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Access equipment distributor Absolute E-Z Up (AEUP) has hired Benito Camera recently as part of the company’s sales team. Camera will be responsible for new business development, sales and distribution Florida and South America. __ Camera has 39 years experience in the aerial work platform (AWP) and rental industries. Prior ...

Husqvarna has announced plans to cut about 600 jobs in a move that will save 220 million kronor ($33 million) a year by 2014. Almost half the job losses will come in Sweden, mainly in Huskvarna, where the company is based. The cuts will be carried out during the first ...

The 2012-13 Power of MORE rebate program kicked off Sept. 1 with several bonus offerings. Customers who purchase qualifying products in September, October, November and December will receive an additional incentive. In addition, checks will be mailed twice during the program year for more frequent payouts. The program is simple ...

The 2012 GIE+EXPO (Green Industry & Equipment Expo) buzzed with business indoors and out Oct. 24-26 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. Dealers and lawn care & landscape pros networked, gathered valuable information from the many classes offered, demonstrated equipment, and compared products. A special dealer preview, held Wednesday, was so ...

As Ewing celebrates its 90th anniversary, Ray and Sue York, pioneers of Ewing Irrigation’s growth and development, received one of the Irrigation Association’s highest honors, the Industry Achievement Award, during the Irrigation Show in Orlando, Fla. Presented by Irrigation Association (IA) President Philip A. Burkart, the Industry Achievement Award recognizes individuals whose careers demonstrate outstanding contributions ...

Scag Power Equipment and its parent company, Metalcraft of Mayville, have announced the acquisition of Giant-Vac, which was completed by Metalcraft on Nov. 5, 2012.   According to John Crowson, president of Scag Power Equipment, this acquisition joins two great names and traditions in the power equipment industry. Giant-Vac has ...

FMC Corporation has announced a disaster relief donation of $75,000 to the American Red Cross to support ongoing efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. FMC has operations in the heavily impacted mid-Atlantic region, including the company’s corporate headquarters in Philadelphia, global research center in Ewing, N.J., an FMC BioPolymer plant in Newark, Del., ...

Direct Solutions has launched a new customer-facing website, www.aatdirectsolutions.com. The site launch begins the second phase of Direct Solutions’ branding efforts, building upon previous work to establish the unique identity of Direct Solutions within the Agrium Advanced Technologies’ organization. The website launch follows the release of the company’s new tagline ...

If you think interest in organic fertilizers and biological pest controls is just for niche players within the lawn service industry, you’re 20 years behind the times. "It’s not if, but when," said Scott Welge, director of marketing Bayer Environmental Science, of incorporating natural products into green industry services. "If ...

As I write this more than a week after Superstorm Sandy smashed into the U.S. Northeast, the toll in terms of property damage and human misery is still being tallied. The financial losses to New York City and surrounding regions will exceed $50 billion. There’s no putting a price on ...