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AUGUST 2015 | Volume 58 | Number 8
10 Equipment Trends 2015
Outdoor Power Equipment and sister publication Landscape
and Irrigation share the results of a survey of 20 equipment
manufacturers regarding the latest equipment trends
in the Green Industry.
22 Equipment Trends 2015 — propane
Jeremy Wishart, deputy director of business development at the
Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), provides an update
on the rising popularity of propane-powered mowers among
landscape contractors.
24 Getting to know and grow
from your competition
If you don't know what your competitors are doing, then you are
at a disadvantage. You need to be looking for every advantage
you can to be successful. Sometimes, even befriending your
competition can be the right move! Jeff Sheets, founder and
owner of OPE Consulting Services, explores all options.
6 Upfront
7 Anonymous Distributor
8 Industry News
32 Marketplace
33 Key Distributors
34 Advertisers' Index
27 Equipment Focus:
Shop Equipment, Tools & Supplies
30 Product News
FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
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