ASSOCIATIONS

 

We are a proud member of the American Rental Association (ARA). www.ararental.org

The American Rental Association (ARA) is the largest international trade association for owners of equipment and event rental operations and manufacturers and suppliers of rental equipment. Advancing the equipment and event rental community is the central goal that drives every decision we make as an association. As rental continues to evolve, ARA employees and members are working together to build a strong future for our industry.

Our vision for the future includes education and training to develop employees and increase safety practices, a workforce that is sustainable and eager to advance their careers, use of technology that will increase operational performance and the ability to transform business data into actionable insights. Rental is more than a $61.5 billion industry. It’s a community of dedicated, hard-working people and together we define our future.

 

We’re proud to be a member of the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP). www.landscapeprofessionals.org

The National Association of Landscape Professionals the trade association representing nearly 200,000 landscape industry professionals in the United States, Canada and overseas.  

Our member companies specialize in lawn care, landscape design and installation, landscape maintenance, tree care, irrigation and water management, horticulture, and interior plantscaping. Our membership also includes industry suppliers and manufacturers, consultants, students and faculty, and non-profit organizations. 
 
We are committed to advancing the industry and helping our members achieve success through advocacy and government relations, education, networking, training, and certifications.

 

We’re a proud member of OPEESA, an Outdoor Power Equipment and Engine Service Association. www.opeesa.com

OPEESA membership includes more than 100 distributors and manufacturers of outdoor power equipment and air-cooled gas and diesel engines.

OPEESA powers distributor success. Our mission is to provide and promote:

• Industry Growth Through Collaboration
• High Quality, Pertinent Annual Meetings
• Education Programs, Political and Economic Awareness
• Industry Benchmarking and Best Practices

To fulfill our mission, we offer a wide range of services and programs as well as opportunities to share ideas with fellow distributors. In addition, we foster cooperation and proven leadership among manufacturers, distributors, and dealers in the outdoor power equipment industry.

Our education programs include our industry-leading eNewsletters including the monthly OPEESA eNewsletter, for members only, SBLC legislative updates for members only, and the bi-monthly OPE-in-the-KNOW.

Emerging Leaders Group - We have initiated an Emerging Leaders Group for those under 40 years old. This group shares ideas and encouragement through conference calls and networking events. The goals are to enhance leadership skills and share best practices.

 

We’re a proud member of The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) a trade association of 2,300 tree care firms and affiliated companies and was established in 1938 as the National Arborist Association. www.treecareindustryassociation.org

TCIA supports you over the life of your business by providing tools you can use to use every day to improve your safety, sustainability, and chances for success. TCIA not only develops safety and education programs, standards of tree care practice, and management information for tree and landscape firms around the world, we also provide continuing education, training, conferences, and publications to promote the safe and appropriate practice of tree care.