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Tierra Verde Landscape reels in 5 CLCA awards

For the 13th consecutive year, the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA), Orange County Chapter recognized Tierra Verde Landscape for excellence, granting it five awards. The company received awards in three categories at the CLCA’s Annual Beautification Awards Program, held at the Mission Viejo Country Club in Mission Viejo, Calif. “We are proud to be honored […]

Valent tags two new territory managers

Valent Professional Products welcomed Jim Crockett and Nancy Voorhees as territory managers for the company’s Southeastern and Western regions, respectively. “Jim and Nancy have a vast amount of experience in the turf and ornamental markets and are intimately familiar with their designated regions,” said Mike Riffle, Ph.D., national sales and market development manager for Valent. […]

Canete tasked with managing Super Bowl snow removal

Canete Snow Management of Wayne, N.J., was awarded a five-year contract to manage the snow removal at MetLife Stadium located in Secaucus, N.J., home to the New York Giants, New York Jets and the 2014 Super Bowl. The contract requires 843 workers to remove all the snow from the inside of the stadium. The snow […]

Gas leaf blower ban proposed in Sonoma, Calif.

A proposed gas leaf blower ban in Sonoma, Calif., could increase costs for landscaping services. If passed, the ordinance would make Sonoma, a city of 10,000, one of very few in the nation to ban gas-powered blowers. A few landscape business owners are speaking out against ban. “You suddenly give me a task that’s going […]

Ariens celebrates 80th anniversary, generations of employees

Ariens Co., based in Brillion, Wis., hosted a jubilee of generations Friday in celebration of its 80th anniversary and in commemoration of 16 families that have worked for the company for three or more generations. “To find a nice little area like a small town in Wisconsin where we have hard-working people interested in what […]

CSI adds facility for finished goods

Control Solutions (CSI) is expanding its 14-acre campus in Pasadena, Calif., with a $5.5 million investment into a 120,000-square-feet facility. The space will be used primarily for finished goods storage, said Chuck Sutton, CSI’s director of operations. CSI manufacturers Quali-Pro turf and ornamental pesticide products. CSI broke ground on the facility in July and expects […]

Lambert’s wins TNLA gold award

Lambert Landscape Co. won a gold award from the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association (TNLA) for the residential installation of a Dallas garden, capping the fourth year Lambert’s won gold. Paul Fields, Lambert’s president and senior designer on the project, said the context for the winning landscape was to provide a series of garden rooms […]

Schedule 2 Win details daily business profits

More than half of small to medium sized businesses fail after their five-year mark, according to a recent study by Entrepreneur Weekly, Small Business Development Center, Bradley University and University of Tennessee. Schedule 2 Win may help combat that trend. It’s a cloud-based business tool that helps small to medium sized businesses make important decisions […]

Industry veteran set to retire from TruGreen

Norman Goldenberg will retire from TruGreen, as senior vice president of government affairs and industry relations, by the end of the year. “Norm has been a great partner for TruGreen over the past 23 years,” said David Alexander, president of TruGreen. “We are grateful for all his contributions to not only TruGreen, but the industry […]

John Deere adds North Dakota college to C&F Tech

In partnership with RDO Equipment Co., John Deere expanded its Construction & Forestry Technician (C&F Tech) initiative to include North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) in Wahpeton, N.D. The C&F Tech program is a partnership between John Deere, its dealers and select community colleges across the country. Deere dealers sponsor students to earn an […]

TPI elects officers, board members

Turfgrass Producers International held officer and board of trustees elections at its annual business meeting, held in Chicago July 24. Three members were designated to fill the positions of president, vice president and secretary-treasurer, while two members were selected to serve on the board of trustees. Those elected to office include: Bob Weerts, owner of […]

California OKs the use of 2 Bayer herbicides

Two Bayer Environmental Science herbicides have been approved for use in California: SpecticleFLO and Celsius. “We’re pleased to help turf managers in California simplify operations and grow their businesses with the latest technology in pre- and post-emergent weed control,” said Jeff Michel, herbicide business manager for Bayer’s turf and ornamentals business. “Specticle FLO’s long-term residual requires […]

Dow program dishes out cash rebates

Dow AgroSciences’ 2013-14 Power of MORE rebate program kicked off Sept. 1. “The Power of MORE program is easy to understand. The more you purchase, the more you earn,” said Andy Kaler, product manager of Dow AgroSciences Turf & Ornamental. “Customers can purchase the products they need when they need them and collect their earnings […]

United Turf Alliance adds Chattahoochee Turf Products

Chattahoochee Turf Products, based in Cobb, Ga., joined United Turf Alliance (UTA) in an ownership position. Owned by Roger and Susan Myers, Chattahoochee Turf Products has been an independent dealer partner of UTA for three years, mainly distributing in Georgia. In its new position, the company will expand into Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and the Florida […]

U.S. Lawns rebranded with new colors, logo, tagline

U.S. Lawns President Ken Hutcheson unveiled the rebranding of U.S. Lawns to franchisees at its annual conference in Baltimore. The rebrand includes updated colors, logo, uniforms, fleet design, collateral, website, newly defined brand DNA as well as a new tagline, “Your Turf. Our Lawn.” “Our conference theme ‘It’s Time’ was chosen carefully in preparation for […]

ASLA reinforces health benefits of nature with new online guide

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) introduced a new online guide that restores the notion that nature is good for us, alluding to the long- and short-term mental and physical health benefits of spending time outside. “We created this guide to expand public awareness about the benefits of green spaces, as well as to […]

Davey ranks in top 20 on Employee Ownership 100 list

The Davey Tree Expert Co. is among the top 20 largest employee-owned companies in the U.S., according to data from the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO). Furthermore, the NCEO estimates Davey is the fifth largest 100 percent employee-owned company in the U.S. on the Employee Ownership 100 list. The list is compiled annually by […]

ValleyCrest executive team gains Gareth Asten

ValleyCrest Landscape Cos. welcomed Gareth Asten to its executive team as the Calabasas, Calif.-based firm’s executive vice president and CFO. “ValleyCrest’s market leadership is impressive; the opportunity to have a hand in shepherding that continued success is an attractive one,” Asten said. “ValleyCrest is a company with a storied history and a promising future. I’m […]

2014 Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show to be held Jan. 8-10

The 2014 Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) will be held Jan. 8-10 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore. Online registration will open on Sept. 17. “MANTS is a unique event which cultivates business-to-business interaction and networking,” said Vanessa Finney, MANTS executive vice president. “Green Industry companies come to MANTS because it is strictly business-to-business—all […]

WESTERN awards plow to Dreamscapes Landscaping

Gary Benson of Dreamscapes Landscaping in Buffalo, N.Y., won a WESTERN PILE DRIVER, a heavy-duty containment plow, as part of WESTERN’s 5 Plow Giveaway sweepstakes. To celebrate its newly expanded line of snowplows, the WESTERN 5 Plow Giveaway awards one plow per month August through December. The September giveaway is the Half-Ton Snowplow (HTS), a […]

Toro expands Minnesota headquarters

Toro broke ground on a $25 million expansion in Bloomington, Minn., an area the company has called home for more than 50 years. The project begins the process of expanding the company’s product development and test capacities. “We are investing in our Bloomington facility to enable our businesses to continue to meet the needs of […]

Bobcat selects Iowa couple as Create and Conserve contest winner

Jay and Samantha Prier’s 120-acre property in Mondamin, Iowa, will receive quite a transformation this month as part of the Create and Conserve habitat contest. The couple was selected as the winner of the contest by Bobcat Co. and Rick and Julie Krueter, cohosts of “Beyond the Hunt” on the Outdoor Channel. “My wife and […]

Greg Schwem to kick off Green Industry Conference

The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) tagged Greg Schwem as the keynote speaker for the Green Industry Conference (GIC). Proclaimed as the “king of the hill in the growing world of corporate comedy” by the Chicago Tribune, Schwem takes a humorous and insightful look at the 21st century workplace and the challenges of maintaining a work-life […]

PLANET delivers 2013 Safety Benchmark Report

The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) released its updated Safety Benchmark Report. The 2013 report analyzes safety data from 2010 to 2012. It provides analysis of the safety practices of, among other industry companies, PLANET members and Safety Training Achieves Remarkable Success (STARS) safe company members. Results are presented in tables and graphs, designed to provide […]

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