Green Industry Pros

Recruitment & Retention

Labor Department Accuses Landscaping Company of Visa Program Wage Violations

Lovin Contracting will pay $1,277,550 to 231 employees for not paying workers the wage rates required by the H-2B visa program.

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Real Grass to Replace Fake Grass that Replaced Real Grass in Miami

EasyGrass agreed to remove the artificial grass and the concrete slabs it’s glued to, and replant with topsoil and sod.

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Industry Updates

Epidemic in Turf Management: Herbicide Resistance in Annual Bluegrass

University of Tennessee researchers are participating in a $3.2 million study to combat weed in managed turf systems.

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Mowing & Maintenance

OPEI Advises to Look Before You Pump this Fall

Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)

The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute comments on the expansion of E15 sales to year-round announcement by President Trump.

Industry Updates

[VIDEO] Spreader Especially Suitable for Sidewalks

Michael Frank, senior product marketing manager at SnowEx, introduces the company’s DROP PRO 600 spreader at the Green Industry & Equipment Expo (GIE+EXPO).

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Handheld Equipment

[VIDEO] Handheld Battery-Operated Equipment a Trend at GIE+EXPO

Mike Poluka, handheld battery-operated product manager of STIHL Inc., walks Green Industry Pros through a handful of new battery-operated products.

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Industry Updates

[VIDEO] Walker Steals the Show

Walker Manufacturing Company

Walker Manufacturing takes over Green Industry Pros’ video cameras to unveil the latest innovations in its Green Industry & Equipment Expo (GIE+EXPO) booth.

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Industry Updates

Fisher Engineering and SnowEx to Run Pink Equipment Promotion in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Fisher Engineering

The promotion includes a donation for every pink plow and lift arm kit sold and a raffle at the GIE+EXPO.

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Handheld Equipment

Edger Offers Smooth Blade Engagement

Great Northern Equipment

The Brave BRPE105H lawn edger comes equipped with an easy all-inclusive operator hand control for smooth blade engagement.

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Debris Handling

Carry this Three-in-One Backpack Vacuum Anywhere

Milwaukee Tool recently unveiled its M18 FUEL three-in-one backpack vacuum for quick and easy jobsite cleanups.

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Compact Equipment

Venieri Earthmoving Equipment Arrives in the U.S.

Applied Machinery Sales (AMS-Merlo)

Applied Machinery Sales offers VF-Venieri front loaders, backhoe loaders, articulated backhoe loaders and compact minis in U.S.

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Engines, Parts & Shop Equipment

The Whole Maintenance and Overhaul Kit and Caboodle

Rotary Corporation

Maintenance kits for small engines are among more than 325 new items in Rotary’s 2018 catalog.

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