Hunter® Rebrand Strengthens Global Presence
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Bobcat Loader Creators Inducted Into National Inventors Hall Of Fame
Cyril and Louis Keller, the brothers who invented the world’s first compact loader (later named the Bobcat® skid-steer loader), have been selected as 2023 inductees for the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF). In the 1950s, brothers Cyril (April 8, 1922-Oct. 28, 2020) and Louis (May 9, 1923-July 11, 2010) ...
What’s In The Market For 2023?
Bigger, badder, battery-operated everything. And robots! Depending on your perspective, the professional lawn care and land-scape Industry is either ripe with exciting new opportunities or frustratingly full of changes. Today, the Green Industry is undergoing dynamic and revolutionary shifts in many facets of once basic practices—from mowing to pest control. ...
November Green Industry News
Arborjet | Ecologel BioPreferred Champions Arborjet | Ecologel has been recognized as BioPreferred Champions by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The products tested and certified for their biobased content include: Hydretain Root Zone Moisture Manager, certified to contain 93% biobased content, reducing watering requirements by up to 50% while ...
WorkWave Acquires TakeEasy to Expand Service Work Network
WorkWave®  has acquired TaskEasy, one of the nation’s leading service marketplaces for rental property owners. Traditionally, TaskEasy has focused on lawn and yard maintenance, snow clearing, interior cleaning and pool maintenance for single-family rental properties. As part of the WorkWave family, they will be able to expand service offerings to include ...
Tech & Attracting Young Talent
Why technology plays a role in employee recruitment and retention. While there’s historically low unemployment rates and a lack of available labor in every business sector, field service organizations such as turf and landscape businesses are particularly hard hit due to an aging workforce and reluctance of younger individuals to ...
Get Equipped: Software, Part 1
Take a look at this assortment of business software that can improve and add value to your professional lawn care and landscaping services. (This is the first of a two-part feature. Click here to read Part 2.) Service Autopilot Bulk Pricing Feature The new bulk pricing feature in Service Autopilot ...
The Importance Of SOPs For Landscape Companies
Standard Operating Procedures: From Process To Progress In the Landscape Industry, most companies have a multitude of systems. There are systems relating to the frontline team: clocking in; how/where they start their days; how they know which clients to service; and more. There are also systems relating to management: the ...
Which CRM Software Is Right For Your Landscape Business?
With so many customer relationship management (CRM) software choices on the market, choosing the right one can be quite overwhelming. As a lawn care or landscaping business owner, you know the meaning of hard work. Between bidding new jobs, servicing existing accounts, providing for your team, buying and maintaining equipment, ...
