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...

Kohler Engines Expands Capacity At Mississippi Production Facility

Kohler Engines recently announced plans to increase production capacity at its Hattiesburg, Miss. manufacturing…

Stihl Supports The National September 11 Memorial

To support those that care for the grounds of the National September 11 Memorial, Stihl is providing outdoor power equipment as well as ongoing operational and safety training to the maintenance and...

2015 PET Dealers Choice Awards Winners

Six major power equipment industry suppliers won top product awards at the Power Equipment Trade Dealers Choice Awards ceremony Friday, October 23 at the Green Industry Equipment & Exposition in...

Kawasaki Motors Promotes Two Department Heads

The Engine Division of Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. has announced the promotion of two executives, one heading the company’s logistics, information technology and parts management team, and the...

MacKinnon Equipment & Services Is New Distributor

Morbark, Inc., recently signed a contract adding MacKinnon Equipment & Services as the exclusive Morbark tree care products dealer for northern and central Florida and southwestern Georgia....

2015 PET GIE+EXPO Dealers Choice Awards Online Voting Begins

Power Equipment Trade has announced finalists for the 2015 Power Equipment Trade GIE+EXPO Dealers Choice Awards, voted on by lawn and garden dealers in the weeks leading up to GIE+EXPO 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