TURF INDUSTRY NEWS
Manderley Turf Products Inc. Announces Leadership Changes Te Board of Directors of Manderley Turf Products announced the appointment of Wayne Moloughney as President. Moloughney has been a member of the corporate leadership team in the role of Vice-President, Finance for over 11 years. Moloughney succeeds Greg Skotnicki, who will be taking on a new role as President of Manderley’s parent company, Market Maker Agriculture Inc. Market Maker is an acquirer of strong agriculture and horticulture based businesses in North America, that specializes in providing succession planning opportunities and growth capital to owner-operators. Skotnicki will remain as CEO of Manderley, while stepping away from the day-to-day operations to focus on his new role. For over 55 years, Manderley has been a leader in the landscape industry, helping to grow greener communities by providing high quality, innovative lawn and garden products. Manderley is Canada’s largest sod producer, with over 60 million square feet sold annually. Manderley sod is grown and sold in the area surrounding Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Calgary, Edmonton and Northern Alberta.
FireFly Named Utah’s Fastest Growing Company FireFly Automatix, manufacturer of automated turf harvesters, was named the fastest growing company in Utah. Te AgTech group claimed the top spot on MountainWest Capital Network’s Utah 100 list among a record number of nominations. Te award is based on percentage of revenue growth and recognizes performance in arguably the hottest business climate in America. FireFly Automatix, operating under the name FireFly Equipment, builds their harvesters in North Salt Lake and distributes them to turfgrass farms throughout the United States and Australia, with plans to enter new international markets.
GIE+EXPO Breaks Attendance and Exhibitor Records in 2016 Te 2016 GIE+EXPO (Green Industry & Equipment Expo), held October 19-21, at the Kentucky Expo Center (KEC) in Louisville topped the last two years’ records for attendance and exhibitors. More than 22,600 people from around the world represented a 12 percent increase in registration over last year. Tirty-three percent of dealer and 44 percent of lawn and landscape attendees were first timers. Te annual industry event draws all segments of the outdoor power equipment and lawn & garden industry. GIE+EXPO is sponsored by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), Professional Grounds
TPI Turf News January/February 2017
Management Society (PGMS) and National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP). Growth Across the Board • Over 900 exhibits in total at GIE+EXPO and Hardscape North America (HNA), with 230 new exhibitors at the event. • Te New Products Showcase sold out with a record number of companies (76) spotlighting more than 100 products that were introduced within the past year. • Te indoor booths show was 676,000 net square feet or (the size of 14 football fields); the indoor show floor was 80,000 square feet larger—a 17 percent increase over 2015. • Te Outdoor Demonstration Area covered 20 acres, up from 19 acres last year.
Te dates for the 2017 show in Louisville are October 18 for dealers, distributors, retailers and media and October 19-20 for everyone in the industry. Te Demo Area will be open Tursday and Friday, October 19 and 20.
Climate Change Symposium Scheduled Te State of California Climate Change Symposium will be held at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel on January 25-26, 2017. Te event is hosted by California Natural Resources Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research. Te Symposium will bring together 700+ of the state's leaders in water, energy, transportation and natural resources. A goal of the symposium is to facilitate the production, adoption, and application of science to ensure climate resilience. In addition, the symposium will feature preliminary reports from California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment and a status report on the state's Climate Change Research Plan. See more information at:
http://californiascience.org/
National Parks Service Trials PremierPRO Bermudagrass Te 11,000-square feet of lawn at Te World War II Memorial in Washington is now covered with a new surface. Bill Warpinski, co-owner and manager of Central Sod Farms of Maryland, Inc., reports that the Parks Service wanted to try something different at the Memorial. Tey specifically requested a bermudagrass and they wanted one that was Maryland certified. Warpinski knew that such a high trafficked site would require a good growth rate and wear resistance. Cold tolerance would also be critical. Because of Warpinski’s experience with PremierPRO and university trials it was the chosen variety. Te park service will be trying the grass in several other parks around the country.
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