Rayco Mfg. hosted its 2013 Dealer Meeting at its facility in Wooster, OH April 10-11. "The Dealer Meeting was a great success," says Matt August, National Sales Manager at Rayco. "We had strong attendance from both our North American and International Dealers." In fact, the two furthest travelled came from South Africa and Australia. Among the topics discussed at the meeting were Rayco's upcoming...
The Husqvarna Group is proud to announce the Jonsered brand is available in the United States through independent dealers nationwide and supported by a national distributor network. The Jonsered brand will also be supported by Tractor Supply Stores nationwide.
Jonsered is one of the world's most respected brands of power equipment, with a range of products for both professionals and occasional users....
The Kentucky Forest Industries Association (KFIA) recently completed a successful 48th Annual Meeting in Lexington, Kentucky at the Embassy Suites. The meeting was held April 3-5, 2013 and was well attended by 320 members. The KFIA Annual Meeting serves as the premier event for the hardwood industry in Kentucky and got underway with a great day of golf.
Thursday started with the Board of Directors...
Morbark, Inc., a leading manufacturer of tree care, forestry, sawmill, and wood recycling equipment, is pleased to announce it has signed a contract adding Direct Edge Inc. as a tree care products dealer for Southern California.
Located in Los Angeles County, Direct Edge Inc. has been selling and servicing outdoor power equipment to support the tree service and landscaping industries, rental yards...
One of the largest classes in recent years has completed the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences (D.I.T.S.). Nearly 50 Davey employees attended the month-long education, which is the flagship training program of The Davey Tree Expert Company.
D.I.T.S., which has been an annual tradition for more than a century, includes classroom and field exercises in climbing and safety procedures, tree and plant...
BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, announced that George Murray has joined the company as a Tree Crop and Horticulture Specialist for the Specialty Formulations group. Murray's primary focus will be to expand the company's core nutrition and sustainable protection products into the arbor, landscape, greenhouse and specialty agriculture markets. He will report to Rodger...
The Davey Tree Expert Company has announced the promotions of Tom Wolf and Craig Holcomb within the utility service line.
Tom Wolf has been promoted to the position of vice president of customer relations for Davey utility services. In this new role, Wolf will be responsible for the development and management of a national utility sales program and aligning it to Davey's strategic growth initiatives....
The Engine Products Group, comprising the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Alliance), The Association of Global Automakers, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute and the National Marine Manufacturers Association; filed a petition for certiorari today asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the DC Circuit Court of Appeals' August 2012 decision that none of the trade associations or parties had...
The National Firewood Association (NFA) is the first and only U.S. trade organization dedicated to promoting the use of firewood as an ecologically sound alternative to fossil fuels. Founded in 2012, the NFA says there is nothing but good news to be shared about firewood.
"Harvested sustainably and burned locally in an efficient wood stove, firewood is often the most ecologically sound, renewable...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled two informal stakeholder meetings to solicit comments on the crane operator certification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard.
The meetings will focus on the effectiveness of crane operator certification to ensure that crane operators can safely operate equipment, and the level of competence and safe...
Greg Long was inducted into the Wisconsin Green Industry Hall of Fame by Gilbert Yerke at the WNA Winter Workshop on February 7. Yerke said, "The Wisconsin Green industry honors those who have made a significant contribution to the Green industry in Wisconsin. It recognizes those people who have given a lifetime to influence and inspire those of us who have come after them. This year two inductees...
On February 6 & 7, 2013 New England Grows gathered commercial horticulture professionals for a two-day industry-wide celebration in Boston, MA. More than 11,000 guests experienced the event and thousands participated in cutting-edge educational sessions, as well as hands-on workshops and exposition demonstrations.
550 exhibiting companies - nearly 100 of which were new to New England Grows...
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. has added a total of 66 new Link-Belt cranes to its national fleet. The package deal includes 14 truck cranes, 32 rough terrain cranes, and 20 crawler cranes.
Of the package and, in particular, the size of the deal, Michael Liptak, president of the ALL Family of Companies, says, "It's a huge deal, but a regular part of our annual fleet expansion. Doing such a...
George Gaumer, Davey's Commercial Landscape Services Vice President and General Manager, has announced his retirement. He is a longtime industry leader who retires from Davey with more than 35 years at the company.
Gaumer began his Davey career in 1977, serving in a number of positions in the residential/commercial service line, including area manager, sales and marketing manager and national sales...
Hand-fed wood chippers and stump grinders are the backbone of Michigan-based Bandit Industries, and as the company celebrates 30 years of operation, Bandit will also reach the milestone of 50,000 Brush Bandit machines produced. To celebrate, Bandit Industries is holding a special contest from February 1 to March 31 2013 that includes cash, prizes, and the chance to own machine number 50,000.
"We...