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A good number of GIE+EXPO exhibitors are arriving at the show with business and product updates for 2016. We’ve rounded up a handful of interesting news on what you can expect to see when you walk the show floor.

Exmark

At GIE+EXPO 2016, Exmark unveils its new Radius zero-turn riding mower. Developed to provide commercial durability, reliability and comfort combined with unbeatable style and value, three series of Radius – E-Series, S-Series and X-Series – are available. Each features a heavy-duty fabricated frame and Exmark’s exclusive Ultra Cut cutting systems in side- or rear-discharge configurations.

To learn more about the new Radius models, visit the Exmark booth (#7080) at GIE+EXPO 2016, or visit Exmark.com.

Intelligro

Intelligro, is looking forward to an all-inclusive show this year at GIE+EXPO where information and success stories on its flagship products for lawn and landscapers, superintendents and sports turf managers will, for the first time, be shared under one roof.

Dedicated to creating smarter growth for a better world, Intelligro draws on over 21 years of experience in agriculture and over six years in the professional golf turf, lawn and landscape industries to create innovative brands such as CIVITAS™ and PureSpray that are both effective and resourceful.

Attendees and customers will be able to dig into the latest research, results and sustainable benefits of CIVITAS WEEDfree BRAND Concentrate, an affordable hybrid selective herbicide that kills over 60 listed broadleaf weeds with no offensive odor right down to the root. They’ll also discover CIVITAS TURF DEFENSE™, a plant protection product and fungicide for the golf and sports market that works with the plant to create healthier, stronger turf that can better withstand abiotic and biotic stresses.

“This show in particular,” said Reinie Drygala, global sales manager, Intelligro, “will give our customers the opportunity to experience our full suite of sustainable products and how they perform individually while addressing top concerns of lawn care operators functioning in a highly competitive, consolidated and regulated industry.”

In addition, Intelligro will hold a press conference for influential industry media on Wednesday October 19th at 3pm about how CIVITAS WEEDfree BRAND Concentrate passed strict regulatory standards for approval for sale in California and has become instrumental in helping keep lawn and landscapers stay ahead of the sustainability curve.

Keystone Hardscapes

Keystone Retaining Wall Systems celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. From 1986 to this day, innovation has been the heart of Keystone and the driving force leading to the creation of more than 56 new products for the landscape, retail, commercial and government markets. The launch of the Keystone Hardscapes brand marks the evolution of the company from a wall focus to a full line of hardscape solutions.

Through these decades of product growth and expansion, Keystone, along with its network of producers, have become the world’s leading source of both retaining wall and landscape systems, and an industry front-runner in the development, marketing, and sales of a complete line of concrete hardscape products.

Keystone Hardscape’s line-up of products includes patio stones, pavers, edgers, landscape wall systems and outdoor living designs. The Stonegate Country Manor wall system captures an Old World look and charm. This system will produce hardscape projects that can include free-standing outdoor living elements: a fireplace, kitchen, fire pit, bench, grill station or water feature.

In celebration of the 30th anniversary, Keystone Hardscapes will have giveaway items and raffle drawings for a Yeti cooler and Yeti mugs.

Visit Keystone Hardscapes at booth #23018.

MiniTrencher

MiniTrencher is introducing its new product line of portable, commercial hand held trenchers, the GeoRipper. Replacing the need for a pick and shovel, GeoRipper takes a fraction of the time to trench. The GeoRipper is compact, weighing as light as 30 lbs. Enabling the capability of trenching in tight spaces, it is used for irrigation, electrical, fiber optic, landscape edging, root barriers, fencing.

Providing contractors with an alternative to large and cumbersome trenchers, the GeoRipper utilizes a heavy duty two or four-stroke engine to power a self-sharpening chain trencher. The GeoRipper digs through dirt, clay, tree roots up to three inches thick, rocky soil and coral rock with impressive speed and ease due to its belt-driven engine. Additionally, the handheld trencher can be mounted on an EZ KartTM for longer runs that require consistent digging depths.

PaverGuide

PaverGuide is introducing a new product at 2016 HNA/GIE+EXPO.

The GRATE is a geogrid PavingDeck which embeds into a shallow subbase of concrete sand providing reinforcement, stability, load distribution, drainage, and a flat deck for hardscape surface uniformity.

A hardscape subbase reinforced with a PaverGuide GRATE minimizes excavation, minimizes job site time, and helps increase project profitability. The Grate helps make those difficult access sites practical and productive to a professional's business. The GRATE helps contractors take on the smaller hardscape projects and infill around larger projects to create new profit areas.

The GRATE is a 20" X 24" X 1/4" injection molded polypropylene part used to simplify and speed up hardscape installations. The GRATE provides a firm footing for the hardscape paver resisting twisting and punch-in, while it unifies the footprint of multiple pavers providing a "snowshoe" effect. Pavers are placed directly on the GRATE and the geogrid doubles as layout lines so pavers stay straight and installations proceed quickly.

The GRATE and PaverGuide products are available through professional hardscape and landscape centers, and will be on display at HNA/GIE 2016 in booth #25029