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Industry Updates
In the Presence of Excellence
What was once merely a trade show connoisseur's fantasy has become a power equipment dealer's reality.
Mowing & Maintenance
Match Made in Heaven
Husband and wife team focus on the little things to make Casey's Landscaping an Olympia landscaper on the move.
Richard Casey runs the construction division while wife Pam handles maintenance.
Mowing & Maintenance
Toe to Toe
Oklahoma City dealer O'Connor's Lawn & Garden is surrounded by the four biggest mass retailers of lawn equipment, but this family dealership has never walked away from a fight. In fact, this is one fight it's winning.
Shaun O'Connor; O'Connor's Lawn & Garden
Mowing & Maintenance
Crossing the Chasm
Being a mid-sized dealership can be dangerous due to sudden increases in overhead. Smart business planning that includes a lean budget, creative marketing to fuel revenue growth, and a focus on high-margin sales to improve profits can help you emerge on more stable ground.
Rick Barrera says you should build your business around a single brand you believe in. Then supplement it with no more than one or two other lines.
Aeration & Dethatching
Revitalizing Turf ... and Profits
Landscape contractors find lawn renovation services to be a fast-track to growing business.
The Plugr PL850 Pro HD Turf Aerator from SourceOne is designed to reduce operator fatigue on uphill grades, loose soils and highly cushioned turf.
Attachments
Equipment Dealers' Real Competitors
Dealers face a lot of competition, but it's not clear who the bigger threat is: mass merchants or dealers that are lowballers.
Mowing & Maintenance
No Pain, No Gain
DOWCO Enterprises has certainly paid its dues along the way, but this full-service landscape management company has become a leading Missouri landscaper by focusing on technology, safety and customer relationships.
Maurice Dowell with (left to right) account manager Jane Door, account manager/landscape designer Jennifer Kleechulte, Donna Dowell, and production manager Jessica Harmon.
Mowing & Maintenance
Mass Production
The Lawn Mogul has become a leading Dallas landscaper by focusing on high-production lawn maintenance for primarily lower-end residential accounts.
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Industry Updates
Up Close & Personal
Oregon dealer Parkrose Mower proves that this is still a people business.
Gary and Nancy Kjenslee
Industry Updates
Consummate Pros
Oregon dealer Moen Machinery builds a business on serving a variety of commercial customers, from landscapers to nurseries to municipalities and more.
Greg Moen and Cindy Luebbers
Mowing & Maintenance
Second Wind
Island Environments becomes a leading Hilton Head landscaper by building a company centered on high standards.
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Engines, Parts & Shop Equipment
Dealer Battles Drought, Cut Costs
Rotary Corporation
Battling drought in the southeast, Georgia dealer Quik-Kut Hi-Performance Lawn Equipment opens a second store and targets new markets for growth.
Bruce and Rita Purcell
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