DECEMBER 2018
A LOOK BACK ON 2018 AND AHEAD TO 2019

Thank you for your business and partnerships in 2018. We sloshed thru (see article below) and we made it!

Please check our website for upcoming winter training events. This is a great time of year to develop your team and begin planning for a successful 2019. Here's a quick look at what we have planned in January 2019 so you can mark your calendars now!

DATE
CLASS
LOCATION
January 15, 2019 Baseline Fundamentals Class Frankford, DE
January 16, 2019 Baseline Advanced Class Jessup, MD
January 29, 2019 Basic Irrigation Design Class Frankford, DE
January 30, 2019 Basic Irrigation Design Class Jessup, MD
January 31, 2019 Basic Irrigation Design Class Fairfax, VA

The complete event information and registration information will be posted on our website shortly.

From all of us at Turf Equipment, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy the holiday season with friends and family and we look forward to working with you in 2019.

Tim Cleary
Landscape Products Group Manager
443-506-3389


A WET 2018 TO REMEMBER (OR FORGET!)
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As 2018 comes to a close, we will finally put behind us a season that will be remembered for being the wettest in history. According to the NOAA website, from May through July 2018, much of the East Coast, especially the Mid-Atlantic, has been observing rain up to 300% of normal. By June and July, the epicenter for heaviest rains became focused over the Mid-Atlantic, as monthly rains near Washington, D.C. through central Pennsylvania easily eclipsed 200% of normal.

To put some actual rainfall numbers out there, from June 1 through August 13, Baltimore, Maryland, observed over 23 inches of rain, a total over 250% more than normal. Washington, D.C., meanwhile, saw rains over 180% of normal at the same time. The rains in Maryland have been so heavy that, statewide, the May-July period was the wettest in state history (124 years), with July becoming the second wettest July on record.

Let's hope this trend doesn't continue into the winter because we will be up to our eyeballs with snow! Thanks for your partnership this year and we look forward to a prosperous (and dry!) 2019!



LAST MINUTE SHOPPING MADE EASY WITH RAIN BIRD®
 


This year, we are going to help you shop for the entire family for Christmas! Skip the lines again this year and let us shop (and gift wrap!) for you and your loved ones. Simply order Rain Bird ® product on single invoices and earn gifts ranging from a 55" 4K High Definition television to an Apple ® Watch, Michael Kors ® purse or Apple ® AirPods. Your family will be so happy and amazed with you on Christmas morning. The program ends on December 7, 2018 so don't delay. Click here for full details. 

SEASONAL SOURCE® HOLIDAY LIGHTS

Are your ready to take the next step in expanding your business offerings into the holiday lighting market? Turf Equipment is an authorized distributor for Seasonal Source holiday lighting and they have all the resources you need for a successful and profitable decoration season. From marketing materials, full product catalog and training videos, the Seasonal Source website is the one stop you need - check it out here!

TEU - IRRIGATION TECHNICIAN TRAINING FROM 
OUR GOLF TEAM
 
If you would like to learn more about golf irrigation systems, mark your calendars now.  This year's Irrigation Technician Training event will be coming to six locations near you.  Be sure to register for one of these one day events so that your Irrigation Technician has the tools and skills he/she needs to tackle the issues that the 2019 irrigation season will bring.  Focus this year will be on system troubleshooting for both 2-wire and traditional wiring systems.  Product, industry, and grounding updates will also be covered. Click here for more details and registration information.

January 22 - Tuesday
PA - West Chester facility
January 23 - Wednesday
NJ - Mt. Laurel, NJ - TBD
January 24 - Thursday
DE - Eastern Shore - TBD
January 29 - Tuesday
MD - Jessup facility
January 30 - Wednesday
VA - Fairfax facility
February 12 - Tuesday
PA - Poconos location - TBD

Each event starts at 9 am and ends by 2:30 pm.  $55 per person includes event, lunch, materials, and gift.


IMPORTANT HOLIDAY CLOSINGS

All Turf Equipment and Supply Company branches will be closing at noon on Friday, December 21 and closed on Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25 so our family can enjoy the Christmas holiday with loved ones. We will also be closed on Monday, December 31 and Tuesday, January 1, 2018 for the New Year holiday.  Have a safe and happy holiday!