COVER STORY By Steve Wayne
From left, Jay Godfrey, president of McCoy's Lawn Equipment, and Ivan Giraldo, president of Clean Scapes, have helped each other grow their respec- tive businesses with propane-fueled mowers. (Photo courtesy: McCoy's Lawn Equipment)
POWER OF PROPANE PARTNERSHIP
Austin dealer, contractor grow respective businesses with propane-fueled mowers
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ropane-fueled commercial lawn mowers offer high performance, sustainability and positive econom-
ics for lawn and landscape contractors, as well as easy refueling — either through a propane cylinder exchange program or on-site dispensing. Clean Scapes, a lawn and landscape contractor that serves pri- marily commercial properties across cen- tral Texas, understands those attributes well, due to its operation of more than 30 propane-fueled mowers from Exmark and Scag Power Equipment. Among its clien- tele that value this sustainable approach is
Spanish Oaks, a luxury home and golf community just west of Austin. Clean Scapes adopted the mowers thanks to its close relationship with out- door power equipment dealer McCoy's Lawn Equipment, which has two loca- tions in Austin. McCoy's has not only provided new propane-fueled mowers to Clean Scapes, but also converted conven- tionally fueled models for propane use. McCoy's also offers a propane cylinder exchange program for its customers through a partnership with propane provider Ferrellgas.
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Jay Godfrey, president of McCoy's Lawn Equipment, and Clean Scapes President Ivan Giraldo recently shared their perspec- tives on how propane-fueled mowers have positively affected their respective busi- nesses and working relationship.
JAY GODFREY, PRESIDENT MCCOY'S LAWN EQUIPMENT AUSTIN, TEXAS Question: Why and how did you
start offering your customers propane-fueled mowers and a propane cylinder exchange program? Answer:We started selling propane to
customers in 2003, but began converting and selling propane-fueled commercial mowers in 2006 when the city of Austin and the state of Texas began requiring con- tractors to use alternatively fueled equip- ment.
Our business grew as contractors in the
area started noticing the advantages of propane-fueled mowers. Not only were
