $35 million in construction costs for the project, along with $32.8 million in machinery and equipment and $45 million in research […]
April 2, 2012
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Toro, Ryan Companies build facility in Iowa
The Toro Company partnered with Ryan Companies to build a 450,000 square-foot distribution center in Des Moines, Iowa. Toro will lease the facility from Ryan once construction is completed later this year. At that point, Toro will transition distribution operations from its facilities in Lakeville, Minnesota, and Beatrice, New England, to the new facility, which will […]
March 31, 2012
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April is National Landscape Architecture Month
To recognize National Landscape Architecture Month in April, many landscape architects will host activities to celebrate the profession and explain how their work contributes to the public’s well-being. In keeping with this year’s theme, many events will demonstrate how green design can encourage healthy living. Some of the events throughout National Landscape Architecture Month include: […]
March 30, 2012
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Ground Guys offer franchise opportunities for retirees
The Ground Guys, through its parent company The Dwyer Group, looks to attract former law enforcement personnel and firefighters to the landscape industry. Statistics show that many law enforcement officers and firemen are often able to retire early, in their late 40s and early 50s. While some enjoy a retirement lifestyle, others choose to continue […]
March 29, 2012
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Excel Industries expands recycling efforts
Excel Industries partnered with Kansas Metals to dispose of or recycle products such as wood pallets, metal baskets, batteries, cardboard, office paper and scrap metal. The paint department of Excel, manufacturer of Hustler Turf Equipment and BigDog Mowers, is striving to reuse as much wash water as possible while fabrication sends out scrap steel for […]
March 28, 2012
Business
TrynEx International reaches 15-year milestone
TrynEx International, the manufacturer of SnowEx, TurfEx and SweepEx product lines, celebrated its 15-year anniversary on March 2. Established in 1997, TrynEx was formed from a small lawn care and snow removal company. TrynEx has made multiple breakthroughs in its 15 years, including offering the first spreader with a roto-molded polyethylene hopper, developing the first […]
March 27, 2012
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First Lady meets with Project EverGreen
Project EverGreen was on the frontlines of a recent roundtable discussion with First Lady Michelle Obama about how communities can better support military families in the United States. The organization’s GreenCare for Troops program was invited to participate in a discussion with the first lady March 16 in the Twin Cities along with a handful […]
March 22, 2012
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Schiller’s Wisconsin facility reaches safety milestone
Schiller Grounds Care reached four million man-hours (took nearly 12 years) without a lost time injury at its Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, facility. Liberty Mutual Group awarded Schiller its Silver Safety Excellence Award. Key elements of Schiller’s safety program are (1) near miss, where employees identify leading indicators by documenting incident potential in the workplace; (2) […]
March 21, 2012
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Stihl appoints vice president of finance
Stihl named Bjoern Fischer as the vice president of finance. In addition to overseeing the financial operations, Fischer will also handle the human resources and information services department. Fischer will replace Karl Angler, who will move to Stihl headquarters in Germany as the executive board member for finance, comptrolling, information systems and services for the […]
March 20, 2012
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John Deere Turf Care named ‘Environmental Steward’
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources recognized John Deere Turf Care in Fuquay-Varina as a 2011 Environmental Steward. The state’s Environmental Stewardship Initiative, designed to promote and encourage superior environmental performance by North Carolina’s regulated community, began in 2002. An “Environmental Steward” is an organization that has demonstrated environmental leadership through its commitment to […]
March 16, 2012
Business
Students to learn green industry during career days
More than 770 students from 58 colleges will come together a Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, for the 36th annual Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Student Career Days on March 22-25. The event includes competitions, networking and career development opportunities for students enrolled in green industry programs at two- and four-year colleges and universities. Sponsors […]
March 15, 2012
Business
Finn adds Flint Equipment as full-service dealer
Finn, manufacturer of landscape and erosion control equipment, added Flint Equipment as a full-service dealer of its HydroSeeders, Bark Blowers, Straw Blowers and MTS equipment for South Carolina and Georgia. Flint Equipment has twenty locations throughout the Southeast, and will sell, service and rent Finn equipment from each of its locations in South Carolina and […]
March 14, 2012
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Equipment operators battle it out on Discovery
It’s heavy equipment like you’ve never seen it before in Discovery’s newest competition series, Machines of Glory. In each episode, three crews of the highest-skilled machine operators will battle it out to determine who emerges as kings and queens of the construction jobsite. The show will premiere this month. Tested in three areas of ability – […]
March 13, 2012
Business
GXi Outdoor Power appoints senior vp of sales
GXi Outdoor Power named Tom Dillon as the company’s senior vice president of sales. Dillon spent the past 10 years working at Lowe’s Home Improvement corporate headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. Dillon will direct all sales activities for GXi’s full line of outdoor power equipment, including Stanley, DEK, Beast and private labels for DIY, commercial […]
March 12, 2012
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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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