Gro-Power, Inc. announces the addition of a new computer system to help improve service to their customers. With 21 years of continual growth, they seek new ways to better serve their customers. Gro-Power, Inc. also adds a new distributor in the Northwest, Evergreen Pacific, a Master Rainbird Distributor with four locations throughout Washington State.
The Third Annual Show & Conference AEC Expo will be held at Javits Convention Center in New York City from December 12 – 14, 1989. James W. Meadlock, President of Intergraph Corp., will give the keynote address. Meadlock will apply his expertise to the issues of strategic planning, integrated and distributed systems, evolving standards, and the impact of future technologies on the aesthetics of design. Call toll-free 800-873-EXPO to register.
Foster-Conant has created the entry to Fairway Cove, an exclusive enclave of 138 luxury single-family homes being developed on Lake Hiawassee and MetroWest’s championship golf course. The entry to the Fairway Cove community of $180,000 – $350,000 homes is located on Hiawassee Road within the 1,805-acre planned unit development which will eventually encompass 4,525 homes, six million square feet of commercial office space, 2.5 million square feet of retail space, and 1,500 hotel rooms.
NIGHTSCAPING, the innovator in low-voltage lighting and support to its contractors, is proud to introduce Nightscaping International Association.
“With the introduction of the Nightscaping International Association, we are offering total support to contractors through programs designed to increase their industry knowledge, customer-recognition and profit structure,” said William J. Locklin, the founding father of 12-volt outdoor lighting, and president of NIGHTSCAPING.
By certifying only the finest contractors and architects internationally, we at NIGHTSCAPING are endorsing their professionalism, training and experience.
Locklin understands experience and professionalism. More than 30 years ago, as an electrical contractor, he was asked to nightlight an event. From that early beginning of producing nightlighting with juice cans, Locklin’s NIGHTSCAPING has pioneered many ideas.
For example, NIGHTSCAPING built the country’s first design center at its Redlands, California, manufacturing facility. Contractors from around the country can learn installation tips and see effects in the uninterrupted beauty of this facility.
Certification in the Nightscaping International Association is difficult.
A contractor/architect must have attended at least one design seminar (or similar event), completed at least five NIGHTSCAPING jobs (proof of completion is necessary), submit five letters of recommendation and show ownership of a 9-1 demo kit.
Once this information is collected, fill out an ????????application (available at distributors) and return it to your local Distributor or Manufacturer’s Representative for his endorsement of the application. The application is then forwarded to NIGHTSCAPING for approval.
“Nightscaping International Association is not a buying club?EUR??,,????'??? or a rebate institution,” said Locklin. “Rather this is an organization designed for contractors; to be administrated by contractors.
Immediate membership benefits include:
“Remember,” concluded Locklin, “the Nightscaping International Association is an organization designed to increase the flow of information to a contractor and to increase his profits.”
The Landscape Architect and Specifier News is working in conjunction with The University Program Center for Field Studies in InterAmerican Affairs and International Studies to offer tours for Landscape Architects. The 1989-90 programs offer more content, special interests and personalization, as well as costing less than other deluxe grand tour programs.
February 9-24, 1990
EGYPT: Where the Landscape Architect is an urgently needed partner.
Having endured for thousands of years, Egypt’s priceless archaeological treasures are deteriorating rapidly as a result of pollution, invasion and pressure from tourism and the country’s burgeoning population. The Sphinx has already lost a 600 lb. chunk from its right shoulder and the neck is so weak that the head is in danger of tumbling off. And so the story goes throughout Egypt, from monument to pyramid to tomb. Efforts are now underway in most all major sites to stop the erosion that has taken place throughout the centuries, but most of all during the 20th century.
This educational study tour takes its participants to Cairo for the first few days, then on to luxury cruising on the Nile for six days of on-shore, on-site viewing of the incredible archaeological treasures of Egypt: Luor, Karnak, Abu Simbel, the Great Sphinx, Valley of the Kings, Aswan Dam and the ancient granite quarries, the pyramids at Giza, Edfu and the Temple of Horus, the Cairo Museum and the treasures of King Tut’s tomb.
The cost of this program is $2,798 from Los Angeles or San Francisco. For reservations or more information, write The University 5Program Center, P.O. Box 720782, Dept. LASN, McAllen, TX, 78504; or call David Polon at 512-381-5225. If calling, mention that you learned about the tours in LASN.
S & F Communications, Inc., has formed a new division and is currently doing business as Landscape Publishing. S & F Communications, Inc., publishes the Landscape Architect and Specifier News, Landscape Construction & Maintenance Magazine, and hosts the L.A.T.E. Show – Landscape Architectural Technical Exposition. George Schmok, President, feels the new name better reflects our position in focusing toward the landscape architect profession.
