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Thanks to our loyal customers, the Vermeer FT300 forestry tractor with mulching head was selected as one of the 2016 Contractors’ Top 50 New Products! The honor — presented by Equipment Today magazine — is the industry’s only award program determined by end-user input.
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When Boley TLC was founded in 1984, it primarily focused on landscape maintenance and tree pruning. Since then, the company has expanded its services and now offers tree removal, stump grinding, landscape management and snow removal.
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Lean is a set of principles aimed at eliminating waste. And make no mistake, there are always non-value-added activities eating away at efficiencies, no matter how well-run the company.
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Brongo’s Tree Service performs commercial and residential tree care work around the Rochester area. Brongo relies on his Vermeer tree care equipment to help the crew maximize jobsite efficiency.
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Jeffrey Meredith Jr., owner of Sussex Tree Inc., discovered that organizing the way his crews and equipment are scheduled helps reduce the amount of time spent getting to the jobsites each day.
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An important part of buying used equipment is evaluating who you are buying from. Read about the pros and cons of three sources of pre-owned equipment: dealerships, contractors and auctions.
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Lean is a set of principles aimed at eliminating waste and making better use of resources with a goal of increasing productivity. Lean starts with learning what waste is, how to identify it and how to eliminate it.
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On Oct. 12, 2006, Mother Nature dropped a winter storm that would change the landscape of the Town of Tonawanda, New York, for decades. The premature storm dumped 24 inches (61 cm) of snow on the town, damaged 1,600 trees in the town’s right-of-ways — in some cases, wiping out entire city streets — and left the town with a $26 million cleanup project.
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Keeping it in the family is the name of the game for Hamilton Tree Service. Started 50 years ago by Dex Hamilton, his son Grant carries on the full service company in California. Hear from Hamilton about operating two complementary businesses as part of the From Those Who Know series.
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