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Industry Updates
Growing Landscape Company Grows from Within
Ruppert Landscape
How Ruppert Landscape develops internal talent to help propel the company to new heights.
Aside from the company's major training events, numerous other training sessions are happening throughout the year, covering everything from skills, safety and equipment to finance, language and computers.
Industry Updates
UTV Dealer University to Debut at GIE+EXPO 2016
GIE+EXPO
The UTV education sessions will be held the first day of the show, October 19, in Louisville, KY.
Kubota Rtv X900 Utv 11502096
Trucks, Trailers & UTVs
FTR Class 6 Medium-Duty Truck
Isuzu Motors America
Isuzu's F-Series truck is slated to go into production in the United States in mid-2017.
Isuzu FTR Class 6 Medium Duty Truck 56d9f92bdcc45
Trucks, Trailers & UTVs
Driver-Assist Technologies a Focus for Ford
The experts at Ford talk about some of their newer technologies, including Pro Trailer Backup Assist, which help make its new trucks and vans a good match for landscape contractors.
Pro Trailer Backup Assist lets the driver steer the trailer with a control knob while the truck turns its own wheels and limits vehicle speed.
Trucks, Trailers & UTVs
Ram Innovation Permeates 2016 Lineup
Ram Truck
A look at Ram's 2016 lineup of light- and heavy-duty trucks, chassis cabs and ProMaster vans.
Ram Heavy-Duty Big Horn 3500 for 2016
Mowing
Commercial Robotic Mower Sees 50% Sales Increase
Long popular in Europe, Robomow says robotic mowing now catching on in U.S.
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Engines, Parts & Shop Equipment
HECTOR'S SHOP: Troubleshooting Charging Systems - Video
Equipment & Engine Training Council (EETC)
Hector's back in the shop, this time showing how to figure out what’s wrong with the battery on your piece of outdoor power equipment. Brought to you by the Equipment & Engine Training Council (EETC).
HECTOR'S SHOP: Troubleshooting Charging Systems - Video
Industry Updates
The Organic Opportunity
BeeSafe Organic Lawn Care
Current market share for organic lawn care is still small, but the market opportunity is enormous—for contractors who figure out how to make it work.
NaturaLawn of America is a franchise system with roughly 66 licenses in 24 states. Collectively the company generates annual revenue in excess of $50 million. The company does use some pesticide control products, but its website states that its unique lawn programs have been able to reduce the use of insect and weed control pesticides by over 85%.
Industry Updates
Walking the Walk When it Comes to Safety
Raimondi Horticultural Group takes home national award for its commitment to safety training and education.
Mowing & Maintenance
When El Niño Rains, She Pours
San Diego area’s Heaviland Landscape Management shares tips to prevent flooding, pollution and damage through storm water management.
Mowing & Maintenance
Clean Air Grows Sales, not Carbon Footprint
Clean Air Lawn Care franchise network grows to 55-plus territories, each focused on organic-based lawn care and electric equipment powered by renewable energy.
Kelly Giard standing next to a truck outfitted with the Clean Air Solar Charging Unit: mounted solar panels that charge the electric mowers and other equipment throughout the day.
Industry Updates
NALP Adds VP of Government Relations
National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP)
Paul Mendelsohn has joined the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), will oversee expansion of the government relations program.
Paul Mendelsohn, NALP VP of Government Relations
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