Take advantage of the popularity of outdoor spaces by offering a full range of products for the ultimate backyard living experience. Central makes it easy for you to offer outdoor sound systems as part of your service offering. They’re a natural complement to landscape projects and are often installed together with landscape lighting. We offer the TruAudio system which is …

Mosquitoes, ticks and fleas thrive in warm humid weather, reproducing and multiplying rapidly.  They’re not only a nuisance, but also they transmit dangerous diseases.  They’re at their peak in mid-summer, which creates a great business opportunity for you! While you’re on the property performing other services, it’s a logical upsell to also offer insect control. Understanding The Opportunity Contractors typically …

By the time July rolls around, your irrigation service department starts to experience a slowdown. If you want to stay busy, you will need to work harder to find the customers who need you.  Smart Irrigation Month comes at a great time. You can promote intelligent new irrigation products and practices that make their aging systems better. Customers’ water bills are …

With the HCC controller, Hunter expands the Hydrawise multi-site irrigation management capabilities into larger commercial projects, with up to 54 stations on a single controller. With Hydrawise you can create a steady revenue stream, converting the customers seen only once or twice per year into managed accounts whose irrigation systems are monitored real-time.  Enjoy recurring revenue without the need to …

It pays to be picky! In building a business, it’s tempting to say “yes” to every customer and every project.  Companies can fall into a trap of trying too hard to win projects at any cost.  Other times, they bend to unreasonable or nonsense customer requests in attempt to make the sale. Finding the Right Match Figuring out your compatibility …

Our new irrigation controls partner, Baseline Irrigation Solutions, and our pump partner, Munro, set the standard for irrigation system integration when they partnered to offer an unprecedented level of monitoring and performance. Simple monitoring and reporting Off-the-shelf options offer easy integration for your Munro Pump Station with a BaseStation 3200, without extra hardware, proprietary programming, or add-on services or fees. …

Is it time to refresh the marketing materials that you provide with your project quotes? A good presentation package is an unbeatable way to demonstrate your expertise, put a human face on your company and supercharge your chance of winning the job. Avoid being just another contractor who hands out manufacturer cut-sheets in a freebie folder.   Take action to develop …

In the good old days, often the best path to hiring a qualified professional was through a referral from a friend or neighbor. But what if your friends and neighbors didn’t have a good contractor to recommend? Now many turn to the internet for information. Online reviews are the new hot topic. Over 90 percent of consumers read online reviews …

Central is always looking for new solutions to help the lawn care professional. Here’s a way to dramatically reduce your labor for summer fertilizer and control applications:  choose the 3-in-1 solution of fertilizer plus Imidacloprid + Lambda. This product allows you to make a single visit and single application to control a wide variety of lawn pests plus in-season turf …

Vista vPRO Transformers with solid-state technology make it easy for your customers to change up how their outdoor living spaces are illuminated, whenever they like: Proprietary, downloadable app to any Bluetooth® enabled device Multiple dimming and program options Adjustable astronomic timing Works with LED or Halogen systems (great for new installs and retrofits!) App can override automatic programs for instant …