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Mowing & Maintenance
Long Winter Stalls Lawn & Garden Season for Many, Who Now Hope to Play Catch-up
Equipment dealers anxiously wait for contractors to swing from snow to spring—and in some cases, lawn equipment inventory from their manufacturer partners.
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Design & Installation
Small-Chassis D Series Loaders
Caterpillar Inc.
226D and 232D skid-steer loaders and 239D and 249D compact track loaders incorporate the design innovations of larger D Series machines.
Caterpillar 226D SSL (skid-steer loader)
Mowing
48-inch Broadmoor Lawn Tractor
Simplicity
Simplicity 48-inch Broadmoor Lawn Tractor features Free Floating fabricated mower deck with full-width rollers and the Suspension Comfort System.
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Industry Updates
Mike Ariens Dies at 83
AriensCo
Grandson of Ariens Company founder passed away on February 28, 2015.
Mike Ariens
Industry Updates
PLANET Changes Name, Seeks 'Reinvention'
National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP)
PLANET association changes name, adopts strategic plan to grow membership and better represent the landscaping industry to legislators and the public at large.
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Mowing & Maintenance
More Sales and Production, Fewer Headaches and Administration
TaskEasy
Online service TaskEasy connects homeowners and property managers to qualified lawn maintenance contractors, all while simplifying the "business side of things."
Robert Randolph of Carolina Pro Lawn Care in Fuquay Varina, NC, is a TaskEasy-certified contractor.
Mowing & Maintenance
6 Signs Your Million-Dollar Company Isn't Healthy
Aspire Software
Key vital signs to monitor when your little landscaping company isn't so little anymore.
Kevin Kehoe is managing partner at Aspire LLC, a business management software system. He has 27 years of Green Industry consulting experience.
Industry Updates
The Real Deal, Real Fast
North Dakota father/son duo are already outgrowing their second facility after just eight years in business.
Mitch (left) and Greg Nerby of Greg's Lawn Care in Grand Forks, ND.
Mowing & Maintenance
45 Companies with 40+ Growth
A listing of 45 landscape companies that have outpaced industry growth 4:1 since the Great Recession, and are at least 40% larger than they were in 2007.
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Mowing & Maintenance
Toro Closes Record Sales Year
Toro’s fiscal 2014 just closed October 31, sales up 6.4% to record $2.2 billion.
Mowing & Maintenance
Brickman, ValleyCrest Announce New Company Name
BrightView
New name of recently merged companies to be BrightView.
SnowPro
Husqvarna Unveils Complete New Line of Snowthrowers
Husqvarna
Nine models in 100-, 200- and 300-series feature advances in quality, ergonomics and performance across all usage levels and price ranges.
Husqvarna 300-Series Snowthrowers
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