Green Industry Pros 2026 Editor's Choice Award Winners

The Green Industry Pros Editor's Choice Award recognizes the products, equipment, and tools designed or enhanced to help landscape professionals balance the daily demands of their business, save on time, money, labor, and work smarter, not harder. 

Entries could be a new product release or an enhancement to an already existing product. Products were selected from Business Management & Technology; Design-Build & Installation; Lawn Care & Ornamentals; Lighting & Irrigation; Mowing & Maintenance; Snow & Ice Management; and Tree Care. The 2026 Editor's Choice Award winners are presented below alphabetically by manufacturer. Congratulations to them all! 

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The KR800 Voyager Autonomous Mower

From Kress Commercial Mowers

The KR800Kress Commerical MowersThe Kress Robotics KR800 “Voyager” was designed specifically for route-based landscaping operations and represents a significant leap forward in commercial-grade automation. The Voyager helps crews overcome persistent labor challenges while boosting productivity and profitability.

The KR800 features a 5,000-hour service life, with all-day runtimes and zero emissions. With adjustable cutting height from 1.5 to 5 in., and 20-degree slope capability, this mower is reimagining what autonomous mowers are capable of. 

Business Management & Technology

• Briggs & Stratton — Briggs & Stratton Assist
• LeanScaper — LeanScaper Platform

Design-Build & Installation

• Belgard, an Oldcastle APG Brand — Tandem Omni Connector
• CASE Construction Equipment — TL100 EV Electric Mini Track Loader
• DICA — Defender MD
• PebbleTec, an Oldcastle APG Brand — Slurry Saver
• Takeuchi-US — TL11R3 Compact Track Loader
• Vectorworks Inc. — Vectorworks 2026 Landmark

Lawn Care & Ornamentals

• Heritage Landscape Supply Group — ForceOut 4-Way Herbicide
• KIOTI — CS30 ROPS
• SiteOne Landscape Supply — LESCO Battery Powered Self-Propelled Spreader

Lighting & Irrigation

• Irrigreen — Smart Drip System    

Mowing & Maintenance

• Altoz Inc. — TFX Tracked Zero Turn Mower
• American Honda Power Sports & Products (Honda Power Equipment) — HRC-BE Battery-Powered Walk Behind Commercial Lawn Mower
• Blue Diamond Attachments — HD Open Front Brush Cutter
• Bobcat Company — L35 Small Articulated Loader
• Chervon, EGO — 30" Composite Armor Deck Mower with Peak Power
• Diamond Mowers — Drum Mulcher Pro X2
• EarthaPro — EarthaPro AI Platform
• Exmark — Lazer Z S-Series with Suspension Platform
• Ferris Mowers — Z3X Soft Ride Stand-On Mower
• Great Northern Equipment — BravePro "U Turn" Walk-Behind Plug Aerator
• Ignite Attachments — Soil Conditioner
• JCB — 250T Compact Track Loader
• John Deere — Z998R ZTrak Zero-Turn
• Kress Commercial — KR800 Voyager
• Manitou Group — Large-Frame Skid Steers and Compact Track Loaders
• Milwaukee Tool — MX FUEL Backpack Blower (MXF600-0)
• STIHL Inc. — The BRA 200 Backpack Blower
• Toro — 60 in. PROLINE AMI 26.5 hp

Entry to the 2027 Green Industry Pros Editor's Choice award program is currently scheduled to open in Spring 2027.