Foley Co. has added Air2G2 in Jacksonville, Fla., to its portfolio, effective Oct. 31. Terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed. Air2G2 was founded in Northeast Florida by Glen Black in 2010. Air2G2 is the manufacturer of the Air2G2 336, Air2HP, Air2GO and Air2G2 436R products. Air2G2 products are sold worldwide to customers in the sports turf, turf and recreation... read more
Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment (RISE) held its first-ever virtual annual meeting Aug. 24-26. It also coincided with the Washington, D.C.-based association’s 30th anniversary. The meeting focused on the launch of the 2021-2026 RISE Strategic Plan, and featured leaders in the specialty pesticide and fertilizer industry. More than 225 manufacturers, formulators, distributors and other industry leaders attended the virtual... read more
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recently released a new standard for testing soil moisture sensors used to control landscape irrigation. The new standard has been published as ANSI/ASABE S633 Testing Protocol for Landscape Irrigation Soil Moisture-Based Control Technologies. This standard defines a procedure to test a soil moisture sensor and interface device’s response to changes in... read more
Juniper Landscaping of Fort Meyers, Fla., acquired the assets of Green Source Landscape & Sports Turf in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. GreenSource Landscape & Sports Turf is a field management service and commercial landscape company. This is the second acquisition in the area for Juniper and the third for the company on the east coast of Florida. Terms of the transaction... read more
SynLawn, a large manufacturer of artificial grass in North America, added Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based Goat Turf as an official distributor of its products. It will be known as SynLawn of Tennessee and the Florida Panhandle. “I am excited to join the global SynLawn family,” said Tyler Burnett, owner of Goat Turf/SynLawn of Tennessee and the Florida Panhandle. “I am committed to making... read more
