When to use a Positive Displacement Pump
| When to use a centrifugal or a Positive Displacement pump (“PD Pump”) is not always a clear choice. To make a good choice between these pump types it is important to understand that these two types of pumps behave very differently. |
Florida county considers fertilizer ban
Hillsborough County, Florida is considering a ban on lawn fertilizer during the rainy season. St. Petersburg has an ordinance that goes into effect May 1, 2011 prohibiting the retail sale of fertilizer and Pinellas has scheduled a public hearing on a similar ordinance in their county.
TurfMaker at the Panama Canal
TIPS: 6 Ways to Retain Your Best Customers
It’s not rocket science: Do your job, communicate and understand customers’ pain points to keep them coming back. Read the full article at Lawn and Landscape Magazine
TIPS: Dealing with Customers Step 3
Care and Watering of Your New Hydroseeded Lawn
Your Hydroseeding application contains grass seed that requires a continuous supply of moisture. This moisture must come from rainfall or watering. It is not likely that it will rain every day for the next week or two, so be sure to water frequently enough to keep moisture in the soil.
TIPS: Dealing with Customers Step 2
There are Many Costs Associated with Unhappy Customers
A poor stand of grass will always demand a time consuming “touch-up”, and this can be a nuisance. But more importantly, an unhappy customer will not be a source of referral business, and may in fact spread ill will. A contractor may never know what jobs he did not get a chance to even offer a proposal on because of an unhappy customer’s negative words.
TIPS: Dealing with Customers Step 1
Higher Profits, Happy Customers and Fewer Hassles
Happy customers provide the foundation for future profitable business.
For a highly profitable grass planting business, it is very important to have happy customers. Happy customers frequently tell other potential customers about their “good experience”. This results in referral business. Referral business is the most profitable business any business can have.