At its recent Media Summit, Echo announced and showed 21 new products. The line covers a range of handheld tools ...
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Stihl Reports Challenging Year, New EC Motor Production
In a prepared statement, Stihl reports that its “past eight months have proven challenging.” The company reported a revenue decline ...
Read More »Scythe Robotics builds into 2024
Scythe Robotics announced it has completed construction of its new 27,000 square foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Longmont, Colorado. ...
Read More »Dealer Forum Agenda Set!
We have set the agenda for the OPE Business Dealer Forum, and you are gonna want to be here for ...
Read More »Colorado Gov. Issues Order to Phase Out Gas Equipment
Colorado Governor Jared Polis issue an executive order directing the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA) to establish a ...
Read More »Milwaukee Expands Equipment Line
While attending the Elevate expo in Dallas, Texas, we visited with the Milwaukee team and saw the company’s “coming soon” ...
Read More »Greenworks Commercial Charges into ’24
Battery-powered tools are only as good as your ability to charge the batteries. That’s the thinking behind Greenworks Commercial and ...
Read More »The Tension is Real
And it can be lowered. The Story of Manufacturer-Dealer Relations. By Glenn Hansen “In the past, manufacturers relied on independent ...
Read More »Simplicity and Snapper to cease tractor production
Briggs & Stratton sent a statement to OPE Business regarding its Simplicity and Snapper tractor offerings. It reads in full: ...
Read More »Toro reports Q3 results, “accelerated reduction in homeowner demand”
For the quarter ended Aug. 4, the Toro Company recorded a net loss of $15 million, or 14 cents a ...
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