Five innovative lawn and garden industry suppliers took home honors during the recent Green Industry & Equipment Exposition at Louisville, Ky. through the Power Equipment Trade magazine GIE+EXPO Dealers Choice Awards, which honor innovative products in five categories, as voted on by lawn and garden power equipment dealers. The respective product categories and winners are: Accessory/Attachment—Stens Dinasaw Chain Sharpener; Business Services—Ideal Computer Systems Ideal 7.1 Dealer Software; Handheld Equipment—Stihl Inc. HSA 65 STIHL Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Hedge Trimmer; Powersports/Recreation—John Deere XUV 825i Gator Utility Vehicle; Wheeled Equipment—Briggs & Stratton Vanguard Engine Series.
Photo: Winners of the Power Equipment Trade 2010 Dealers Choice Awards share the stage at the recent GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Ky. From left are PET Editor Dan Shell, representatives Stephanie Temple of Stens, Ideal Computer Systems’ Greg Carradus, Stihl Inc.’s Adam Hanks, John Deere’s Jamie Palmer and Briggs & Stratton’s Doug Dougherty.
More than 230 lawn and garden power equipment dealers participated in this year’s awards, which included online and on site voting by Power Equipment Trade readers and dealers who visited GIE+EXPO at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.
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