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Case recognizes Creekside Lawnscapes for community project
Case Construction named Creekside Lawnscapes, in Marilla, New York, the March winner of the Case Community Challenge, which recognizes contractors who support their local communities with service projects. Case honored Creekside Lawnscapes for installating underground power cables to provide upgraded electrical service throughout Camp Greene, which is used by the New York District Royal Rangers […]
June 20, 2011
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Finn adds full-line dealers for product lines
Finn Corporation, a manufacturer of landscape and erosion control equipment, added several full-line dealers for its HydroSeeders, Bark Blowers, Straw Blowers, MTS, Finn Consumables and Tru-Mulch material and product lines. The dealership arrangements are effective immediately and encompass Finn equipment sales, rentals, service and parts. Road Machinery, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, is now the Finn […]
June 18, 2011
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Cat to open manufacturing facility in Thailand
Caterpillar plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Thailand to produce medium track-type tractors. Construction will begin on the new factory in 2011, with production scheduled to begin in late 2013. The 430,000-square-foot factory will be built on the Hemaraj Rayong Industrial Land in Rayong Province. The facility will increase the global production of […]
June 17, 2011
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OPEI announces TurfMutt contest winner
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute Education and Research Foundation and Discovery Education awarded Deborah Icard’s fourth grade class at Cloverleaf Elementary School in Statesville, North Carolina, with the grand prize from the TurfMutt “Landscapes Across America.” The national contest challenged third to fifth grade students with showcasing their school’s unique local landscape and the environmental […]
June 16, 2011
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ZamRay relaunches website
ZamRay.com redesigned their website to be faster and simpler to use. ZamRay, a site where contractors can go to buy and sell surplus material and equipment, listened to visitor feedback and worked on their new site – critiquing everything from placing an ad to advanced search capabilities. Current users are asked to re-register on the new site.
June 15, 2011
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White House approves E15 gas pump label
The White House signed off on a gasoline pump label that would warn people when they are going to use gasoline with a fuel blended with a higher rate of ethanol. With the new label, E15 gas could be available everywhere by the end of September. In January, the Environmental Protection Agency raised ethanol levels […]
June 13, 2011
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Bobcat offers replacement rubber track patterns
Bobcat introduced new replacement rubber track patterns for Bobcat compact track loaders, compact excavators and mini track loaders. The company also has tread designs for a variety of applications. The new EarthForce by Bobcat H-pattern rubber tracks are a multiple-application choice for compact track loaders. The innovative H-pattern lug design features a pyramid structure for […]
June 10, 2011
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Underhill names new master stocking distributor
Underhill International named Atlantic Irrigation Specialties, which serves the East Coast with 27 branches from Connecticut to Georgia, as a master stocking distributor for Underhill. Atlantic has represented major irrigation and landscape lighting manufacturers for more than 25 years and offers products for residential, commercial and golf course installations. Underhill International offers a full range […]
June 9, 2011
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Landscapers are still feeling the pain at the pump
Although gas prices have dropped in some locations, landscapers are still feeling the strain from the increased price of fuel, with the national average being $1.06 above the price this time last year. The high fuel prices are driving some landscapers to consider implementing a fuel surcharge, something Mike Whiting of Affordable Landscaping and Lawn […]
June 7, 2011
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Grasshopper awards MidMount mower as part of sweepstakes
The Grasshopper Company awarded Gayle Potleicki of Zoar, Ohio, a new Grasshopper 120L-48 MidMount mower as a part of the its “Grassterpiece” sweepstakes. The company presented Potleicki with the mower at the historic Zoar School Inn Bed and Breakfast, which she owns with her husband Joe. Grasshopper’s distributor, Superior Implement & Supply Company in Greensville, […]
June 6, 2011
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4 marketing strategies to increase your client base and awareness
Increase your client base and awareness of your business by focusing on these 4 strategies. Implementing a successful marketing and public relations plan for your company doesn’t necessarily require major outside help, but it does require strategic thinking.
June 4, 2011
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New Beginning, No Looking Back
How changing his business model propelled Gene Ebertowski Jr. ahead of the competition.
June 4, 2011
Business
Vast Enterprises receives Sustainability Award
Vast Enterprises received an inaugural leadership in Sustainability Award from the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Green Building Council – Minnesota Chapter (USGBC-Minnesota). Vast Enterprises, which manufacturers paver bricks in an eco-friendly composite of recycled materials, was honored for “Best Green Market Development.” This award honors an organization whose market focus on […]
May 26, 2011
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Horizon Distributors expands into Florida, Caribbean
Horizon Distributors, a full-service distributor of landscape and irrigation products, expanded into the Florida market with the acquiring of certain aspects of the Kilpatrick companies. Kilpatrick is a Boynton Beach-based distributor of landscape and irrigation products and provider of equipment services with sales throughout South Florida and the Caribbean Basin. This marks the second acquisition […]
May 23, 2011
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SP Systems appoints A.M. Leonard as distributor
SP Systems, a manufacturer of professional landscape, agricultural and construction sprayers, appointed A.M. Leonard as an SP Systems Parts Distributor Center. A.M. Leonard has been in the horticultural trade since 1885, and the company now owns and operates a distribution facility of more than 100,000 square feet with more than 100 employees. Orders received by A.M. […]
May 13, 2011
Business
Belden Brick gets ISO 14001 Certification
The Belden Brick Company is the first manufacturer of brick products to receive ISO 14001 Certification, the company says. The certification is given to businesses that show environmental responsibility through compliance with government regulations. The entire process took about a year once Belden Brick decided to pursue ISO 14001 Certification. A team of third party […]
May 12, 2011
Business
Hydro-Scape Products thanks customers with appreciation days
To thank their customers for more than 35 years of business, Hydro-Scape Products will have customer appreciation days at various locations in May. Product specials will be offered each Customer Appreciation Day, and a host of vendors will be on site to answer customer questions. Hydro-Scape will also provide lunch. The appreciation days will be […]
May 11, 2011
Business
Finn Corporation updates website
Finn Corporation, a manufacturer of landscape and erosion control equipment, re-launched finncorp.com with an innovative look at Finn equipment and material lines. The updated website incorporates instructive information, as well as improved navigation. The website also includes a section that is exclusive to the Finn equipment and parts dealers. This “login only” area is a […]
May 10, 2011
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