Landscape Management, May 2014
GO FOR A JOYRIDE The Rover Series of spreaders and the Pathfinder Series of spreader sprayers are commercial grade machines that will increase your productivity and decrease your downtime No other machines feature the simplicity of operation and durablility of construction as Ground Logic spreading equipment Contact us today to learn more 39 MAY 2014 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET The Ticker MAINTENANCE 8774234340 groundlogicinc com Malvern Pa based Merit Service Solutions acquired SunTerra Landscape Services based in Austin Texas While terms of the deal werent disclosed Sun Terra COO Judy McNew said the company hopes to expand nationally thanks to the acquisition SunTerra which is on track to hit 14 million in 2014 revenue hopes to jump to 40 million annually within five years The North American Equipment Dealers Association NAEDA ranked ECHO and Shindaiwa at gold level status in its annual Manufacturer Relations Survey The designation is determined by dealer mail list and was more selective about the areas he reached out to The firms direct mail pieces now promote the fact that the company is locally owned and operated telling clients how it can save them time and explaining the type of customer it wants to work with Before we would have sent something out that said Here we are Heres what we do Call us for a quote And we would have picked a geographic area sent out several thousand pieces and hoped for the best Longnecker says Now we have dialed it down and are sending our customers direct mailings that connect with them CUSTOMERS VOICE Longnecker then purchased memberships to Angies List and Yelp to collect sales leads and see user generated comments and reviews Hes testing both sites this season to determine which one works best for his company and will discontinue membership of the other at the end of the year An unsolicited testimonial or review goes a long way and fortunately evaluation data exhibiting exceptional performances in product quality technical support parts availability marketing and advertising support among other categories Exmark published a new propane mower white paper titled Transitioning Mower Fleets to Propane Free for download at Exmark com propanepower the white paper provides background on propane fueled equipment including the progression of engine technology and details existing options for landscape maintenance professionals to switch to propane Laytonsville Md based Ruppert Landscape acquired A R Star Services which services Baltimore The transaction includes the purchase of select commercial contracts and equipment for sweeping a service Ruppert has been looking to expand said President Phil Key
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