INDUSTRY NEWS & EVENTS

TrimmerTrap Now Available Through Meyer Distributing

       Accelerator Industries has been building products for the landscape industry since 1995, and in 2025, acquired TrimmerTrap, a leader in products to secure trimmer racks, blowers, and other tools in a convenient and safe way. TrimmerTrap obtained numerous...

Kubota Breaks Ground On $30 Million R&D Facility In Kansas

       Kubota North America marked a significant expansion of its compact construction business, with the groundbreaking of a new construction equipment test center in Salina, Kan. The $30 million investment reinforces Kubota’s long-term commitment to designing,...

Kevin Jobsky Named Northeast Region Sales Manager For Rotary

       Rotary Corp. has appointed Kevin Jobsky as Territory Sales Manager for its Northeast Region covering Vermont and New York (excluding Long Island and New York City), according to an announcement by Mark Smith, Chief Sales Officer. Jobsky brings more than 25...

Product Spotlight: Ferris Suspension

       Standing out in a crowded mower market means offering products with clear, demonstrable value. Ferris has spent nearly three decades engineering and patenting independent front and rear suspension systems that deliver a benefit every dealer can sell...

Rotary Launches Online Sales

Rotary Corporation, the world's largest supplier of aftermarket parts for outdoor power equipment, has launched online stores for the US and Canada using Shopatron's retail-integrated...

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Stihl Inc Ceremony Celebrates Expansion

Stihl Inc Ceremony Celebrates Expansion

Stihl Inc., the U.S. manufacturing and distribution company for the worldwide Stihl group, celebrated the grand opening of its latest addition to the Virginia Beach manufacturing campus. Completed...

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Champion Partners With Ferris Commercial

Champion Partners With Ferris Commercial

Champion Tire & Wheel of Cornelius, NC announced they have forged a marketing partnership with Ferris Commercial Mowers of Munnsville, NY. One of Champion’s 53-foot Nascar transporters was...

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Excel Industries New VP Of Supply Chain

Excel Industries New VP Of Supply Chain

Excel Industries, Inc., manufacturer of Hustler Turf Equipment and BigDog Mowers, has named Brent E. Edmisten Vice President of Global Supply Chain effective July 16, 2012. Brent will provide...

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GIE+EXPO Provides Show Information

This year's GIE+EXPO, set for October 24-26, will be headquartered at The Galt House hotel in downtown Louisville. Designating a headquarters allows dealers to convene with peers and network after...

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INDUSTRY EVENTS

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Outdoor Power Equipment Institute annual meeting

JUNE 24-26, 2024 – Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Call 703-549-7600; visit opei.org

Equip Expo

OCTOBER 16-18, 2024 – Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky. Call 812-949-9200; visit equipexposition.com

National Hardware Show

MARCH 18-20, 2025 – Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Call 203-840-5622; visit nationalhardwareshow.com