The Southern Nursery Association (SNA) announced final details of the special education sessions that will be held during SNA 2013, scheduled for August 5-7, 2013, at Atlanta's Georgia International Convention Center (GICC). SNA 2013 combines a new regional marketplace with the Southern Plant Conference, the SNA Research Conference, the SNA State Officer's Conference and the SNA Annual Business Meeting,...
Hardscape North America's (HNA) Distributor and Dealer Program will be held Wednesday, October 23 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. HNA 2013 and GIE+EXPO (the Green Industry & Equipment Expo) will be open exclusively to distributors and dealers on Wednesday afternoon and to all industry participants on Thursday and Friday, October 24 and 25.
With the theme, "What's...
The New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) announced that the association is now accepting applications for 2013-14 scholarships. The scholarship program is funded by the NJLCA, along with a portion of the proceeds of the NJLCA/IANJ Annual Golf Challenge each September. This scholarship fund was established by the NJLCA to: aid outstanding students who would not otherwise have an opportunity...
Hardscape North America is now accepting entries for the 6th Annual HNA Hardscape Project Awards to be presented during the HNA 2013 Awards Breakfast being held on Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Louisville in Louisville, Ky.
The HNA Hardscape Project Awards recognize the contractor's ability to create outstanding hardscape projects. Twenty-four award categories include residential...
Bobcat Company has officially broken ground on its $20 million renovation and expansion to create the Acceleration Center in Bismarck, N.D. When complete, the Acceleration Center will be a modern complex for advancing innovation where professionals utilize technology and modern design to ensure the position of Bobcat as the leader in the compact equipment industry.
The project includes...
Irrigation season is upon us, and this summer, both new and experienced irrigation professionals can enhance their skills by attending training provided by Rain Bird Services.
Over the next few months, Rain Bird Services will host irrigation training courses at more than 20 locations across the country. The company has two core irrigation training programs. Rain Bird's Factory Trained...
Hardscape North America (HNA), the hardscape trade show for contractors, distributors and dealers, is offering education for every segment of the industry. The trade show is set for Wednesday through Friday, October 23-25, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. Education starts on October 22 and continues through October 25.
HNA Education Options at a Glance
Preshow Installer...
Donna Reuter, President/COO of Oldcastle Precast Building Systems, will retire as of May 2013 after a 27-year career with the company. She has been an instrumental part of the executive team, leading the Building Systems organization and overseeing the team that has delivered precast product for hundreds of projects over the years.
Reuter has managed the Building Systems company through...
Early bird online registration for Hardscape North America (HNA) opens June 1 at www.HardscapeNA.com. The trade show is set for Wednesday through Friday, October 23-25, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky.
Two trade shows for the price of one
HNA features state-of-the-art tools and products for hardscape contractors, distributors/dealers and installers involved in...
Monday, April 22, was PLANET's 5th annual PLANET Day of Service. The theme this year was Come Alive Outside. Landscape industry professionals planned and organized more than 140 projects with the help of 1,900 volunteers from 36 states, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago. Projects included creating memorial gardens; sprucing up Boys & Girls facilities, sports fields and churches; planting gardens;...
Michigan Rental LLC is a Michigan entity owned by the MacAllister family out of Indianapolis, Ind. The MacAllister family also owns the Indiana and Michigan Caterpillar dealerships. Michigan Rental LLC acquired the assets of Titan Equipment on December 31, 2012. With five facilities across the state, Titan is a Michigan-based industrial and equipment rental company. Titan Equipment (www.titaneq.com),...
With the steadily improving residential real estate market and recent uptick in sales reported by home improvement retailers, many homeowners are investing more in enhancing their outdoor living spaces this year. The timing of tax returns and current low interest rates are among other factors driving consumer spending.
These positive economic signs point to parallel growth in the hardscaping...
During the month of March, employees at Felling Trailers collected money for the Sauk Centre Food Shelf and Meeker County Food Shelf as part of Minnesota Food Share's March Campaign. A total of 4 pounds of toiletries and $900 was donated through Felling Trailers' second year participating in the campaign.
Each March, Minnesota FoodShare directs the March Campaign, the largest food drive...
Lawn and landscape pros interested in improving profitability have a variety of valuable opportunities to learn during the 2013 Green Industry & Equipment Expo (GIE+EXPO) October 24-25 in Louisville at the Kentucky Expo Center.
Hardscape North America's collocation with GIE+EXPO means that landscape contractors can participate in sessions that not only increase their professional...
Amidst much excitement and fanfare, the first Boxer compact utility loader rolled off the Morbark, Inc., production line. Morbark, a leading manufacturer of tree care, sawmill, recycling, forestry and biomass chipping and grinding equipment, acquired BoxerEquipment, a product line of Mertz Manufacturing, LLC, at the end of 2012.
Morbark's staff gathered to watch as the first Boxer unit...