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John Kmitta
all it a buyer's guide, directory or power source, the truth is that we have
not run this type of issue in Landscape and Irrigation in almost a decade.
However, as part of our refocused efforts to grow the magazine and be
your one-stop source for industry information, we felt it appropriate to
kick off 2014 with a buyer's guide issue.
Only those companies who responded to our call for information are included in
this edition, so this is by no means presented as the be-all end-all directory of every
company in the landscape and irrigation industries. But the fine turnout of industry
manufacturers and suppliers has ensured that this issue contains in-depth information
about the key companies from which to buy.
Our coverage kicks off with the company-by-company Manufacturer/Supplier
Index beginning on page 10. It includes contact information for the manufacturers
and suppliers, as well as an overview of each company and a list of the product lines
offered.
Following the Manufacturer/Supplier Index is our reverse-lookup Product/Equip-
ment Index (beginning on page 26). This index is sorted by product category and lists
the companies offering those product lines.
In addition to the buyer's guide portion of this issue, you will find a list of this year's
industry events on page 32.
The buyer's guide will be a continuously evolving directory online at www.Land
scapeIrrigation.com with a goal toward growing the print edition to an even more in-
depth guide in the future.
We hope that this issue serves as a handy quick-reference guide to your buying
needs; but please be sure to check out our website, including our Product Portal page,
for continued updates of manufacturers, suppliers and their offerings.
If you are a manufacturer or supplier, and would like to be included in future ver-
sions of the Landscape and Irrigation Buyer's Guide, both online and in print, please
complete the online form at www.LandscapeIrrigation.com/BuyersGuideLI or e-mail me
with any questions.
2014 and beyond
In case you didn't see our January/February digital edition, I would like to point
out that we here at Landscape and Irrigation are changing our editorial approach for
2014 and beyond. Rather than seven print editions for 2014, we will now feature 11
total issues (six print editions and five stand-alone digital editions), with a goal of in-
creasing the number of both print and digital issues even further in 2015. We will also
be increasing the page counts of each print edition for more in-depth editorial cover-
age of the landscape and irrigation markets.
If you are interested in providing articles, pictures or other editorial content, please
contact me at jkmitta@specialtyim.com.
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