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Trying to institute change during a busy time period will likely lead to low adoption since your people are already focused on other issues.
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Prepare a landscape lighting maintenance agreement in advance and discuss with your client while they are dialed-in to their lighting system.
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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.
Irrigation and Lighting magazine editor Kyle Brown
Make sure everyone in your company has what they need to make this season the best, says Irrigation and Lighting Editor-in-Chief Kyle Brown.
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In today’s world there is a large movement to reduce the carbon footprint on the earth.
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One set of business development tools for landscape professionals that sometimes get overlooked is irrigation industry trade shows.
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Technology is necessary for green industry companies so how can you add technology to your company without taking a big hit?
Kyle Brown, Irrigation & Lighting editor-in-chief
As the warm months have wound down, the industry’s focus has shifted again to gatherings like the Irrigation Show and Education Week in Las Vegas.
Learn about the technology tools that your crew leaders need to work efficiently such as phone apps and dashboard cameras.
Learn about the technology tools that your crew leaders need to work efficiently such as phone apps and dashboard cameras.
It's important to choose the correct size of transformer for an LED lamp, and to do that, it's important to account for VA, or volt amps.
It's important to choose the correct size of transformer for an LED lamp, and to do that, it's important to account for VA, or volt amps.
To fight cyber security risks, landscape companies should educate users on attacks, install spam filters and move data to cloud platforms.
To fight cyber security risks, landscape companies should educate users on attacks, install spam filters and move data to cloud platforms.
Landscape lighting contractors should reinvent themselves by learning new trade skills and providing repair and upgrade services.
Landscape lighting contractors should reinvent themselves by learning new trade skills and providing repair and upgrade services.
Kyle Brown, Irrigation & Lighting editor-in-chief
Irrigation professionals have been instrumental in responsibly managing water use for decades as we deal with environmental complications.
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.