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Championing unified outdoor trades
By Jesse Sanchez. Leaders discuss growth and culture, technology and community as OutdoorCoffeeShop™ brings outdoor industry professionals together. Heritage Professional Products Group joined the launch of OutdoorCoffeeShop™ as a premier sponsor with a focus on connection across the outdoor trades. During the debut episode of From the Ground Up™, ...
Building an online home for the outdoor industry
By Emma Peterson. Rachel Mohorn and Brittainy Klein discuss the importance of meeting contractors where they are – and the role of a digital space in that. For the first ever episode of OutdoorTalk™, Karol Weyman sat down with Brittainy Klein and Rachel Mohorn to discuss how a connected ...
Billy Goat moves to next-generation manufacturing plant to better serve customers and continue 50-year legacy of innovation
The new next-generation manufacturing plant represents a strategic leap forward from Billy Goat’s original Lee’s Summit location and satellite warehouse. Billy Goat, a leading brand of specialty turf care equipment and a subsidiary of Briggs & Stratton, is entering an exciting new chapter in its 50-year history. After five decades ...
Texas A&M Extension program brings irrigation education to industry professionals
By Jenny Yu. The program helps contractors understand irrigation technology through science-based education and independent product evaluation. At the Irrigation Association’s 2025 Irrigation Show & Education Week, Karol Weyman of The Coffee Shops™ spoke with Charles Swanson, extension specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, to discuss how the university’s ...
Accelerate your business with Heritage+
By Emma Peterson. Get everything you need and more with Heritage’s suite of tools and features. The team at Heritage Landscape Supply Group is constantly looking for ways to help their family of companies grow, thrive and reach new heights. One way they work towards this goal is through ...
Heritage Landscape Supply Group announces expansion in Nebraska with the acquisition of Heritage Nursery
This acquisition will enable Heritage to offer its customers a full-suite landscape supply offering in Nebraska. Heritage Landscape Supply Group (“Heritage”) announced today that it has acquired Heritage Nursery (the “Company”), a distributor of nursery products and live goods. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Founded in 1989 by Bill ...
Vanguard battery technology powers FIRSTGREEN Industries’ innovative MiniZ electric loader
The MiniZ delivers performance that rivals its internal combustion counterparts thanks to the robust Fi7.0 Vanguard battery. Briggs & Stratton is showcasing the power and durability of its Vanguard™ 48V 7kWh* Commercial Battery (Fi7.0) through a real-world application with its partner FIRSTGREEN Industries, an innovator in electric heavy equipment. The result ...
Equip Exposition announces keynote speaker series featuring HGTV's Mike Holmes & media entrepreneur Susan Packard
Event attendees to find inspiration, advice to take business to the next level. Equip, the award-winning international landscape, outdoor living and equipment exposition, announces its keynote speaker series at the October 20-23, 2026 show. Celebrity speaker Mike Holmes, one of North America's most trusted contractors and star of the HGTV show, ...
Stock your truck for spring!
OCS Influencer Rachel Mohorn says that now is the time to stock your truck before the season gets busy, and Heritage Landscape Supply Group is here to help. Spring is here, and Heritage Landscape Supply Group is the place to kick off all your customer projects. With more than 240 stores ...
Spring is coming — Is your business ready for the rush?
OCS Influencer John Kenney says the businesses that handle the busy season best are the ones that prepared in advance. For contractors in the outdoor living and pool industry, spring doesn’t ease in slowly. It arrives all at once. The weather breaks, homeowners start thinking about backyard projects and suddenly the ...
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