In Part One of this series “How To Expand Beyond Your Typical Four-Fixture Routine” Central’s Director of Lighting, Glen Nyhuis gave solutions for getting ahead in the lighting industry and detailed some tips on how you can expand your offerings to include second story and niche lighting. Read below as Glen dives deeper into the next level of fixtures and …
Spring Drainage Tips: PVC vs Corrugated Pipe
PVC vs Corrugated Pipe: Choosing the best Conveyance for your project When it comes to choosing a pipe type for a drainage project, contractors tend to defer to what they are comfortable with. “We only use corrugated” or “we only use PVC” is a mantra we at Central hear over and over again. Being tied to a type of pipe …
Central’s Solution for Native Bluestone Shortage: Solving Pricing & Availability Issues
Pennsylvania Bluestone has been around for an estimated 345 Million years! So why is it hard to come by these days? We checked in with Dennis Garneau, Director of Hardscapes, in this article to discuss current supply issues, pricing, practicality along with a suitable alternative we know you’re going to love. As we forever embrace the beauty of Mother Nature, we’re here to help you change the way …
4 Marketing Trends to Watch For in 2023
Back to Basics: Marketing’s Core Aspects With 2023 in full swing, it is important to keep one question in mind: “What can I improve in my marketing strategies to make sure that I take advantage of new opportunities in 2023?” This is also the perfect time to look at the positives and evaluate what did work. Even though it is …
Ask the Expert: 6 Irrigation Training Resources To Grow Your Business
The winter months are all about preparing for the upcoming season. This includes purchasing and pricing strategies, marketing planning, and learning about new products. In addition, now is the time to focus on training your team; whether it’s refreshing your team on material/systems they already know or learning new products or product updates, these months before the season really gets …
Turf Management: Winners Are Planning Now for Spring
Back in the day, we in the professional landscape industry referred to January as “The Off Season.” We talked about down-time and getting some rest to recover from another grueling season. But the industry has changed dramatically and today’s landscape professional looks much different from the guys in the industry 37 years ago. In today’s industry, January is the most …
Dimension vs Prodiamine- The Great Debate!
Dimension (Dithiopyr) vs. Prodiamine While we are still in the heart of winter in many locations across the U.S., spring and the start of a new season is just around the corner. Each year signs of spring bring lots of energy and excitement to our industry. It’s a fresh start with lots of opportunity, but also some new challenges. For …
Improve How You Navigate Projects with Commercial Services
Commercial irrigation contracting can offer many complex challenges during the bidding, installation and turnover phases. Most veteran commercial contractors have horror stories about projects that went off the rails at some point. In a few cases, they would have avoided these projects altogether or at least approached them differently. At Central, we are here to help you navigate through the …
Diversification for Profitability: Drainage, The Forgotten Service
Landscape, Irrigation, Lawn Care, Hardscape, whatever type of contractor you may be, you are probably overlooking a service that every client has a need for…drainage! Providing drainage solutions can easily be added to your services list to enhance your job proposals and set you apart from the competition. From basic drainage issues to more involved issues, simple solutions are available …
A Look Back: Top Turf Articles from 2022
2022 saw ongoing challenges in labor, cost pressure on profits, and continued supply chain issues across the category. Now is a great time to take the opportunity to look back at the top Central Turf articles of 2022 and see what changes you might want to make, and what solutions you might need, for your turf plans heading into 2023. …