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Landscape Management Network (LMN) and Horizon Distributors have partnered to connect the Horizon catalog of products inside the LMN Marketplace. With the initial launch in Washington and Oregon, the integration will allow contractors to add supplies and equipment to job estimates at the click of a mouse, ensuring accurate pricing in estimates and overall efficiencies. Landscape business owners in the Seattle, Spokane and Portland markets that use LMN as their business management software will have access to tens of thousands of product SKUs with the most up-to-date pricing to add to jobs and arrange for pick-up at a Horizon store closest to each job. Data integration will ensure real-time inventory of products and pricing for contractors at the nearest available store to their jobs. “The addition of Horizon to the LMN Estimating Marketplace bolsters our commitment to contractors throughout North America who each day need access to accurate and timely material costs to ensure they are pricing their jobs correctly, which helps to provide the best possible service to their customers,” said Dave Chalmers, CRO at LMN. The post LMN and Horizon Distributors announce partnership appeared first on Landscape Management. https://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png https://www.landscapemanagement.net/?p=121520

Central Turf and Irrigation Supply opened its first location in the state of Indiana, in South Bend. That comes after opening two Ohio locations in 2022 as well as its third Illinois store in 2021. “Central believes in strong partnerships to help our customers grow and be successful. That’s why we’re so excited to be able to serve and support customers in Indiana with solutions across irrigation, landscape, lighting, hardscape and more,” said Bernardo Luciano, president of Central Turf and Irrigation Supply. “At Central, we continue to focus on our combination of customer-centered solutions, fully stocked warehouses, and one-stop shopping. We are thrilled to bring this approach to South Bend as we continue to increase our footprint in the Midwest and support the growth of the green industry.” Established in 1990, Central Turf and Irrigation Supply now operates more than 50 locations across the U.S. and Canada. The post Central Turf and Irrigation Supply opens first Indiana location appeared first on Landscape Management. https://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png https://www.landscapemanagement.net/?p=121477

Private equity firm Huron Capital invests in ExperiGreen Lawn Care, with a platform now in development for the company to use Huron’s ExecFactor strategy. ExperiGreen’s executive leadership team will remain fully intact and continue in their existing roles as part of Huron’s investment, the company said. In addition to President John Moehn, the company said its leadership team includes Chief Financial Officer Mike Goodrich, Chief Operating Officer Dana Irwin as well as long-time ExperiGreen investor and Chairman Joe Kucik. “Mike, Dana and I are thrilled for this partnership as we work to transition from a regional lawn care startup to a national player of scale with Huron,” Moehn said. “We felt strongly about the resources and expertise that Huron and outside board members, Joe Kucik and David Alexander, bring to the table that will propel our expansion initiatives.” ExperiGreen has long been majority-owned by Kucik, who previously founded Real Green Systems. “We were at an inflection point for ExperiGreen this year having solidly built the six regional branches that were launched in 2017 and are now laying the groundwork for more ambitious growth,” Kucik said. “Huron has a wealth of experience and practical knowledge, alongside a formal value creation playbook, for how to support our ambitions to grow nationally.” For this initiative, ExperiGreen will team with Huron Operating Partner David Alexander, who for six years served as CEO of TruGreen. “Joe and I have known each other for years and I am pleased that we have an opportunity to work together to aid management in building a great company,” said Alexander. The post ExperiGreen Lawn Care gets new private equity backing appeared first on Landscape Management. https://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png https://www.landscapemanagement.net/?p=121451

The largest box tree grower in the U.S., with over 40 retail locations across Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas, has undertaken major sustainability initiatives over ... https://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png https://turfmagazine.com/?p=107619

Kress, a European producer of professional-grade outdoor power equipment (OPE) for lawn care and landscape professionals, is coming to North America. Acquired by Positec Group, ... https://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png https://turfmagazine.com/?p=107661

Claire Goldman, owner of R&R Landscaping in Waverly, Ala., and National Association of Landscape Professionals board member gives us the insider scoop on what Elevate attendees can expect at the Orlando event this year. The post What attendees can expect at the NALP’s 2022 Elevate appeared first on Landscape Management. https://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png https://www.landscapemanagement.net/?p=121465

Landscape contractors have a new time and money saving resource with the new Estimates Tool from SiteOne® Landscape Supply, the company’s latest business management solution. ... https://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png https://turfmagazine.com/?p=107586

Today’s economic indicators are mixed and uncertain, but all continue to point toward significant growth for equipment rental revenue in the U.S., according to the latest quarterly update of the five-year forecast from the American Rental Association (ARA). The update, released Aug. 3, projects equipment rental revenue, including the construction and general tool segments, to grow 11.2 percent to nearly $55.9 billion in this year. ARA expects growth of 6.2 percent in 2023, 2.5 percent in 2024, 3.3 percent in 2025 and 3.7 percent in 2026 to total more than $65.1 billion. “Rental revenue continues to experience significant growth, despite some headwinds in 2022,” said Tom Doyle, ARA vice president for program development. “The longer-term forecast, while showing slower growth than this year, remains bullish. It is generally a good time to be in the equipment rental industry.” For construction equipment rental revenue, the forecast calls for a 12.5 percent increase in 2022 to surpass $41.6 billion, with growth slowing to 7 percent in 2023, 2 percent in 2024, 3 percent in 2025 and 3 percent in 2026. “In these times of higher uncertainty, it is prudent to closely watch the driving factors to the forecast for changes that will affect build schedules for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) or demand for rental companies. Depending on how long we have high inflation, supply chain constraints, labor shortages and climbing interest rates, those econometric drivers can have an impact on the rest of 2022 and the outlook for 2023,” Doyle said. ARA said general tool growth is expected to be 7.4 percent in 2022 and then remain fairly steady with 5 percent growth in 2023, 3 percent in 2024 and 5 percent in each of the following two years. The post ARA projects strong growth for equipment rental appeared first on Landscape Management. https://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png https://www.landscapemanagement.net/?p=121173