PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Turf professionals receive a $15 per bottle instant rebate on QuickSilver herbicide through the ‘2015 QuickSilver Enhance Your Performance Promotion’ this spring. The promotion runs from April 15 through June 15. “Good things happen when QuickSilver is in the mix, so we want to encourage turf managers to use QuickSilver during…
Redexim North America, based in Valley Park, Mo., has added a new member: Larry Dudley of Wildwood, Mo.. Larry will join the Redexim team as the new national technical manager and will field technical inquires and manage the machine service department. Prior to joining Redexim North America, Larry was a semi-retired professional Sprint Car…
Bandit Industries recently completed its fourth plant expansion in nine months to keep up with increasing demand for its equipment. All the plant expansions add space for additional employees and increasing production at the company’s Mid-Michigan facility. Bandit moved into a new rebuild facility in October of 2014, increasing its capacity for rebuilding used…
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Hlavinka Equipment Company, headquartered in East Bernard, Texas, will be opening a new division, Hlavinka JCB, in Victoria, Texas. Founded in 1939 as Boettcher-Hlavinka Co., the company currently has 156 employees spread throughout eight locations on the Texas coastal plains, including East Bernard, Rosenberg, Nome, El Campo, Bay City, Taft, Victoria…
CHICAGO, Ill. – ECHO is introducing two new products to its lineup: the CS-490 saw and the GT-225L curved shaft trimmer. The ECHO CS-490 is available in 16 inch, 18 inch and 20 inch bar lengths. It features a 50.2cc two-stroke engine and a dual-post chain brake handle. The G-Force Engine Air Pre-cleaner reduces…
SAVANNAH, Ga. – On April 1, JCB Finance began partnering with Bank of the West as a branded virtual joint venture (VJV) captive finance company. With this agreement, Bank of the West will handle all retail and leasing transactions for JCB’s U.S. based dealerships and their customers. This partnership will help JCB Finance customers enjoy…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Mosquito Joe wrapped up quarter one, celebrating 11 newly-opened units and signing 16 additional agreements to expand in 30 territories – a 100 percent increase from 2014. “Mosquito Joe has continued to outperform previous growth numbers, which demonstrates that our franchisees and infrastructure can drive record results,” said Mosquito Joe…
The Musser International Turfgrass Foundation has selected Dr. Matthew Elmore, assistant professor and extension turfgrass specialist at Texas A&M University, and Dr. Joseph Roberts, assistant professor of turfgrass pathology at University of Maryland, as the 2015 Award of Excellence recipients. The prestigious award is given to outstanding Ph.D. candidates who, in the final phase of…
FREDERICK, Md. – In its hometown of Frederick, Md., Wright Manufacturing’s commercial lawn mowers can now be purchased just five minutes from where they are manufactured. Horizon, a national landscape equipment dealer, has just opened a 10,000 square foot facility at 1569 Tilco Drive in Frederick. Geoffrey Conway, Horizon’s Mid-Atlantic zone manager, says the…
Jim Huston Spring is finally upon us and another season is under way. As green industry contractors are gearing up, especially those in the northern climes, I’m beginning to wind down from my winter consulting season when I visit the offices of 50 to 60 contractors. During these visits we prepare budgets, review pricing, implement…
