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Do you find that too many of your design/build jobs have a low profit bar? At the NALP Field Trip with Marty Grunder, Marty and Frank Mariani, of Mariani Landscapes in Oak Bluff, Illinois, shared some insights to help raise the bar and your bottom line: Pick the right job and client. Start targeting and […]
NALP recently had a chance to pick the brain of Brian Kraff, the co-founder of Market Hardware, a provider of small business website marketing products and services that cater specifically to the landscape industry. We asked him our top 5 burning web marketing questions. Bring your questions to his session at LANDSCAPES 2016 in Louisville […]
Ā It has been a little while since NALP has done facility tours and education in different locations around the country, but at your request it is back and better than ever! This week, we traveled to Chicago to team up with industry powerhouse Marty Grunder for 2-days of networking, education and an in-depth facility […]
What to do when your competition low balls you and you are feeling pressure to lower your prices? Ā Don’t panic says LandOpt President and CEO Tim Smith. The following are five actions Smith recommends to help neutralizeĀ price concerns: Related posts: No related posts.
At this point in the year, many landscaping businesses need to focus on preparing and submitting prevailing wage determinations which will ultimately be used to support the processing of H-2B applications for the upcoming 2017 Spring season.Ā The Department of Labor recently conducted a public webinar on filing tips that will help to ensure timely […]
Kingstowne Lawn & Landscape Purchases a 13.5 Acre Facility Outside Washington D.C. When Kingstowne Lawn & Landscape owner Krisjan Berzins decided his growing company needed more space, he was ready to buy instead of lease space. A lot of planning and a little luck went into the search for a hard-to-come-by commercial property inside the […]
More than 800 participants at the 2016 Turfgrass Research Field Day in Griffin, Ga., was good news for NALP’s Landscape Industry Certified Lawn Care Manager program. At the beginning of August, NALP’s certification partner, the University of Georgia, exhibited at the field day displaying the Principles of Turfgrass Management and Principios Sobre el Manejo de […]
As any professional knows, diagnosing problems with trees isn’t easy – there are so many potential factors at work. We were lucky enough to travel to Charlotte, North Carolina, recently, to go behind the scenes at the Bartlett Tree Experts’ 400 acre arboretum and research laboratory. Ā We always wondered what the life of a tree […]
In mid-July, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5), Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-5), Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Congressman Collin Peterson (MN-7) introduced theĀ Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act, legislation that will initiate a three-year phase-in of the Department of Laborās new overtime rule. The phase-in is designed to mitigate the impact of the new rule, and provide additional […]
Ā NALP sponsored an interactive industry exhibit at this yearās Legislative Day for members of Congress and their staff. Several dozen congressional staffers attended the event held in the Rayburn House Office Building visiting exhibits that offered instruction on the importance of healthy lawns and landscapes, information on the industryās commitment to pollinators and sustainable practices, […]
