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Blower bans bode well for Stihl’s battery-powered line of landscape equipment
Leaf blower bans may bolster equipment sales by companies such as Stihl and Husqvarna, both leading the way in battery technology. Click to read more.
June 10, 2016
Stihl says its professional backpack battery delivers gas-powered performance. Photo: Stihl
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Cat to facilitate app development as it prepares to launch new phone
The Caterpillar S60 smartphone is set to create thermal images, video, panoramas, and facilitate app development with a software kit. Click to read more.
June 8, 2016
The S60 (seen here) is only the latest in Caterpillar’s rugged smartphone lineup, which included the launch of the S50, S40 and S50c in the last year alone. Photo: Caterpillar
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Landscaper receives record-breaking settlement following accident
A former Pennsylvania landscaper will receive a record $26.55 million from ServiceMaster and TruGreen following an accident. Click for more on the settlement.
June 8, 2016
David Williams before and after his accident in 2011. Photo: Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, P.C.
Landscaping equipment
Product roundup: CarryCat designed for landscapers’ hand tools
Husqvarna adds three new Automower lawn mowers and Earth & Turf Products’ new “CarryCat” tool carrier is just for landscape contractors. Click to read more.
June 7, 2016
The new “CarryCat” tool carrier from Earth & Turf Products is designed to fit three-point hitches of compact tractors. Photo: Earth & Turf Products
Business
Burglars steal equipment from nursery, return for more
A group of thieves made off with about $100,000 in equipment, including a truck, trailer and Kubota, after breaking into a Florida, nursery. Click to read more.
June 7, 2016
Footage from surveillance cameras show the thieves taking their time.
Business
News roundup: JCB ships record number of machines to U.S.
Hydro-Flo technology is added to the Belgard branded product line and JCB has another record-breaking single vessel shipment. Click to read more landscaping news.
June 7, 2016
JCB recently received its largest-ever shipment of machines into the port of Savannah, Georgia, from the company’s U.K. manufacturing facility. Over 400 JCB machines worth approximately $35 million arrived via the ship “Tugela.” Photo: JCB
Business
Landscape people: OPEI appoints new director of standards
OPEI has a new director of standards, New Holland hired a brand marketing manager, and PBI-Gordon Corp. has added a new market development manager. Click to read more.
June 6, 2016
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News roundup: Copperhead bites landscaper who reached for it
A landscaper suffers a copperhead snake bite while another rescues a woman from a fire in her home. Click for more of the week's news in landscaping.
June 3, 2016
Copperheads are known for biting more people in the U.S. than any other species, but their venom is the least toxic so deaths are rare. Photo: Cherokee County Fire Department
Business
New landplane attachment expands Bobcat 3650 UTV offering
Bobcat Co. has introduced a 62-inch landplane attachment for 2015 models of its 3650 utility task vehicle (UTV). Click to see what else this landscaping tool can do.
June 3, 2016
Options for the new landplane include a bolt-on screen to help break up soil clods, aerate and remove debris. Photo: Bobcat
Business
Product roundup: Allura touts fiber cement material for decks
Case Construction Equipment makes an announcement, and Paladin Attachments expands its Bradco Pallet Fork line. Click to read the details on these and other brands.
June 2, 2016
The fiber cement material never needs to be painted or stained, the manufacturer says. Photo: Allura
Business
Overland Carts broadens lineup of battery-powered wheelbarrows
Overland Carts has a new commercial grade electric wheelbarrow that is powered by a Kohler engine, the PowerTrak 1100 has a hydraulic power dump option as well.
June 1, 2016
The Granite PowerTrak 1100 gas-powered wheelbarrow has a 10-cubic-foot hopper and will haul up to 1,100 pounds. Photo: Granite Industries
Business
Sika introduces quick-setting material to secure posts easily
Sika Post Fix is a tool landscapers can use, boasting a two-part, pre-proportioned polyurethane resin that, when mixed, produces an expanding foam. Click for more.
May 31, 2016
The position of the post may be adjusted for up to 10 seconds after the material has been poured into the hole. Photo: Sika
Business
Eight steps to keep your landscape workers safe in the heat
Every year, thousands of workers become ill from working in the heat, and some even die. Here are tips to keep workers safe this summer. Click to read more.
May 30, 2016
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StrongArm exoskeletons aim to eliminate back injuries in construction
StrongArm Technologies says their ErgoSkeleton braces are designed for anyone who does a lot of bending and carrying heavy loads -- from construction workers to athletes.
May 30, 2016
The V22 is a lift assist device that is designed to promote pivoting, knee bending and better body mechanics. Photo: StrongArm Technologies
Business
Michigan entrepreneur introduces ‘World’s Toughest Coffee Maker’
Jim Doan, an entrepreneur in Michigan, has designed a rugged “K-cup” coffee brewer, launching his CoffeeBoxx on Kickstarter. Click tor read more.
May 30, 2016
The developer of the coffee maker says it was designed with construction workers in mind. Photo: OXX
Business
News roundup: Americans look forward to doing own yardwork
Gas is at the lowest average price just before Memorial Day weekend since 2009, and homeowners are looking forward to summer yard work. Click to read more.
May 27, 2016
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John Deere sweetens warranty on commercial worksite products
John Deere has extended the machine warranty on its entire commercial worksite products line to one-year, unlimited hour, full machine warranty. Click for details.
May 27, 2016
The new warranty will be automatically applied to machines in John Deere’s commercial worksite products line, such as the G-Series compact track loader seen here, until October 2016. Photo: John Deere
Business
Landscaping worker’s death brings state penalty of $3,850
A Hilton Head Island landscaping company has been ordered to pay up after the death of an employee last year. Click to read more on serious violations reported.
May 25, 2016
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