Christopher Pine Archive

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For years, many contractors avoided the issue of how much water is used in landscape irrigation systems.
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You would think that smart irrigation practices are a no-brainer, so why the struggle?
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One of the most significant challenges for landscape irrigation contractors is to recruit and onboard staff.
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What does 2024 look like and how can the irrigation industry prepare? I believe 2024 might reflect more of what we now accept as “normal.”
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Proactive system maintenance can yield significantly better results for clients than reactionary system maintenance.
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Smart Irrigation Month is another opportunity to send the right message that helps establish our industry as professional and competent.
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I have had countless discussions over the years about the value of certification in the irrigation industry.
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As the season for activating landscape irrigation systems starts, it is a good idea to consider the importance of communication with clients.
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One set of business development tools for landscape professionals that sometimes get overlooked is irrigation industry trade shows.
Training opportunities are vital for staff development, performance, employee retention and growth, but there is no magic training wand.
Training opportunities are vital for staff development, performance, employee retention and growth, but there is no magic training wand.
Social media platforms serve as ways to bring irrigation industry members together, share ideas, solve problems and see each other's work.
Social media platforms serve as ways to bring irrigation industry members together, share ideas, solve problems and see each other's work.
With Smart Irrigation Month in July, it's important to embrace the message of efficient irrigation through education and technology.
With Smart Irrigation Month in July, it's important to embrace the message of efficient irrigation through education and technology.
Christopher Pine
Use these three tips to prepare for a season struggling to supply materials, equipment and labor.
Christopher Pine
Like many industry professionals, Christopher Pine took a summer job and turned it into a career through hard work and education.
  • ChrisPine_Sept24
    For years, many contractors avoided the issue of how much water is used in landscape irrigation systems.
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    The Watch Us Grow: 2024 Industry Standouts program celebrates business owners who have developed their teams and their revenues.
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    The WaterSense draft specifies criteria for landscape irrigation spray sprinkler nozzles to earn a label under the EPA’s program.