Home Depot and Lowe's are trying to capitalize on more consumers switching to battery-powered tools for landscaping lawns, golf courses and parks.
Some of them have exclusive deals with the home improvement retailers. For example, Home Depot is the only retailer that sells Milwaukee and Ryobi., a home improvement player that tends to be in rural areas, has been slower to add battery-powered outdoor equipment. It introduced the merchandise to stores and online early last year, after waiting to see a pick up in both customer interest and battery strength, said company spokeswoman Mary Winn Pilkington.
The course is home to The Players Championship, one of the most prominent annual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour. It relies on an approximately 105-person staff to maintain 450 total acres, of which 240 are maintained turf grass. "It's extremely quiet. You could be standing right next to it and you can't tell, other than seeing it move, it's cutting," he said. "It's a pretty slick little unit."About 150 miles southwest, the landscaping crew at Bay Hill Club and Lodge of Orlando — the host of the PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational — uses a small number of electric blowers, said Chris Flynn, director of grounds.
"Just like a the automotive market all of the equipment manufacturers are obviously spending a lot of R&D [research and development] on electric and hybrid options," Flynn said. "As time goes forward, there are a going to be a lot more options. And like anything, you hope the longer it's around it brings costs down."
The commercial landscaping company specializes in maintaining the properties of homeowners associations, such as landscaping around parks, pools or clubhouses.
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