INDUSTRY NEWS

EETC Launches HireReady To Help Employers Hire Skilled Techs

The Equipment & Engine Training Council (EETC) has introduced HireReady, a new pre-employment technician assessment designed to help employers determine whether job candidates have the technical knowledge they need before making a hiring decision. Developed…

Stihl Inc. Names Sean McGinnis President

Stihl Inc. has appointed Sean McGinnis as president, effective October 1, 2026. In this role, McGinnis will lead the Stihl Group’s largest market and subsidiary, with end-to-end responsibility for Stihl Inc. This includes full profit-and-loss…

Dealer Institute Launches Iron HR For Dealership HR Leaders

Dealer Institute, a division of the North American Equipment Dealers Assn. (NAEDA), has launched Iron HR, a new peer group created exclusively for human resources professionals in equipment dealerships. In a business where people, culture…

VANGUARD ENGINES

EXPOelite 2026 VANGUARD ENGINES vanguardpower.com Before designing a single upgrade, the engineering team behind Next-Gen Vanguard engines went straight to the source: Turf pros working in the field. They listened to what was slowing businesses…

Exmark Hosts Ribbon Cutting

After a nearly two-year wait, Exmark hosted a ribbon cutting and open house at its new corporate headquarters in the Beatrice Industrial Park. The facility was finished in late 2019; however, the public celebration took…

Positec Tool Appoints New Director of Sales

Positec Tool Corp. has announced the appointment of John Sloan to Director of Sales, commercial outdoor power dealer channel, as the organization enters into the commercial outdoor power equipment market. Sloan will oversee the sales…

Kawasaki Promotes Sytsma

Kawasaki Engines has promoted Todd Sytsma to Director, OEM department. In this role, Sytsma provides strategic leadership to Kawasaki’s customers in commercial and residential landscape equipment, light industrial, and other markets within the U.S. In…