LM StaffNov 3, 2023
Douglas Dynamics unveiled the dates for this year’s “The Power of Salt Brine” training tour. The tour, scheduled from Aug. 8 through Sept. 28, is a national educational effort designed to give contractors a face-to-face opportunity to learn best practices…
Dillon StewartAug 16, 2023
Fred Whyte, former president of Stihl, died July 7 in Virginia Beach, Va., after a battle with cancer. He was 70. Whyte began his Stihl career in 1971, working as a regional manager for Stihl American, following in the footsteps of his father,…
Dillon StewartFeb 27, 2023
Gachina Landscape Management, owned by H. Jaclyn Ishimaru-Gachina, ranked No. 19 on the list of top 100 Bay Area Women-Owned Business and No. 7 on the list of the Bay Area's top 25 minority-owned companies by the San Francisco Business Times. The 370-employee company, based in…
Dillon StewartMay 11, 2016
Cherry Lake Tree Farm and LegacyScapes took part in Florida's Agriculture Literature Day, an initiative helping to make agriculture accessible and exciting to young minds across the state. More than 250 kindergarteners gathered as employees of the two companies read them books,…
LM StaffFeb 29, 2016
An appellate court affirmed a federal trial court judgment from 2014 stating that Buyer’s Products infringed upon Douglas Dynamics patents, according to Douglas Dynamics. “Our company has always maintained an exceptional commitment to engineering, and we consider our intellectual property…
LM SponsorAug 15, 2023
The new Western Striker stainless steel hopper spreader is designed to reduce waste and maximize control. Available in six sizes from 7' 1.5 cu. yd. to 10' 6 cu. yd., the hopper spreader features an innovative chute design that directs de-icing…
Sarah PfleddererNov 3, 2023
One year. Five companies. Hundreds of takeaways. With the 2014 Face to Face series drawn to a close, JP Horizons President Jim Paluch pulled together Smart Company participants for a teleconference Dec. 12 to boil down some of their top…
LM SponsorAug 2, 2018
The MVP 3 snow plow provides a new slant on V-plow performance and durability and is now available in low-maintenance, corrosion-resistant stainless steel. With ultra-fast hydraulics for maximum plowing efficiency and a trip-edge design for protection in all blade configurations,…
LM StaffAug 15, 2023
Western released a limited edition patriotic lift arm kit. The kit features a blue color, with white stars and red stripes. It is compatible with all UltraMount and UltraMount 2 series snow plows. For each kit purchased at a Western snow…
For the fifth straight year, Milwaukee-based Douglas Dynamics was named one of the top workplaces in Southeastern Wisconsin by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The annual top workplaces survey is based on responses provided by employees of participating companies. The survey asks employees…
LM StaffFeb 27, 2014
Andy McArdle, product marketing manager at Fisher Engineering, earned his Certified Snow Professional (CSP) designation from the Snow & Ice Manufacturers Association (SIMA), making McArdle and Douglas Dynamics, the parent company of Fisher, the first manufacturer to receive the title…
LM StaffNov 9, 2023
Bits of booths at the GIE+EXPO went pink this year for breast cancer awareness and one raised more than $10,000 in doing so. Fisher Engineering, SnowEx and Troy Clogg Landscape Associates of Wixom, Mich., partnered to promote breast cancer awareness…
LM StaffFeb 27, 2023
Douglas Dynamics Inc., which designs, manufactures and sells snow and ice control equipment for light trucks, has completed its acquisition of substantially all the assets of TrynEx Inc. for $26 million. The purchase includes TrynEx's full line of truck mounted…
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