One lucky attendee will win big by attending GIE+EXPO and Hardscape North America and participating in the Trucks of the Industry Giveaway. This year participants of the giveaway could walk away with $10,000. No purchase is necessary.
Pennsylvania-based MacKissic Inc. is pleased to announce that Modern Power Equipment will now be distributing their Mighty Mac line of power equipment and their Merry Tiller line of mid-tin tillers. Modern Power Equipment will be representing these products to the lawn and garden industry in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
Honda Power Equipment has shipped 30 million power products to domestic dealers and distributors since it began offering outdoor power equipment in the U.S. in 1972. Beginning U.S. operations with only engines, tillers and generators more than 38 years ago, Honda Power Equipment has evolved into one of the leading global power products suppliers.
Nascar’s No. 39 Ryan Newman is planning to visit Dixie Chopper on Tuesday, June 29, at the company’s facilities in Fillmore and Greencastle. Newman’s visit is for advertising purposes, but the driver will also visit with employees at Dixie Chopper’s headquarters in Fillmore.
Later, Newman will hold a public autograph session from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport.
The 240 generators donated by Briggs & Stratton to provide power to areas of Haiti devastated by a January earthquake remained tied up in customs several weeks after being shipped. With such resources “wasting away” in a nation that could truly use any help available, the generators’ plight caught the attention of singer Jimmy Buffett, who was in the Caribbean nation as part of his own relief effort.
Exmark Mfg. has sued Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group and Schiller Grounds Care Inc. claiming some of the companies’ mower products infringe on Exmark’s patents. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Omaha, Neb., seeks an injunction against Briggs to cease making and selling mowers covered by an Exmark patent.
Citing independent research, Stihl executives say the company has reached another milestone as the number one selling brand of gasoline-powered handheld outdoor power equipment in America. Officials at Stihl recently announced that syndicated commercial and independent consumer research of 2009 U.S. sales and market share data shows that the brand has extended its market leading position to handheld outdoor power equipment for consumers and professional landscapers.
ARGO, the world’s largest manufacturer of lightweight amphibious vehicles and innovative off-road platforms, is now available for purchase under GSA. The ARGO 8×8 and 6×6 provide reliable transportation for search and rescue, fire fighting, insect and wild life control, border patrol, water and sewage management, as well as home land security. Performance, durability, ride comfort and reliability have been taken into consideration to ensure that the operator gets the best available value. Instead of buying a UTV, truck, snowmobile, or small boat, one amphibious, all-season, multi-purpose ARGO fits the bill for up to 6 passengers.
