Winning pricing strategies for snow contacts
Landscape Management columnist Phil Harwood explains how snow professionals can choose a winning strategy for pricing out snow contracts. read more
SIMA Symposium rescheduled for August
The Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA) has postponed the annual Snow & Ice Symposium to Aug. 25-28. The SIMA board of directors made the decision to move the 23rd annual event, originally scheduled for June. The event will be held at the Hartford Connecticut Convention Center. “This was a difficult but prudent decision,” said Laura Ingram, chair of SIMA... read more
LM Gallery: July 2019
A couple of snapshots that depict where the LM team has traveled over the past couple of months, including the OPEI annual meeting, SIMA and more. The great outdoors At the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) annual meeting in June, LM Group Publisher Bill Roddy, Bob Byrne, Sheffield Financial, and LM Associate Publisher Craig MacGregor enjoyed a beautiful day at... read more
Road trip roundup: Follow along with the LM staff’s June travels
Temperatures in Grand Rapids, Mich., had finally topped 80 degrees when a whole lot of people rolled into town with snow and ice on the brain. On June 27-28, The Snow and Ice Management Association (SIMA) welcomed manufacturers of snow and ice removal equipment, products and services, as well as landscape contractors, sports turf managers, airport crews and other companies offering... read more
People on the Move: Nassar takes on technical advisor role with Davey Institute; Aspire names several new employees; and more from Ruppert, Arborjet, SnowEx and TrucBrush
The Davey Tree Expert Co. appointed Manuel Nassar to technical advisor within the Davey Institute. In his new role, Nassar will primarily support Davey’s Commercial Landscape Services (CLS) operations and other service lines as needed. He will be based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., with responsibilities covering the Southeast, Texas and California regions. “Manny’s extensive background in the landscape and horticultural... read more
People on the Move: Bayer names new T&O global market manager; Douglas Dynamics director gets SIMA designation; and more from Excel Industries and Ruppert Landscape
Environmental Science, a business unit of the Crop Science division of Bayer, named Jose Milan its Turf & Ornamentals global market manager. In this role, Milan will have a global focus on delivering Bayer brand experience for customers in the golf course management, lawn & landscape and production ornamentals markets. “With his deep market knowledge and proven passion for the green industry,... read more
