Kawasaki made the decision to move many of its functions to a single location to encourage collaboration amongst the sales, research, engineering and dealer support teams. The Grand Rapids location is also near many of its major OEM customers as well as engineering talent from the Detroit and Chicago areas.

Proven Power is now in its 20th year of offering winter storage and has been selling miscellaneous parts on eBay for several years. Learn their processes for successfully bringing in additional revenue.

The 2016 Green Industry & Equipment Expo (GIE+Expo) was even bigger than the last two record-setting years. Registration was up over 11% from last year and there were a total of 900 GIE+Expo and Hardscape North America exhibitors, including 230 new exhibitors. The indoor show floor, at 80,000 square feet, was up 17% over last year and the outdoor demonstration area increased an acre to 20 acres.

Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s team of editors canvassed the show floor and outdoor demo areas to learn about the latest technologies, expanded product lines and new entrants to the market.

Here is a round-up of new introductions across a variety of product segments.