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Swiftpage announces Act! Premium

DENVER, Colo. – Swiftpage, the maker of Act! and a provider of software and services that help small and mid-sized businesses grow, has announced that Act! v18.1 is now available on subscription in Europe.   Customers now have the option to deploy Act! on premise or have it hosted in the cloud, with flexible payment…

Polaris introduces all new GEM

MINNEAPOLIS – Polaris Industries has introduced the all new Polaris GEM. The Polaris GEM goes the distance on clean, low-cost electric power and add-on features to customize it for your facility’s needs. GEM offers a spacious interior with a compact footprint and quiet electric power for low-cost, low maintenance, sustainable operation. GEM has sold more…

John Deere adds mid-frame skid steer

MOLINE, Ill. – The 324E skid steer is the newest addition to John Deere’s mid-frame E-Series line of skid steer loaders and compact track loaders (CTLs). The new 324E packs all of the performance features of its larger-framed siblings into an agile, efficient compact design. Key highlights of the 74 horsepower 324E include upgraded controls…

STIHL releases new backpack battery

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Professionals get gas-powered performance from their STIHL battery products with the 36-volt, 1148 watt-hour AR 3000 backpack battery. Interchangeable with all handheld tools in the STIHL Battery Line, this sleek, high-performance battery has 25 percent more capacity than the STIHL AR 900, running for up to 13 hours* and eliminating exhaust…

New equipment and facility for Caterpillar

ATHENS, Ga. – Caterpillar has announced a handful of new products for the industry. The new products feature a Tier 4 Final solution and were designed with five customer values in mind: fuel efficiency, productivity, technology, comfort and safety. In the loader market, Caterpillar has four new small-chassis models: two compact track loaders (the 239D…

Tangled up in the trivial

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…

PERC joins NRPA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Propane Education & Research Council has been granted membership to the National Recreation and Park Association.   “We are excited to be joining such an impressive group as the National Recreation and Park Association, which values the environment and the way it is treated at the local level,” said Jeremy Wishart,…

Safe service

Improved customer service and productivity, and reduced drive time for workers means money saved for Gary Kott, owner for Go Green Lawn Care, based in Walled Lake, Mich. With routing and mapping software, he’s able to do all three. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ Article Source: www.lawnandlandscape.com