INDUSTRY NEWS & EVENTS

OPEI Hosts Annual Meeting

       Nearly 150 members and invited guests of the Outdoor Power Equipment Insititue (OPEI) gathered in Savannah, Ga., at the end of June for three days of networking, industry updates, and perspective from leading authorities on international trade, geopolitics, and...

Equip Announces Dealer Boot Camp, Dealer Breakfast

       Equip Exposition has unveiled several new events this year—a new education offering called Equip Academy, the resurrection of the Wednesday morning Dealer Breakfast sponsored by Stihl Inc., a new Dealer Boot Camp, and a closing block party at Old Forester's...

Honda Restructures Divisions 

       American Honda has announced a restructuring of its powersports and products center (PS&P), aligning its powersports, power equipment and marine divisions under a unified structure to strengthen product strategy and sales capabilities, and to accelerate...

OPPAA Scholarship Fund Awards $7,000 To 2026 Recipients

       For more than 25 years, the Outdoor Power Parts and Accessories Assn. (OPPAA) Scholarship Fund has supported deserving students from OPPAA member-company families as they pursue higher education and prepare for future success. Since its inception, the Fund has...

Kubota Honored in NAEDA Survey

The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) recently released its 2012 Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey, in which Kubota Tractor Corporation topped the charts across several key...

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Husqvarna Receives Design Award

Husqvarna Group recently won eight awards at the prestigious European "red dot design awards." Nine of Husqvarna's products were awarded the international "red dot design award 2012." Eight products...

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B3C Ethanol Presentation

Dealer efforts to help customers with problems surrounding ethanol-blended fuel received a recent boost with major Atlanta, Ga. dealer Howard Brothers. Howard Brothers hosted an ethanol seminar that...

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Bad Boy Mowers Plans Expansion

Bad Boy Mowers Plans Expansion

Bad Boy Mowers plans an expansion of operations in Batesville, where the company is headquartered. Bad Boy will invest
 $7.4 million and add 150 positions, bringing Bad Boy’s total employment in...

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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