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April 2015

Are you ready for the busy season to start?  We are!

Let us know how we can help you and your team be ready for a productive spring.

As you're wrapping up your final preparations, count on us for help and practical advice. 

Remember to: 
  • review all of your supplies so you start with the right things on hand.
  • replace broken and worn tools with pro-grade models that will give you good service for the whole season
  • take advantage of special offers to start the season on irrigation, fertilizer and other landscape project supplies
  • ask us for resources that can get your team members trained and motivated

We're looking forward to another great season working with you.

 

See you soon!   

 

The Team at MPR Supply 

 

Help Your Customers Make Their Systems More Efficient
Be sure your technicians are recommending water-smart upgrades 
 
Most timer-based irrigation controllers can waste water because they don't match the water applied to actual moisture levels in the soil.  

With the  Toro Precision Soil Sensor, you can offer customers an easy add-on device that reduces water waste by continuously measuring moisture levels in the soil and determining when to allow the controller to water.  It can maximize the efficiency of any system, because it works with ANY standard controller.

Because the soil sensor features wireless communication, there's no digging to get it installed.  Simply connect the receiver next to the controller and place the probe in the yard.   The unit self-calibrates to the site's soil conditions.

You can easily add $100-$150 in easy profit to residential service calls by offering this handy device.  Ask your MPR representative for full details on how to get started.



Sales Tip:  Take along a Precision Soil Sensor   Having one on the truck is the easiest way to make a sale.  

   

 

Steer Clear of Spring Cash Flow Problems
Half of all small businesses fail within 5 years, and one of the biggest contributors to these failures is poor cash flow. 

You work your butt off night and day until all the work is done.  While you wait for the next job, you may realize that you don't have enough money to pay your workers or fill up your gas tanks. Cash-flow problems happen when companies need to pay business expenses, but don't have any cash because they are waiting for customers to pay them. While you try to get loans to keep your business afloat, now is the time to make sure you don't have this problem again. Plan ahead to steer clear of the following cash-flow pitfalls.

Get money up front.  You have lots of up-front costs and can't afford to wait until after the season starts to get your first payments. Require your customers to pay their first and last month's payments upon signing the contract. Always collect fees up front and save yourself from big headaches later. Provide incentives of 2-3% off services if customers pay the entire season upfront.

Bill as you go.  This is a common small-business fail. You may really enjoy maintaining your equipment and driving your skid-steer loader, but don't like sitting at your computer trying to figure out how your business is really doing. Field-service software like Hindsite can really help you organize everything and make better sense of everything.

Be sure you're profitable on every account.  Businesses need to carefully evaluate each type of customer they serve to make sure they are making money on each account. Some properties are more profitable than others, but if you are losing money on a client, changes need to happen.

Collect.  This is the most common cash-flow problem in small business. You can prevent this easily by having your customers pay in advance. You can also encourage your customers to sign up for automatic payments by offering a small discount. Make sure you set up your contract to include penalties for late payments and details on sending unpaid balances to collections.

 Learn more here.
 

Aquascape Announces New Automated Dosing System for Ornamental Water Features

Aquascape is excited to announce its new Automatic DosingSystem for ponds fountains, and pondless or disappearing waterfalls. The system was designed to help water feature owners maintain optimal water quality by accurately and consistently applying their choice of water treatment.

  

"In order for water treatments to work correctly, they need to be added on a regular basis," states Scott Rhodes, Director of Product Marketing for Aquascape, Inc. "Our new AquascapeAutomatic Dosing System is dependable, easy to use, and fully programmable."

 

Four water treatment options are available for use with theAutomatic Dosing System to maintain, clean, clear, and protect your water feature. The dosing system automatically adds your selected water treatment product to the pond or water feature several times per day, helping maintain optimum water quality and clarity.

Features of the Automatic Dosing System include:

  • Easily dial in the correct amount of treatment based on water feature size.
  • Simple adjustment for increasing/decreasing dosage.
  • X2 dosing selector for new ponds and spring start-up.
  • Indicator light signals when water treatment pouch needs replacing.
For more information on Aquascape, visit  www.aquascapeinc.com
 

Smart Landscape Lighting Tip:  Mixing Kelvin Temperatures for Maximum Effect
 
 
White Birch tree illuminated to a bright white with 3000K, while the brown tones of the home are kept warm with 2700K.
In landscape lighting, you can use light in various shades of white to bring out the best in a home's features. A fixture's Kelvin Temperature indicates this subtle difference in light color - from the warm white glow of 2700K to the pure white effects of 3000K. Here's how to mix them wisely: mix

To learn more, visit landscapelighting.com.

 

Rain Bird Introduces NT Series Micro Irrigation Pop-ups

 

What do you get when you combine the water efficiency of low volume irrigation with the trenchless installation of drip irrigation? You get the Rain Bird® NT Series Micro Pop, which takes low volume to new heights and installation costs to new lows!  

 

Pre-nozzled with a 5-half micro-spray nozzle with built in drip barb fittings; the NT Series installs quickly using any brand of 17MM blank drip tubing. You get two choices of nozzles, either the NT Series Micro-Spray Nozzle or a NT Series Micro-Stream Nozzle, and each package of five comes with nozzle trees. Installers can put as many as 10 heads on a zone.


With no trenching, cutting, or gluing of pipe, the NT Series is up to 70 percent faster to install when compared to traditional spray head systems. And the five-foot spray is ideal for narrow flower beds, center medians and narrow strips of turf.  

Check out the installation video and spec sheet today.  
 

BBQ Season is Right Around the Corner
Promote Bull BBQs with Your Spring Quotes & Mailings  
 

 

MPR is seeing growing success with professionals selling the full line of Bull BBQ grills and components

Outdoor living spaces are a fast-growing business in our market area.  We can help you with grills, warming drawers, combos, and much more.  

Available in both natural gas and LP, Bull BBQ grills set the standard for outdoor grilling. 


Learn more about our full line of Bull BBQ products here.

 
 
 
 

Blazing - The Original Self-Tapping Saddle
   

The Blazing Saddle is the original and best selling self-tapping saddle in the world. With millions installed in the ground every year and over 10 years of use, the BlazingSaddle is the most dependable saddle for your next irrigation installation. 

 

No Clamping, Coring, or Cutting Required The BlazingSaddle cuts out clamping, coring, and cutting. Less digging required for installation - you only need a hole 8" in diameter to the pipe to install. Reduce the costs of labor, training, tools, glue and primer. There's no easier or more efficient way to tap pipe to install a sprinkler head. You can forget all the cumbersome aspects of insert fittings and get the job done faster. 

Optimal Sprinkler Head Flow The Blazing Saddle's unique design delivers optimal flow to each sprinkler head. The tap delivers more than 7 gallons per minute at 40 PSI and 12 GPM at 60 PSI. And there's no problem with flow restriction: On 1" polyethylene pipe, there is less head loss than with a standard insert fitting; on PVC pipe, the Blazing Saddle's contribution to head loss is equivalent to only 3 feet of plain pipe.

Blazing Saddle
Blazing Saddle
 

Backflow Kit Calibration & Special Offer on New Kits
 

MPR Supply Company can help you by calibrating and repairing your back flow test kits and wire tracking equipment ahead of the busy season.    

 

We repair all brands. Send them in ASAP so they will be ready for action when you need them!

 

MPR Supply Company Service Center also welcomes all brands of pumps, fountains and aerators.


Call Bill Blackard at 314-426-4838 or 800-369-7257 with any repair questions you have or email [email protected] 

Special Backflow Test Kit Offer

 

Buy a TG-5 Test Kit for $885.00 and get a FREE QT-SET
or purchase a QT-SET* for $97.00

Act now and get 2 sets (6 pieces) of the NEW high-grade polymer Test Fittings (RK14-QTP) FREE.

Offer ends May 31, 2015.