Landscape & Hardscape Design-Build

Landscape & Hardscape Design-Build - Jan 2012

Industry Outlook John Fahlstrom National Sales Manager AUS Atlantic Utility Service W e here at Atlantic Utility Service are looking forward to 2012 We have seen steady growth in the various industries we serve over the past two quarters and anticipate that trend to continue Our newly redesigned gasoline operated hammer drills take center stage this coming year With the portability needed the reliability that is expected and the power to do a multitude of tasks The various uses include drilling chipping and breaking concrete granite rock asphalt brick and frozen earth They can also be utilized to drive marker pins and ground rods All this without the hassle of hydraulic or air hoses dead batteries or extension cords For product specifications and ordering information as well as other products we offer please visit our website at www gasham merdrill com We are a full service manufacturer distributor and repair center We wish all a safe and prosperous new year David Sloan Director of Sales Marketing Drafix Software Inc PRO Landscape D rafix Software has been the leading provider of professional landscape design software to the green industry for over 19 years Thousands of landscape designers contractors architects and garden centers have harnessed the power of PRO Landscape to help them increase both design quality and sales Todays landscape professionals are aware that technology is an important component of the design process and are always demanding the next big thing Those demands were heard and answered by Drafix Software with the release of PRO Landscape Companion for iPad PRO Landscape Companion meets our customers ever changing needs by giving them the capability to have a truly mobile design platform It is our mission to always provide the landscape professional with the most innovative feature rich and easy to use landscape design software in the marketplace The release of PRO Landscape Companion for iPad reinforces our overall mission and dedication to the green industry Our customers now have an additional choice of how they want to design present and sell whether thats for a desktop laptop or tablet This flexibility will help them design faster and close more sales More sales of plants trees and other landscaperelated items will help all of us in the green industry in 2012 Sean Ryan Director of Sales and Marketing i lighting i lighting is focused on LED lighting and offers a unique lug A into B installation system that reduces installation time in half when compared to traditional systems Our mission is to make lighting a key profitable part of our contractors business We have doubled our sales as well as doubled our customer base both in 2010 and 2011 and expect to continue this pace in 2012 with the addition of our landscape and masonry lighting systems i lighting is truly Lighting Simplified John Vasuta Vice President of Firestone Building Products and Managing Director of International and Firestone Specialty Operations F or over 20 years the liners and geomembranes manufactured by Firestone Specialty Products have steadily grown as the membrane of choice for ponds and geomembrane applications We expect 2012 to be another great year of growth as we add a line of Water Management Solution products to our lineup A major focus for the world in 2012 will be stormwater management With a world population of almost 7 billion people and less than 1 percent of total surface water available for use water is one of the most precious resources around the globe Firestone Specialty Products will focus on ways to conserve filter and reuse this valuable asset Our Water Management Solutions line includes turf reinforcement products and permeable pavers both designed to increase infiltration But more importantly these products can be integrated with the Firestone Environmental Passive Integrated Chamber EPIC Chamber The EPIC System is an innovative on site water management and reuse system designed to collect filter retain and distribute water at its source The system provides solutions for green spaces athletic fields subsurface irrigation parking lots and stormwater runoff with the sustainable benefits of reducing the need for open retention ponds minimizing pollutants and conducting irrigation with 50 to 80 percent less potable water 20 Landscape Hardscape Design Build I JANUARY 2012