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2022 Supply Chain Issues on the Horizon

Guest Content Our industry is experiencing numerous material and supply chain shortages. There are several factors affecting the cost and availability of these materials such as labor shortages, energy costs, weather, trucking and port issues. Grass seed harvests were impacted earlier this year due to extreme heat and drought in the Pacific Northwest. Staffing shortages […]

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Say Hello to NALP’s New Annual Conference and Expo: ELEVATE

On Wednesday, Oct. 20, NALP unveiled the name of the new annual meeting to be known as ELEVATE. After more than 15 years in Louisville, we are taking our new conference on the road. Your new annual conference and expo experience will take place in September 2022 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Conference Center […]

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Meet Bruce Wilson, NALP’s 2021 Lifetime Leadership Award Winner

This year’s Lifetime Leadership Award winner has truly been in the industry for his entire lifetime. Like many others, Bruce Wilson first started out by mowing grass as a kid. ā€œIronically, my father made me quit mowing lawns and get a job because he thought that it would be good for me to know what […]

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Meet Andrew Ziehler, 2021 Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates before him, fellow entrepreneur Andrew Ziehler also started his business in a garage. While he didn’t go on to the tech industry, Ziehler has made notable achievements in the landscape and lawn care industry, so much so that he has been selected as this year’s Young Entrepreneur of the […]

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Meet Loriena Harrington, 2021 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year

This year’s Woman Entrepreneur of the Year recipient Loriena Harrington developed an entrepreneurial spirit at a young age. From selling Girl Scout cookies at 8 years old to mowing lawns and being a golf caddy at 12 years old, Harrington says she was always motivated by the sale. From the age of 14 to her […]

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What Newsom’s New Law Means for the Landscape Industry

On Saturday, Oct. 9, California’s governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law that orders state regulators to ban the sale of new gas-powered equipment using small off-road engines (SORE), which includes all lawn and landscape equipment, pressure washers and generators, in 2024. This legislation is part of the state’s attempt to reduce its greenhouse gas […]

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NALP Members in the News: Ground Works Land Design, Kawasaki Engines, Massey Services, Davey Tree

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. Ground Works Land Design Forms Management Company and Buys Luxury Stone Business Tony Nasrallah, president and founder of Ground Works Land Design, has established GW Capital, a parent organization for all current and future companies owned by Nasrallah. This is coupled with the launch […]

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What Did I Miss? Takeaways from NALP Field Trip at Ruppert Landscape

More than 250 landscape and lawn care professionals from companies large and small gathered to attend the fifth annual NALP Field Trip, which was held at Ruppert Landscape’s headquarters in Laytonsville, Maryland. Hosts Frank Mariani and Marty Grunder led a deep dive into what makes Ruppert so successful and how they do business. Some of […]

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NALP Members in the News: Massey Services, Davey Tree, Advanced Turf Solutions

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news. Massey Services Named One of Central Florida’s 2021 ā€˜Best Places To Work’ The Orlando Business Journal has named Massey Services one of its 2021 ā€˜Best Places to Work.’ This is the 10th time the publication has named Massey Services in its ā€˜Best Places to […]

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NALP Members in the News: SiteOne Landscape Supply, Aspire Software, Greenius, LandOne

Read more about these NALP members and partners in the news.   SiteOne Landscape Supply Partners with Aspire Software SiteOne has partnered with Aspire to expand its business management software solutions offering to its customer base. ā€œWe seek to partner with the best of the best in the industry — like Aspire — giving customers […]

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