TURF INDUSTRY NEWS


Industry Veteran Duane Jacklin Passes Longtime Industry leader and TPI member Duane Jacklin, passed away March 9 at age 72. Jacklin was one of three brothers who grew the family business, started by their grandparents in 1935, into one of the largest grass-growing businesses in the nation with international markets and as many as 200 employees. Jacklin Seed is now part of the J.R. Simplot Company. Te board of directors of the Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center (JACC) stated "Mr. Jacklin was a tremendous influence in the Post Falls (ID) business community and throughout the state. He was an integral partner with his wife Susan in restoring and developing the JACC—one of his many generous contributions. We are grateful for knowing he made our community and world a better place."


New Poll Finds Americans Remain Confused About Fuel Choices A new nationwide study conducted on behalf of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) has found that Americans remain confused about new fuel choices at the pump and their appropriate usage. Te OPEI survey found that more Americans who own outdoor power equipment are paying attention to the type of fuel they use this year than in years past, with 44 percent saying they pay attention (compared with 36 percent in 2016 and 35 percent in 2015). Additionally, awareness of ethanol in gasoline seems to remain steady, with 84 percent, overall, reporting they are aware of that fact this year compared to 85 percent in 2016 and 84 percent in 2015. “While most people seem to be aware that there is ethanol in gasoline, the poll results show increased miss-fueling. Tis raises big concerns as different ethanol content fuels become available in the marketplace,” said Kris Kiser, President and CEO of OPEI. Over three in five Americans assume that any gas sold at fueling stations is safe for all their cars as well as other, non-road engine products, like boats and mowers (63 percent in 2017, up from 60 percent in 2016 and 57 percent in 2015). Tis year’s poll also shows roughly two thirds of Americans believe higher ethanol blends of gas are safe to use in any engine (31 percent). “Hundreds of millions of pieces of legacy outdoor power equipment products are in use today that are designed and warranted to run on E10 or less fuel. Remember, E15 is unlawful to use in these, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A Department of Energy study found that E15 fuel caused hotter operating temperatures, unintentional clutch engagement, erratic running, and engine-part failure.”


TPI Turf News May/June 2017


NALP Announces New Careers Website Te National Association of Landscape Professionals announced the launch of LandscapeIndustryCareers.org, a new website which will help raise the visibility of careers in all facets of the landscape industry and will help draw new people into the industry. “We know that finding and retaining good employees is the biggest concern of many landscape and lawn care companies,” said Sabeena Hickman, CAE, NALP CEO. “So NALP is doing everything we can to help solve that problem and the launch of this website, through the support of our Industry Growth Initiative is the important first step.” Te engaging and interactive new website paints a picture of the wide range of career paths through articles and more than a dozen video profiles of industry specialists such as arborists, landscape designers, account managers, lawn care technicians, etc. who explain what their jobs entail and why they are passionate about their careers. Te website also includes an interactive quiz, provides links to schools with landscape programs and includes mentoring contacts and a job board.


SiteOne Landscape Supply Adds Acquisitions and Locations SiteOne Landscape Supply acquired two new companies, giving it a footprint in the Detroit area, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. SiteOne acquired American Builders Supply, which has 10 locations in metro Los Angeles and two locations in Las Vegas. Te company also acquired Angelo’s Supplies, which has two locations—Wixom and Farmington Hills, MI—in the Detroit metro area. Tis acquisition brings SiteOne’s location total in the Detroit area to 14. SiteOne also recently opened its first distribution center in Fairborn, GA, and announced plans for two more centers to open over the next year and a half to serve the North and West divisions.


Super-Sod adds new sales representative Super-Sod, a division of Patten Seed Co., added Kevin Farrell as an outside sales representative for customers in the Raleigh and Cary, NC, areas. Originally from Dallas, Farrell attended the University of Texas at San Antonio and received his bachelors degree in public relations and sports journalism. With a background in hotel sales at the Gaylord Texan, Farrell relocated to North Carolina and soon joined the Super-Sod sales team. Farrell’s position at Super-Sod allows him to connect with customers in the Triangle area and promote sales for both the Raleigh and Cary Super-Sod stores.


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