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Business

Win $500 or Trip to Smart Irrigation Show By Saving Water

Rain Bird has launched a new initiative to educate irrigation professionals and homeowners about water saving. “Project PRS” is part of Smart Irrigation Month and is educating individuals about water-saving benefits of pressure-regulating irrigation system components.

July 10, 2013

Design-Build

6 principles of lighting water features

Whether it’s a three-tiered fountain, a rambling stream or a spectacular waterfall, lighting shows off water’s magical qualities after dark. But you can’t just install a spotlight and call it a day.

June 18, 2013

Business

New Holland Skid Steers Hit Tier 4

New Holland is keeping customers and the environment on the top of its list. New Holland Construction marketing functions in North America have been integrated into New Holland Agriculture’s new Pro Work Tools marketing segment group.

June 10, 2013

Business

Toro Improves Traction with Stand-On Mower

The Toro GrandStand product line line features the seven-gauge steel Turbo Force deck. The mower also includes a wide stance and wide-drive tires to help with traction, and a contoured platform allows for operators to adjust body weight easier.

May 22, 2013

Business

Estimating, Invoicing App Now Available for iPhones

Joist has developed a free iPhone version of its Contractor Estimating and Invoicing Tool. The app allows contractors to build on-site estimates for clients, send invoices by email, record payments on the spots and manage projects from any location.

May 16, 2013

Business

Dream Big

While still attending college in 1998, Jason Cromley and Matt Seiler started up Hidden Creek Landscaping in Columbus, Ohio, equipped with little more than a pickup truck, some shovels and a simple business plan: dream big, work hard.

April 16, 2013

Business

Share Business Approach, Win with Belgard Hardscapes

Belgard Hardscapes has launched its Ultimate Contractor Contest running through May 15, 2013. Belgard challenges contractors across the country to share a new sales or marketing approach that will grow their business in 2013. Submissions will be accepted through May 15 at Belgard.biz/ultimate.

March 19, 2013

Business

John Deere’s Compact Excavators Have Improved Cabs

The John Deere 50G and 60G Compact Excavators are the newest models to join the G-Series line after the introduction of the 35G at World of Concrete 2013.

March 11, 2013

Business

Operator Comfort Takes Center Stage

You arrive early on the jobsite, ready to go to work. You open the door on the enclosed cab of your new compact loader and climb in through the roomy opening. You put your coffee in the cup holder. Someone with shorter legs than yours was running the loader yesterday afternoon, so you quickly adjust the seat to fit your larger frame.

February 19, 2013

Business

John Deere Reveals 35G Compact Excavator

John Deere has introduced a 35G Compact Excavator. A smaller, nimbler cousin to John Deere’s G-Series excavators, the 35G is designed for rental, commercial/residential building, landscaping, underground and site development, and offers a Final Tier 4 engine, without the need for an after treatment device.

February 14, 2013

Landscaping equipment

Wheels or tracks? Let the jobsite be the judge.

Let the job site be the judge of whether to use wheels or tracks. In the battle between choosing tires or tracks, landscapers should let their projects cast the determining vote on which would be the best fit for their fleet.

February 8, 2013

Business

Educating Potential Snow Plowing Clients

Before long, those colorful leaves on the ground will be replaced by snow. If you choose to hire a contractor to plow your driveway this winter, make sure you get your money’s worth and the level of service you expect.

November 14, 2012