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Business

UTV: The workhorse landscape contractors sometimes overlook

UTVs offer a lot of truck-like value in a compact unit, and landscape contractors should consider the purchase. Click for tips make the buying process easy.

June 14, 2016

Business

GPS leads police to stolen landscaping equipment

A Florida landscaping company was able to track more than $80,000 worth of stolen equipment to Miami, thanks to the GPS unit installed in the truck the thieves commandeered. At about 7 p.m. this past Sunday, video surveillance showed a group of men breaking into ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance & Design. The intruders cut a hole […]

October 1, 2015

Business

Landscaper crashes truck after bout of sneezing

A landscaping truck in South Harrison Township, New Jersey, wrecked when the driver had a bout of serious sneezing on Monday, Sept. 14. The truck, owned by T.J. Lawns and Landscapes, was loaded with mulch and towing a trailer full of other landscaping equipment. It went up an embankment when the driver lost control and […]

September 15, 2015

Landscaping equipment

Volvo compact excavator drops fuel use with new engine, auto idle

Volvo Construction Equipment has introduced its latest compact excavator, featuring an engine update and a new automatic idling system. The new EC20D is powered by a Volvo D0.9A Tier 4 Final engine, pushing 16.3 horsepower and boosting fuel efficiency by 10 percent when the machine is also equipped the optional auto engine shutdown feature. Further […]

June 18, 2015

Business

JCB adds Utah, Tennessee dealers

Peak JCB, an new JCB dealer in West Valley City, Utah, will offer a range of equipment including backhoe, track and wheel loaders, rough terrain forklifts, compactors, hydraulic excavators and skid steers. Founded as Thermo King Intermountain in 1944, Peak JCB also offers financing and servicing. JCB also welcomed Briggs Equipment to the company’s dealer […]

May 29, 2015

Design-Build

Thieves steal landscaping equipment, leave cash behind

Equipment is a tempting target for thieves, and landscaping equipment is no exception. Mowers alone make up nearly half of all stolen equipment, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, a non-profit that targets insurance fraud and tracks equipment theft. However, when burglars target your equipment yard, they don’t usually leave anything behind for the business owner. That’s […]

May 7, 2015

Business

Communities seek to limit use of loud landscaping equipment

As spring is welcomed in communities across the country, landscapers are ramping up their businesses. But the din of landscape equipment – from skid steers to leaf blowers – is the focus of some homeowners’ chagrin. In response, some communities have enacted restrictions or outright bans on landscaping equipment. In Scarsdale, New York, engine-driven power […]

April 8, 2015

Business

Landscaper Uses Cutting-Edge Method to Replace Fuel

One landscaper is using the sun in a cutting-edge and unique way. Madison Earth Care’s Bob Blundon started using solar energy at his home, but realized he could apply the same concept to his landscaping business, according to WTNH.

July 1, 2013

Design-Build

E15 Ethanol Ruling May Spark July 4th Fireworks

Decision expected this week in industry challenge to EPA E15 ethanol waiver. Video interview with industry leader regarding dangers of E15.

July 2, 2012

Business

Building a Future

A fun day draws a new generation to landscaping, pets we dig, five tips to improve your business and the reader tip of the month are featured.

May 1, 2012