1986 Landscape Industry Show Highly Successful
The 1986 Landscape Industry Show at the Long Beach Convention Center, April 23-25, was immensely successful, according to CLCA President Roger D. Fiske. Approximately 6000 showgoers and over 300 exhibitors were in attendance.
In the open space exhibit competition, this year’s winner was Pacific Equipment and Irrigation, City of Industry, California, a company which sells power equipment and irrigation supplies. The winner in the 20×20 size category was American Wholesale Nurseries, Granada Hills, California, and winning in the 10×20 category was Rain Master Irrigation Systems, Simi Valley, California. National Diversified Sales, Newbury Park, California, received the 10×10 award.
Complementing the show were 14 educational seminars covering irrigation, disease and insect problems, mechanic’s liens, preventive law, bidding and estimating, job-costing, worker’s compensation, small engine preventive maintenance, sales techniques, client relations and trade show exhibiting. The 14 videotapes of the seminars are available on VHS for $39 each from the CLCA. Contact the association at 2226 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 or call (916) 448-CLCA.
Second Annual Toro Specifier Trip A Success
Nearly 100 experienced specifiers from around the country gathered with key Toro personnel in early December for the second annual Toro Specifier Conference. The customers had the opportunity to discuss their product needs and pertinent industry issues with those people at Toro who are in charge of product development and industry support.
Toro found the trip to be very successful for them and the participants were equally favorable in their response to the event, according to Rick Robins, Toro Commercial Marketing Manager and the trip organizer.
The conference began with a tour of the Toro factory in Riverside, California. The tour highlighted Toro’s newest automated assembly lines, expanded Computer Aided Design facilities and a working display of new and existing products.
The group then boarded the S.S. Azure Seas for a weekend cruise to Ensenada, Mexico. Numerous conference and discussion meetings were held, with computer aided irrigation design programs and flow regulated shut-off valves being two of the more popular discussion topics.
TALC Announces Awards Program
Entry Forms are now being accepted for the 1986 Texas Association of Landscape Contractors (TALC) Environmental Improvement Awards program. Those eligible are landscape architects, landscape designers and commercial landscape designers and commercial landscape firms which devote a major part of their business operation to landscape design, landscape contracting, interior landscape and/or landscape maintenance. Work performed on entered projects, must have been completed by private industry and governmental departments in the state of Texas. However, membership in TALC is not a requirement. Work will be judged by a jury of experts in their fields on the basis of difficulty, craftsmanship and relative contribution to the quality of the environment. The entry fee is $125 for the first entry, $100 for additional entries and $150 per entry for non-members. Presentation of awards will be at a special ceremony during the Awards Banquet to be held at the Hyatt Regency, Houston, October 25, 1986. You’ve got till August 22, 1986 to enter, but you’d better write now to TALC and request the entry form. The address is TALC 1986 Awards, 940 E. 54st St., Austin, Texas 78751.
Tampa-Based LA Moves Offices
Thomas Balsley Associates, a Tampa/ New York City-based landscape architectural/ urban design/site planning firm has moved to larger offices. This firm specializes in urban plazas, fountains and office parks. Its new address is 8 West 40th Street, New York, New York.
Washington State Nurseries Listed in Annual Directory
A complete guide to nurseries and plant material in Washington State is now available with the publication of the 1986 Directory of the Washington State Nurserymen’s Association. The State Department of Agriculture is constantly receiving requests for lists of such nurseries and the stock they grow and eventually those requests are forwarded to the association. Over 200 pages in length, the WSNA Directory features a fully coded membership roster and buyer’s guide. Also included are guides to appropriate governmental agencies, educational institutions and related organizations.
This guide is available for $10 from WSNA, P.O. Box 670, Sumner, WA 98390; (206) 863-4482.
CLCA Offers New Educational Videotape Series
The California Landscape Contractors Association has released 16 new VHS tapes in an educational series designed for green industry professionals.
“Basic Irrigation,” “Principles of Irrigation: Basic System Design,” “Understanding & Troubleshooting Automatic Systems” and “General Sprinkler System Maintenance” cover varying areas of irrigation. To aid the professional in sales “Client Relations for Contractors and Architects,” “Sales Techniques for Non-sales People” and “How to Exhibit at Trade Shows” are offered.
“Common Disease Problems in Ornamentals” and “Common Insect Problems” cover problems in ornamental horticulture. In addition, using the law is the subject of “Mechanic’s Liens and Related Remedies” and “Preventive Law.” “Bidding and Estimating” and “Job-costing” will help contractors get realistic prices for projects.
For firms that want to lower insurance costs “Managing Workers’ Compensation Costs” and “Landscape Maintenance Safety” are offered.
Each videotape costs $39, including shipping and tax. For information contact CLCA,2226 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 or call (916) 448-CLCA.
