The green industry faces the challenges of coronavirus

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Editor’s Note: Last updated March 22, 2021. We will continue to update this post as more information becomes available.

The Landscape Management team reports on industry updates surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19).

News

• United Rentals shares safety playbook for equipment rentals (8/19)
• Ambius Hometown Heroes Program thanks front-line workers (6/10)
• Grow Group’s Sales Bootcamp to be virtual (6/8)
• 2020 Irrigation Show canceled (6/2)
• BrightView says snow contracts, COVID-19 hit revenue (6/2)
• Virginia Green Lawn Care donates to COVID-19 relief fund (5/27)
• Show organizers say GIE+EXPO is a go (5/12)
• Project EverGreen develops initiative for healthcare workers (4/15)
• SIMA Symposium rescheduled for August (4/8)
• NCLC goes virtual after cancellation due to COVID-19
• How landscape companies are handling COVID-19 concerns
• Lotus Gardenscapes gives back to COVID-19 relief efforts
• Ruppert Landscape gives bonus checks to its front-line workers

Supplier updates

• Briggs & Stratton helps develop filtration for reusable face masks (6/2)
• John Deere salutes landscapers and commercial mowers with video tribute (5/19)
• SnowWolf reconfigures plant to assemble hospital beds (5/19)
• Kioti Tractor provides sales and finance programs due to COVID-19 (5/18)
• Cub Cadet and TaskEasy offer lawn care to first responders (5/8)
• How telematics can reduce operating costs (5/8)
• Isuzu offers truck cleaning how-to (5/8)
• Nufarm creates virtual learning series (4/20)
• Koch Turf & Ornamental updates customers on COVID-19 response (4/17)
• FMC to accelerate rebate checks for True Champions program (4/13)
• John Deere produces protective face shields (4/9)
• Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting responds to coronavirus (4/6)
• FMC donates masks to Philadelphia medical staff
• Vectorworks responds to COVID-19
• The Toro Co. releases COVID-19 action plan
• Conserva Irrigation’s CareerTech Academy helps unemployed during COVID-19
• Kioti donates 10K masks to frontline workers

Green industry professional interviews

• How one Michigan company used training to keep employees engaged (6/4)
• Michigan landscaping company pitches in for health care system (5/26)
• MRD Landscaping sees uptick in installs, donates equipment to front-line workers (5/18)
• Fighting the stay at home order in Michigan (5/7)
• Lawn care company gives back in Colorado (4/27)
• Back to work in Minnesota for Doehling Landscape Services (4/23)
• A crew management game-changer in North Carolina (4/22)
• The new normal: How the green industry is adapting (4/21)
• Conserva Irrigation is surviving and thriving (4/20)
• Drost Landscape prepares action plan (4/14)
• Silver linings at Cherrylake (4/13)
• Reconfigured in Pennsylvania due to COVID-19
• Shutting down and sheltering in place in Ohio (4/1)
• Landscape Development shares COVID-19 management strategies (4/1)
• How Blades of Green has changed its approach during COVID-19 (4/1)
• Bedell Property Management ordered to cease services (3/27)
• Making sense of how to work in a pandemic at Senske Services (3/26)
• New rules at Longs Peak Landscape
• Berwyn Lawnmower takes action (3/25)
• Arbor-Nomics tries to adopt positive outlook (3/25)

Commentary

• Finance expert Herring summarizes PPP loan safe harbor (5/13)
• Why Grunder Landscaping is closing for 2 weeks
• Grow with Grunder: Stay above the turbulence
• Communication Coach: Lead change to steady customer confidence
• Profit Power: How to respond to COVID-19 as a business owner

Resources

• OPEI provides resources for COVID-19 response, updates on GIE+EXPO (5/11)
• RISE offers federal and state advocacy updates (5/11)
• NALP offers COVID-19 resources for green industry professionals

Webinars

• The Herring Group to host Paycheck Protection Program loan webinar (6/10)
• Industry leaders share what business is like during COVID-19 in a Jain webinar (5/20)
• Webinar hosted by The Herring Group will address PPP loan forgiveness application (5/19)
• Aspire, The Grow Group host April 30 webinar on boosting sales and marketing (4/27)
• Jeffrey Scott to host webinar on thriving in a crisis (4/20)
• Aspire and The Herring Group present COVID-19 financial strategies webinar (4/6)
• Webinar from The Herring Group: CARES Act and Landscape Companies: Actions to Take
• COVID-19 financial advice from The Herring Group
• The Grow Group offers webinar entitled “Don’t Panic – Plan”
• The Herring Group webinar recap: Understanding the CARES Act

Video

• Landscape Management At Home Edition: How Sun Valley Landscaping has adapted throughout COVID-19 (6/23)
• Strengthen your business in the current economy (6/10)
• Getting back to work in Michigan (6/2)
• Growing Your Business with Jeffrey Scott: The Economic Impact of COVID-19 (5/27)
• Drost Landscape in MI prepares for reopening (5/21)
• R&R Landscaping joins the effort to support health care workers (5/13)
• Jeffrey Scott discusses the economy and the importance of diversifying services (5/13)
• Kris Kiser on GIE+EXPO 2020: “The show will be held safely and responsibly” (5/11)
• How the NALP is helping landscape businesses weather the pandemic (5/6)
• Marty Grunder applauds the green industry, offers advice (4/30)
• Growing Your Business with Jeffrey Scott: 10 Proven Ways To Grow Sales Now (4/28)
• Landscape Management: At Home Edition, Episode 2 (4/23)
• Growing Your Business with Jeffrey Scott: High stakes leadership (4/21)
• Landscape Management: At Home Edition (4/20)
• Growing Your Business with Jeffrey Scott: Post-COVID-19 economic predictions (4/6)
• Growing your Business with Jeffrey Scott: Sweeping bad habits out of your company amid COVID-19 concerns