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...

Solectrac Electric Tractors Announces LeadVenture As Preferred Website Provider

Solectrac electric tractors, first released in 2022, produced in Northern California and a soon-to-be-opened North Carolina assembly center, a leading supplier of electric equipment for the…

**RC Mowers Named On Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies 2023**

Coming in at number 10 in the robotics category of Fast Company’s 2023 list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Fast Company, a business magazine focusing on technology, business and…

Altoz Hires New Sales Manager

Altoz has expanded its sales force with the addition of Ryan Garrelts as District Sales Manager for Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, southern Mississippi and Alabama. Garrelts says he’s…

VP Racing Fuels Announces New Identity

VP Racing Fuels, Inc., regarded worldwide as the leader in racing, performance fuel products, and branded retail, has announced the launch of a new identity for the corporation, its products…

Greenworks Commercial Opens First North American Commercial Center

Greenworks Commercial, the leading provider of lithium-ion battery-operated, zero-emission power equipment, expanded its global footprint by opening the doors to its 180,000 sq. ft….

Stihl Inc. Names Auditorium After Former President

Stihl Inc. kicked off the new year paying homage to and dedicating its U.S. headquarters’ auditorium to former President Fred J. Whyte. On Jan. 10, 2023, Whyte’s wife, Karen Whyte, and Stihl…

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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