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The TurfMutt Foundation’s signature events set for Equip Expo 2026
Mulligan’s 5K Fun Run & Walk and the 8th Annual Mulligan’s Mutt Madness return to Louisville to benefit Kentucky Humane Society. The TurfMutt Foundation is getting ready to roll out the green carpet as its beloved signature events return to Equip Exposition this October. Attendees will have the chance to move ...
Before you dig
By Cotney Consulting Group. Utility locating, trenching and excavation safety. Outdoor contractors break ground every day. Landscapers install drainage and irrigation. Lighting contractors bury cable. Pool and spa crews run plumbing and electrical lines. Hardscape contractors excavate for walls, patios and outdoor structures. Sports-surface crews prepare bases and install underground ...
New TracSafe® Anti-Slip Color Coat All-in-One
TracSafe Anti-Slip Color Coat All-in-One is an odorless water-based technology that bonds firmly to all types of flooring materials. Adding beauty and safety to concrete surfaces has never been easier. Daich Coatings has introduced the new TracSafe® Anti-Slip Color Coat All-in-One product featuring pre-mixed colorful stone coating and an anti-slip sealer, ...
Hazard awareness: Building a worker’s ability to see problems before they happen
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Awareness isn’t luck. It’s discipline. And in every outdoor trade, it’s what keeps workers whole and projects moving. In every outdoor trade — tile and hardscaping, landscaping, pool and spa, lighting, sports surfaces, agronomics, maintenance and outdoor living builds — there’s one skill that separates safe ...
Hardshell Coatings introduces Vuba Stone as a new surface solution
Hardshell Coatings now offers Vuba Stone, a durable, permeable stone surface for pool decks, driveways and patios. The company is the first certified installer in Central Maryland. Hardshell Coatings announced it is now offering Vuba Stone, a high-performance resin-bound stone surfacing system designed for residential and commercial outdoor applications. The addition ...
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 ...
Registration opens for 2026 Slag Cement School in Wilmington, Delaware
The school will include educational presentations on slag cement use in concrete construction, sustainable resources available and other presentations on the benefits of slag cement use. The Slag Cement Association (SCA) is pleased to announce that registration is open for the fifth annual Slag Cement School in Wilmington, Delaware, on ...
Gravely® and Ariens® enhance fleet program for landscape professionals
Ariens and Gravely dealers are ready to help maximize fleet savings and take LSC businesses to the next level. Whether looking to add Gravely commercial zero-turn mowers or Ariens®, the King of Snow®, snow removal equipment, landscapers can count on AriensCo. The company is proud to unveil its new and ...
The year ahead for outdoor professionals
OCS Influencer John Kenney says the contractors that succeed this year will be the ones who understand where the market is headed and prepare their teams, systems and partners accordingly. The outdoor living and pool market continues to mature, and that maturity is changing how contractors need to think about design, ...
Navigating current trends
By Emma Peterson. Dive into the home and business owner trends that are shaping the outdoor contracting industry. In a new episode of From the Ground Up™, Karol Weyman hosted John Kenney for a conversation about the current state of the outdoor construction market. More specifically, John zeroed in ...
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