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Plan to Attend Our June Customer Cookouts!
Please join us this month for a great cookout at your CPS branch.
Let's talk "Smart Irrigation Month" with Rain Bird and Hunter Industries. FX Luminaire, Atlantic Water Gardens, Borgert Products and other vendors will be there answering any questions you have. ALCC will be at the Colorado events to inform you about membership. Denver Water will share information on "Smart" watering practices at our Denver Metro cookouts.
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Colorado Proclaims July "Smart Irrigation Month"
 The Irrigation Association and CPS are proud to announce that Governor John Hickenlooper has proclaimed July 2015 as Smart Irrigation Month for the state of Colorado. This is the fourth consecutive year that Colorado has recognized Smart Irrigation Month, an Irrigation Association initiative that began in 2005. With Colorado recognizing the month of July as Smart Irrigation Month for the fourth year in a row reinforces the continued importance of efficient irrigation for our industry. Click to review the proclamation. Learn more. |
Hydrawise Smart Controllers Now at CPS
 Are you looking for a controller that you can operate from your iPhone or Android phone? CPS now stocks HydraWise controllers. HydraWise Controllers connect to the Internet via a standard wireless router which allows automatic adjustments to your water schedule based on weather in your area. For more information about the HydraWise Controller, ask your CPS Counter personnel or territory salesperson. |
Why You Should Become a Member of ALCC
 Understand the benefits for your company We at CPS are asked all of the time, why should I join ALCC? Will my membership to ALCC be the right choice for me and my company? If you are thinking about membership, take a look and see what ALCC can do for you. You will be impressed by the many benefits of membership. |
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Join Project PRS - A Nationwide Movement to Save Water
As these results from a recent University of Arizona study show, pressure regulation can make a big impact in our industry's ongoing effort to save water. That's why we're energizing the campaign for pressure regulation with Project PRS-a shared effort to save millions of gallons through PRS technology. To learn more about Project PRS, visit Rain Bird's website to watch the campaign video and see PRS success stories Then, join the campaign by using PRS sprays on your installations. |
Four Tips for Better Relations with Your Service Techs
One group of employees is often misunderstood by contracting business owners: Service Technicians. These dedicated individuals work independently and often have an entrepreneurial mindset toward providing excellent service to their customers.
There's often a lack of good communication between management and the service team that leads to missed opportunities.
Here are some ways to improve your working relationships with your techs:
Technicians love hands-on learning, they hate meetings. Engage techs with training that emphasizes doing instead of just listening. When you have meetings, keep them short and to the point.
Technicians need a landing place in your shop. Make sure they have a place to gather when in the shop and a place to receive their specific parts, messages and supplies. Many companies provide a specific in-box area for each technician.
Pay for performance. Have a pay strategy that rewards technicians for getting the job done efficiently and correctly. Offer opportunities to earn bonuses for identifying new customers and for engaging customers with new products and services.
Insist on the best. Don't tolerate poor workmanship, messy service vehicles and sloppy treatment of inventory. Don't let "bad apple" techs drag down your good team members. Do what's in the best interest of your company, your customers and the team by setting the standards high and enforcing them. Your good techs will appreciate it!
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Here's How to Become an Atlantic Professional Contractor
 Atlantic Water Gardens and CPS are proud to announce the launch of the APC (Atlantic Professional Contractor) Program. Learn the benefits of this program - including valuable sales leads - and register with your CPS location. Program overview document. Application form
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Tips for Making Your Lighting Design Come to Life
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Seeing a landscape lighting design in action is a great way to help potential clients visualize the possibilities and close more bids. Here's how to get the most out of a demo:
- Light the demo for several nights. This gives homeowners the chance to get accustomed to the end effect. Then, when the lights are removed, they'll miss the difference the lighting makes.
- Walk the property with the homeowners. Walking the property assures that homeowners take the time to really appreciate the quality of the landscape lighting, while also giving them the chance provide input. Be sure to walk the property on the first and last night of the demo to create the perfect transition to close the sale.
- Market your skills to the neighborhood. Let homeowners in the area know about a demo with fliers, yard signs and door hangers. Once you're back for the install, these neighbors will often stop by for information.
- Keep demo tools on-hand. The Design Pro LED Contractor Demo Bag (ST117450REVA) is available to all LightPro Rewards members and includes 12 of Kichler's most popular landscape lighting fixtures plus a battery pack.
Want more tips? Visit landscapelighting.com
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Prevent Transplant Shock and Plant Loss with the Yard Camel Automated Portable Watering System
 The Yard Camel allows landscape professionals to automatically water new sod, seed or plants even when no in-ground system is available. Maintain vital moisture at plant roots ensuring quick green-up and reduced transplant shock.
The portable system includes an automatic control and three zones of portable hose sprinklers. It is ideal for establishing new lawns and plantings, watering nursery stock holding areas and controlling dust.
It sets up in seconds and can be carried from job to job as new landscapes are installed.
It is the most versatile product anywhere temporary timed control of a hose-based system is required.
Ask us about the Yard Camel.
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Take Advantage of Our Money-Saving Specials for June 2015
Click this link for more information.
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It's that time of year when your team is working extra hard to meet your customers' demands.
