Author: LM Staff

LM StaffAug 15, 2023

LAKES REGION, N.H.—The New Hampshire Landscape Association (NHLA) has teamed with Milton CAT to present a Build a Better Landscape Business workshop, encouraging landscapers from across the state to get out of trucks and into the classroom. Landscapers will be bringing their own company financials, while the workshop’s instructors, actual Top 100 landscape company contractors from […]

LM StaffFeb 27, 2023

RACINE, WIS.—Case Construction Equipment has entered an agreement with Sonsray Machinery of Los Angeles, under which Sonsray Machinery will acquire and operate 11 Case dealership branch office locations in California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Previously owned and operated by Case Power and Equipment, a subsidiary of CNH Construction Equipment, the Sonsray Machinery locations stretch from […]

LM StaffJul 30, 2018

WASHINGTON—The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) recently extended its popular Propane Mower Incentive Program through 2013, giving landscape contractors another full year to apply for more than $1 million in incentives toward the purchase of new propane-fueled commercial mowers or propane mower conversion kits. Applicants accepted into the program can receive either $1,000 toward […]

LM StaffJul 30, 2018

PHILADELPHIA—Lawn care professionals can maximize savings by stocking up on post-herbicides from FMC Professional Solutions during the winter months. Purchase one of seven FMC herbicide products between Jan. 15 and March 15, 2013, and earn sizable rebates plus bonuses based on purchasing levels. Qualifying products include Quicksilver, SquareOne, Dismiss, Dismiss South, Dismiss CA, Solitare and Blindside herbicides. […]

LM StaffJul 30, 2018

BUFFALO GROVE, ILL—The grand prize winner of Profile Products’ “Go PRO, Get Free Gear” giveaway is Tim Young, environmental manager with C.S. McCrossan, Maple Grove, Minn. He receives one pallet of ProMatrix Engineered Fiber Matrix (EFM) and two 50-degree spray nozzles—a prize package worth approximately $1,500. The “Go PRO, Get Free Gear” giveaway sought to […]

LM StaffJul 30, 2018

SUFFIELD, CONN.—Sharkmarx, an online marketplace that links buyers and sellers of landscape products, has launched a new procurement engine. “This is an exciting development for our industry,” says Co-founder George Beiter. “For the first time ever, landscape professionals are able to buy and sell landscape products over the Internet. This seems simple to most consumers, […]

LM StaffJul 30, 2018

WACO, TEXAS—The Grounds Guys landscape management franchise announced record franchise growth in 2012, expanding from 37 franchise locations at the end of 2011 to 94 one year later. The Grounds Guys offers a comprehensive range of grounds care and landscape management services to residential and commercial clients. Entrepreneur magazine recognized the franchise’s fast-track success by […]

LM StaffFeb 27, 2023

BURR RIDGE, ILL., and DAYTON, N.J.—Nufarm Americas has acquired Cleary Chemical Corp., a marketer of fungicides, insecticides and plant growth regulators (PGRs). The acquisition, which closed Dec. 31, 2012, will result in a significantly stronger product offering for Nufarm, which is currently the third-largest plant protection supplier in the turf and ornamental market. “We are […]

LM StaffJul 30, 2018

Jan Buberl explains the reorganization plans in a conversation during the recent Purdue Pest Management Conference in West Lafayette, Ind. Tom Hill, left, communications manager of BASF Specialty Products, chats with Jan Buberl. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.—BASF is merging its U.S. non-crop market segments and centralizing related operations in Research Triangle Park (RTP) by March 31. The […]

LM StaffNov 8, 2022

SAN MARCOS, CALIF.—The Apple iPad is one of the most coveted products on the market. With the Pro-Spray Challenge, Hunter Industries is offering an easy way to try and get a hold of one. In an effort to promote education about the recently expanded Pro-Spray line of pop-ups, Hunter is offering a chance to win […]

LM StaffJul 30, 2018

CARY, N.C.—Xonerate Herbicide from Arysta LifeScience North America is now approved for sales and distribution in the state of Florida. This is the 45th state to receive approval for the product. Specifically, Xonerate Herbicide now provides a solution to Florida’s turf and ornamental professionals that eliminates Poa annua on a variety of outdoor surfaces, including golf […]

LM StaffFeb 27, 2023

WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF.—NDS, an industry leader in storm water management, efficient irrigation and flow management solutions, has acquired KBI’s PVC and related plastic product lines including fittings, unions, couplings, swing joints, risers, valves, tools and drains. KBI will continue to manufacture, market, and sell its complete line of KBI plumbing products, including CPVC and metal […]

LM StaffFeb 27, 2023

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.—According to the Birmingham Business Journal, local private equity group McKinney Capital purchased Birmingham-based Grounds Unlimited and also merged Memphis, Tenn.-based Environmental Landscape Services with Landscape Workshop. While price was not disclosed, the Journal reports that McKinney plans to retain all of Grounds Unlimited’s more than 70 employees. Read the article in its entirety here.

LM StaffNov 9, 2023

WOODBURY, N.J.—The Mid-Atlantic Hardscaping Trade Show (MAHTS), the original and longest-running educational forum and trade show in North America for professionals in the hardscaping industry, will be held in two locations in 2013. Presented by EP Henry, a leading manufacturer of unit concrete products, MAHTS brings together construction and business skills training, industry certification, and […]

LM StaffNov 9, 2023

HERNDON, VA—The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) has opened registration for companies that want attend the largest recruiting event in the industry. PLANET Student Career Days (SCD)—The National Collegiate Landscape Competition—will take place March 7–10, 2013, at Auburn University, in Auburn, Ala. 2013 marks the 37th year for the event, which is the largest education and […]

LM StaffJul 30, 2018

WASHINGTON—According to the website SellMyGreenBusiness.com, the U.S. Small Business Administration recently re-evaluated the size standard to qualify as a small business. For landscaping companies, it reaffirmed the existing size standard of $7 million in average annual receipts over the preceding three years. For pest management companies, it increased the standard from $7 million to $10 […]

LM StaffFeb 27, 2023

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA.—Reynolds Pest Management has won the “Super Service Award”  for pest control from Angie’s List. This specific award is the highest-ranked honor, presented to only a few select superior companies with outstanding reviews. Angie’s List is one of the country’s leading directory websites for consumers searching for licensed contractors, experienced doctors, qualified […]