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NALP tags board president, VP of sales

The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) elected Scott Jamieson president of the board of directors and Scott Lindley vice president of sales and marketing. Jamieson is the vice president of Bartlett Tree Experts, where he leads the company’s national recruiting and corporate partnership efforts. In addition, he heads the Bartlett Inventory Solutions team and […]

Cool Planet releases CoolTerra soil amendment

Cool Planet released its CoolTerra soil amendment, which helps reduce water by up to 50 percent, says the company. According to Cool Planet, CoolTerra retains water and nutrients at a plant’s roots, resulting in increased density, more resilient health and decreased nitrate runoff. A highly porous product, CoolTerra has a half-life of more than 450 […]

EP Henry incorporates 3D software for products

EP Henry’s pavers and wall products can now be viewed and used to create 3D landscape renderings in Idea Spectrum’s Realtime Landscaping Software. According to the company, a number of its products will be available on all three versions of the software, which includes Realtime Landscaping Plus, Realtime Landscaping Pro and Realtime Landscaping Architect. “A […]

Reelcraft rolls out turf care trailer

Reelcraft rolled out its turf care trailer, which is designed for grounds maintenance applications requiring hoses with up to 1-in. inner diameters and are up to 100 ft. long. The company’s updated Series 37000 hose reels are designed to fit on the turf care trailer. According to Reelcraft, the new reel design helps to eliminate […]

SIMA offers certificates for training program completion

The Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA), an ANSI Accredited Program Certificate Issuer, is now offering certificates for any individual who completes one or more of the four courses of its Advanced Snow Management (ASM) training program. The ASM training program includes four courses: core principals, plowing operations, sidewalk operations and ice management. In addition, […]

WSDA certifies Growth Products pH Reducer

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) certified Growth Products’ pH Reducer as a registered material for use in organic agriculture. The product is now included on the list of products the WSDA has determined comply with the National Organic Standards. According to the company, the pH Reducer is a 100 percent organic citric acid […]

Morbark expands Boxer, Tree Care Products dealer networks

Morbark added eight new dealers for its Boxer line of compact utility loaders and two new dealers for its Morbark Tree Care Products line. The eight most recent Boxer distributors include AB Hydraulics in Carencro, La.; Best Line Equipment, with three Pennsylvania locations carrying Morbark equipment and one location carrying Boxer equipment; Elk Grove Power […]

Ep. 128: Back to design school

We are going back to design school with Susan Cohan, Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) landscape designer and adjunct professor. We are broadcasting live from the design studio at the Gold LEED Certified Landscape Horticultural Technology Building at the County College of Morris (CCM) in Randolph, NJ. Listen in as Cohan, principal of Susan […]

JCB donates backhoe loaders, generators for Nepal relief efforts

JCB donated around $1 million worth of backhoe loaders and electrical power generators to support earthquake relief efforts in Nepal. Ten backhoe loaders were made available immediately to the Nepalese Army from the company’s dealer, MAW Enterprises, in Nepal. The generators were supplied from JCB India’s factory in Delhi. “It is shocking to see the […]

Koch Agronomic Services implements new brand name

Koch Agronomic Services created a brand name dedicated to serving its customers in the turf and ornamental markets. The new name, Koch Turf & Ornamental, focuses on developing solutions for the golf, lawn care, ornamental and turf markets. “Turf and ornamental is an industry with its own unique set of opportunities and challenges,” said Tim […]

ASV rolls out three new compact track loaders

ASV added three new compact track loaders to its relaunched Posi-Track line: the RT-30, RT-60 and RT-110. The 48-in. wide RT-30 is the smallest ride-on sub-compact track loader available today, with an operating weight of 3,600 lbs., says the company. The RT-30 comes equipped with a 3-cylinder Perkins 32.7 hp diesel engine and was designed […]

Weathermatic dubs Morris chairman of the board

The Weathermatic board of directors elected Malcolm Morris as the chairman of the board. Morris currently serves as chairman of Stewart Title Guaranty Company and vice chairman of Stewart Information Services Corp. He is a member and fellow of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas and the Houston Bar Association. Morris […]

Roll Call editor-in-chief to speak at NALP Legislative Day on the Hill

Christina Bellantoni, editor-in-chief of Roll Call and former political editor for the PBS NewsHouse, will deliver the keynote speech at the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) Legislative Day on the Hill July 20 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Va. Bellantoni also served as association politics editor at Roll Call, where […]

Rain Bird’s Project PRS to continue water-saving efforts in 2015

Rain Bird’s Project PRS, an initiative launched in 2013 that aims to education irrigation contractors and their customers about the benefits of pressure-regulating irrigation technology, will continue its mission in 2015. “In 2013, Rain Bird’s Project PRS encouraged contractors to learn more about pressure regulating technology, install it at their customers’ sites, monitor the resulting […]

Dixie Chopper promotes Sentell to national sales manager

Dixie Chopper appointed Jason Sentell as national sales manager. Sentell previously worked as the company’s territory sales manager serving customers and dealers in western North and South Carolina. Prior to Dixie Chopper, Sentell was the director of sales and marketing for STEC Equipment. “I am very excited about my new role at Dixie Chopper and […]

Thorne receives NALP’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) elected Jeremy Thorne to win its 2015 Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Presented during the National Collegiate Landscape Competition, the award recognizes an entrepreneur under 30 years old who demonstrates spirit and initiative and serves as an example to students pursuing careers in the landscape industry. Thorne […]

Arborjet accepting applications for scholarship program

Arborjet is now accepting applications for its 2015 “Taking Root” Scholarship Program. Through the program, 10 graduating U.S. high school seniors will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to pursue a degree in forestry, plant sciences, horticulture, entomology, environmental science or a related major at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university. “Through Arborjet’s ‘Taking […]

Fleetmatics report correlates small businesses with economic health

Fleetmatics Group PLC released the second edition of its FleetBeat Report, an analysis of data points extracted from thousands of commercial fleets managed by the company over four years. According to the report, which was co-authored by Dr. Stephen Fuller, university professor and director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University, performance […]

Kohler engines to power select Hustler Raptor models

Kohler’s air-cooled, V-twin 7000 series engines will soon power Hustler Turf Equipment’s 42- and 54-in. Raptor models. The 7000 series engines feature Kohler’s Smart-Choke technology and include cast iron cylinder bores and dual-seal air filters. According to the company, the engines also have high-torque inertia drive starters, which allow for easy start-up of the mowers. […]

NAEDA survey ranks Echo and Shindaiwa at Gold Level Status

The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA)’s annual Manufacturer Relations Survey ranked Echo and Shindaiwa at Gold Level Status. The Gold Level Award recognizes manufacturers who have achieved high dealer ratings in categories such as product quality, technical support, parts availability, marketing and advertising support. A manufacturer’s level is determined by the results of dealer […]

Altoz announces spring promotion

Altoz launched its “Upgrade to Altoz” promotion, where customers can save up to $600 on select Altoz ZTR models and qualified customers can take advantage of zero percent financing through Sheffield Financial. “Having the ability to offer my customers incentives such as these is very important to my business,” said Cody Diederich of The Dock […]

Isuzu produces 20,000th N-Series gasoline truck

Isuzu produced its 20,000th gasoline N-Series truck at the Spartan Motors facility in Charlotte, Mich. According to the company, the Isuzu N-Series gas truck is the only gasoline-powered, low-cab-forward truck available in North America. “It hardly seems possible that it has already been four years since Spartan Motors began production of our gasoline-powered trucks, and […]

Houzz releases Q1 2015 Houzz Renovation Barometer

Houzz released its Q1 2015 Houzz Renovation Barometer, which tracks confidence in the home renovation market among industry professionals, including landscape specialists. The Barometer posted 11 to 15 percent gains in market confidence for architects, general contractors and design/build firms and 26 percent gains in market confidence for landscape and outdoor professionals. In addition, index […]

Honda Power Equipment reaches milestone

Honda Power Equipment reached a milestone by selling 40 million power products to domestic dealers and distributors since it began sales of outdoor power equipment in the U.S. in 1973. More specifically, the company celebrated the purchase of its 40 millionth product at Weingartz, a Honda Power Equipment dealer in Utica, Mich. “We have reached […]

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