Call back …Husqvarna Madsaw clarification
Due to an editing error, a description about Husqvarna’s new Madsaw gas-powered pole saw in the Cutting Edge Products feature in the May 2021 issue of TCI Magazine contained incorrect terminology and information. The name Madsaw is not yet trademarked. Also, the Madsaw is not made of aluminum, but couplers used to connect the pieces […]
Corona Tools names new president
Corona Tools, a manufacturer of hand tools for tree care, landscape and other green industries, recently named Eric Prendeville as its new president of U.S. and Canada Operations. Corona, a 36-year TCIA corporate member company based in Corona, California, is a unit of the Venanpri Tools division of the Venanpri Group. Prendeville brings 20 years […]
Banner Sales and Consulting has new owners
Steve and Theresa Martinko, co-owners of Contender’s Tree and Lawn Specialists since 2008, have acquired Banner Sales and Consulting, Inc., a Midwest plant-health-care distributor and consulting firm specializing in tree, turf and ornamentals. Contender’s Tree is a three-year TCIA member company based in Waterford, Michigan. The move to acquire Banner Sales and Consulting began in […]
PlanIT Geo partners with EarthDefine
PlanIT Geo, a three-year TCIA corporate member company based in Arvada, Colorado, in May announced a new partnership with EarthDefine of Redmond, Washington. This partnership was formed through a shared passion for the environment, disruptive technology and the critical importance of trees in cities, tree-equity distribution and how that relates to the future of sustainable […]
Blount is now Oregon Tool
Blount International, Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, changed its name to Oregon Tool effective June 2, 2021. Oregon Tool, a 25-year TCIA corporate member company, was previously a subsidiary of Blount, which was founded in 1947. “We chose the name Oregon Tool for a number of reasons,” said Paul Tonnesen, CEO of Oregon Tool, in […]