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8 Tips to Help Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions on Your Landscaping Projects

Business Topics, Care and Maintenance, Strategy & Planning

Discover practical strategies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in your landscaping and hardscape projects while supporting sustainable construction.

The Benefits of Switching to Battery-Powered Hardscape Equipment for Landscape Contractors

Business Topics, Operations, Tools & Equipment

Discover how switching to battery-powered hardscape equipment can enhance sustainability, reduce operating costs, and boost your business performance.

How to Build a Sustainable Landscape Construction Business

Business Topics, Operations, Strategy & Planning

Learn how to grow your sustainable landscape construction business with eco-friendly practices that benefit both the environment and your profitability.

How to Use Environmental Product Declarations for Your Hardscape Business

Business Topics, Operations, Permeable, Product Knowledge, Sales & Marketing, Strategy & Planning

Learn about the relevance of a product's carbon footprint to the environment, and how Unilock is utilizing the information from their Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).

Working with Your Unilock Territory Manager

Business Topics, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Sales & Marketing, Strategy & Planning, Tools & Equipment, Uvision 3D Tutorials

Working hard to keep their businesses running smoothly, landscape contractors are often forced to balance many roles throughout each day. When the heat is on and the season is at its busiest, the landscape construction industry can be demanding to say the least. Unilock Territory Managers help keep business operations moving smoothly. Let’s have a look at some of the contractor support services that Unilock offers day in and day out.

Helping to Reduce Labor Gaps with UTEC Online

Business Topics, Human Resources

During the Contractor Advantage Seminars this past year, I asked a question of the attendees. It was a simple question, but a telling one: “How many of you have a training system in place at your company?” I wasn’t expecting so few hands to go up; out of over 1,000 people, approximately 5-10% raised their hands. Although I was somewhat surprised and a little disappointed, I was encouraged because of what I was about to present.

Facing a labor shortage? Let equipment supercharge your productivity

Business Topics, Human Resources, Tools & Equipment

Contractors have a tendency to describe themselves as equipment “junkies,” “collectors,” or “enthusiasts.” Yet, most contractors rarely have the equipment on hand to back that claim up, let alone to adequately handle the demands of their projects’ needs. Understandably, many contractors are reluctant to purchase the equipment they truly need, instead choosing to make do with what they have. The prospect of steep monthly payments scares many away from making a large investment. However, the costs of using subpar tools add up and equal far more than the cost of purchasing the right equipment.

The Three P’s of Attending a Unilock Contractor Advantage Seminar

Business Topics, Operations, Strategy & Planning

Shortly after Unilock began manufacturing concrete paving stones and retaining wall systems nearly 50 years ago, we determined that offering contractor training was essential. Our Contractor Advantage Seminars were born from the deep respect we have for the manufacturer/installer partnership that is part of our DNA. So each and every year, we work hard to produce seminars that bring real value to our customers, as well as drive the overall industry forward. It’s not just something we do each year; it’s something we are determined to do better each year.

Selling Hardscapes: Connecting Concrete to Homeowners’ Emotions

Business Topics, Sales & Marketing

The hardscape industry has undergone major growth over the last few years, with purchases shifting from being mostly utilitarian to luxury in nature. For those landscape contractors that have been selling hardscapes for over a decade, the days of installing 10’x10′ patios featuring a single-size, 4″x8″ Hollandstone paver might not feel so far away. This kind of purchase was made for simpler reasons, such as needing a flat surface on which to set patio furniture. Today’s hardscape customer has more extensive plans in mind.

Drones: Revolutionizing how we sell, design, and build landscapes

Business Topics, Sales & Marketing, Tools & Equipment

The use of drone technology has quite literally elevated landscape project photography. Providing the ability to capture an entire project in one photo with aerial angles, drones also allow photographers to zoom in on specific details of a project with ease. They are sweeping through the landscape design/build industry with trending force.

Premium Pavers: Why Should You Recommend Them on Every Hardscape Project?

Business Topics, Pavers & Slabs, Product Knowledge, Sales & Marketing

A major portion of the landscape construction business is selling the right products for the right projects. When it comes to pavers and retaining wall systems with higher square foot prices, however, some contractors shy away from pitching them for fear of scaring away the customer. Unilock products like EnduraColor Plus pavers, while costing more, are actually very sellable to homeowners when presented in the right way.

Polymeric Sand and Sealers: Putting the finishing touch on your hardscape job, in style

Business Topics, Operations, Paver & Slab Installation, Product Knowledge

Owners of landscaping businesses across the U.S. and Canada are often on the lookout for growth opportunities. But ambitious small-business owners can easily find themselves spending days (and nights) working to grow their business, taking precious hours away from day-to-day business operations and even personal and family time. Finding new ways to increase sales in the landscape industry with minimal additional work is not an easy task, but it may not be impossible.

Keeping the Team on the Same Page with UVision

Business Topics, Human Resources, Operations, Tools & Equipment

There’s no more efficient or productive machine than a crew that’s worked well together on multiple jobs. There’s a mutual understanding that forms — of work styles and of each individual’s strengths and weakness. A common language develops, making every subsequent job run more smoothly.

3D Landscape Design: Is it time to add it to your toolbox?

Business Topics, Sales & Marketing

A meticulously hand-rendered landscape design plan is incomparable to anything else. The ability to draw every detail, from the smallest plant to the largest water feature, is a skill that creates functional works of art that, up until recently, drew customers. Today, however, landscape design has joined the rest of the design world: technology is king. As competition in the landscape industry becomes fiercer, owners are looking for anything that can help set them apart. 3D design is a great opportunity to do just that.

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