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Director Of Agronomy Wins Turfco Debris Blower

Turfco 2022 Golf Giveaway
As Director of Agronomy at Cantigny Golf Club, Steve Kuretsky knows the value of using the latest and greatest in turf maintenance equipment to keep the golf courses and grounds at the Wheaton, IL facility looking their best. So, he was especially delighted to learn that he had won Turfco’s ...

Vanguard Hosts Training Session for Spanish Speaking Landscape Equipment Techs

During the first week of April, Vanguard® hosted a Spanish version of its popular Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) service training. Hispanic and Latino individuals represent one of the largest and most rapidly growing groups within the professional landscape and adjacent industries. To better serve this audience, Briggs & Stratton is ...

This City’s Gas Blower Ban Just Took Effect

January 1 marked more than just New Year’s Day. To landscapers in Washington, D.C. it also meant the death knell of their gas leaf blowers. It was the day the Leaf Blower Regulation Amendment Act of 2018 officially took effect. The Act prohibits the sale or use of gasoline-powered leaf ...

Caterpillar Introduces New Mini Hydraulic Excavators

Mini Hydraulic Excavators
Caterpillar has added two new models to its lineup of mini hydraulic excavators: The 4-tonne Cat® 304 and 5-tonne Cat 305 CR Mini Hydraulic Excavators deliver more power and performance with lower operating costs. These new models are the final machines to be reengineered to the Cat next generation mini ...

ECHO Launches World’s Most Powerful Backpack Blower

ECHO PB-9010 backpack blower
ECHO Incorporated has launched the “world’s most powerful backpack blower,” the PB-9010. With 18% more power than its closest competitor, the ECHO PB-9010 offers industry-leading blowing performance to tackle the toughest applications. The PB-9010 is part of ECHO’s X Series lineup, a category that represents best-in-class products for the professional ...

Keeping Your Compact Track Loader Up And Running

compact track loader
Content Sponsored By Cat: As a landscaper, your projects are becoming larger and more complex, regulatory restrictions are increasing, and yet your schedules are only being shortened. For these reasons, compact track loaders have proven to be invaluable on job sites because of their diverse capabilities. When a machine isn’t ...

Australian Bush Fires: A Tragic Reminder To Use Landscape Equipment Safely

fire
  It’s very difficult to watch news on the Australian bush fires and see the tragic toll it’s taking on lives, homes, animals, and the environment. According to news reports, 25 people have died since the fires started. On Sunday, the New South Wales Royal Fire Service reported there were ...

Keeping Facility Grounds In Top Shape

By Christine Menapace From the October 2018 Issue of Facility Executive Imagine a workplace that attracts top hires, increases employee productivity, reduces healthcare costs, and even saves money. Sound too good to be true? Perhaps not. But it may require looking beyond the building envelope to capitalize on the beneficial ...
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