Lawn & Landscape
Features - Maintenance
With the right attachment in the right application, lawn maintenance contractors can use their mowers to deliver additional services from one season to the next.
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Lawn maintenance contractors have numerous mower attachments at their disposal, but a few stand out for their potential to drive both productivity and sales.
Dethatching during spring cleanup.
In Fort Atkinson, Wis., Rob Amadon of Rock River Lawn Care has been using an easy-to-install dethatcher on his front-mount zero-turn mower. This attachment simply hangs on the front of the deck.
“The way it is set up, I dethatch and mow at the same time,” Amadon says. “For the first pass over a lawn, I set the deck to around 3.5 inches with the dethatcher attached. Then I lift the dethatcher off, drop the deck a half-inch, and go over the lawn one more time. The mower’s integrated grass-catching system sucks everything up.”
Lawn & Landscape
Features - Profile
It stays in the family at Lawn Cure, which has greatly reduced its employee turnover by making a few key changes.
Photos courtesy of Lawn Cure
Lawn Cure, based in Sellersburg, Indiana, was started in 1978 by Larry Messina with just one truck. Twelve years ago, sisters Michelle Hawkins and Missy Fromme took over as co-owners of their father’s company.
While the women were aiming to keep the company running exactly how their father had, Michelle’s husband, Patrick Hawkins, who joined as president and general manager, was eager to make changes.
Today, the company employs 21 people, has 16 trucks in its fleet and its revenue is $3 million.
Glander International Bunkering celebrates 60 years of shipping and bunkering
Global bunker trading firm, Glander International Bunkering, is celebrating its 60th anniversary with multiple initiatives and virtual celebrations planned despite Covid-19 restrictions.
Founded in 1961 in New York City by Otto Glander and Clifford Mallory Jr, two pioneers and friends in the shipping industry, the company today secures its position as one of the oldest bunker trading company in the world.
CEO of Glander International Bunkering, Carsten Ladekjær, said: “The story of Glander International Bunkering is an example of what passion and persistence infused with a good friendship can do. It is a true reflection of the values of our company and our people around the world.”