Controlling Peak Season Stress
The summer months can be hectic and stressful. Here are tips for less stress and more success.

Feeling overwhelmed by many questions from your crews? Remind them of the difference between urgent items and those that can wait. Use a weekly meeting to recap issues that aren't urgent.

Frazzled by too many estimates to complete? Do more up front to separate "tire kickers" from real buyers. Say "no" where appropriate. Be honest about your schedule and let prospects with immediate needs look elsewhere.

Feeling a need to always be the "fixer"? Resist the urge to get "hands on" all of the time. Require team members to come up with solutions and fix problems. Good question to ask: "What do you think should be done?"  Andrew Carnegie said "No man will be a great leader if he insists on doing it all himself".

Finding the details get lost as crews rush to finish jobs? Job sites will be cleaner, fewer tools will be lost and paperwork will be done on-time if you create checklists. Everyone should be doing it the right way, right?

We are here to help you reduce the hassles of the busy season.

The Team at Aqua-Flo Supply
Contractors Use Lots of Gas and Diesel: Find the Best Prices!
Fuel demand is highest in the summer due to increased construction demand and seasonal travel.

Manage the impact of volatile prices on your company's bottom line with these handy resources:

Gas Buddy app (current prices near you)
Gas Guru app Android iPhone (current prices near you)
Waze (most efficient path between two points)
Fuelio (current prices near you)
Bonus: Learn gas price trends, alerts of changes ahead, follow Patrick DeHaan
How to Interest Your Customers in Rain Bird's WiFi Controllers
It's not about the technology. It's about the BENEFITS that come with WiFi controllers. Here are the reasons customers should buy WiFi: 
 
Reason 1: Convenience Rain Bird's LNK system allows you and your customer to program their controller using the convenience of the color screens and user interface of a mobile device. No more squinting at a small display!
 
Reason 2: A More Reliable System Rain Bird's LNK WiFi Module gives real-time alerts and advanced water management tools. These reminders can lead to profitable service work. Built-in mobile notifications provide troubleshooting access, simplify service calls, and warn of broken pipes or sprinklers. 
 
Reason 3: Remote Control When They're in the Yard With Rain Bird WiFi, your customer's phone acts like a wireless remote control. No separate hand-held remote required - and no distance issues either.
 
Reason 4: Water-Saving Auto-Adjusted Schedules Help your clients enjoy the benefits of automatic water updates like a true smart controller. Automatic weather adjustments provide daily run time changes, saving up to 50% in water. 
 
Grab the opportunity and sell customers what they want - and need! 
Artificial Turf Installation is a FAST Growing Business
Do You Have the Right Distributor Partner?
Maximize your success with artificial turf when you partner with Aqua-Flo. We have the contractor-friendly products, services and support to make your projects faster and more profitable.

  • Delivery of artificial turf and installation accessories directly to your job site.
  • Custom-cut turf pieces reduce (or eliminate!) hand-cutting on your job site.
  • Wrapped for easy handling, fast installation.
  • Largest selection of styles and options helps you make your clients happy!

Artificial turf lasts for years - be sure you are using the right product and working with the best supplier. Let us show you our advantages! Learn more about all we offer here.
Slowdown Fighter: Relaunch Your Company's Brand Marketing
When times are good, it's common to neglect marketing efforts. When a recession slowdown hits, contractors who under-invested struggle to get their share of a reduced pool of work.

From a recent survey of irrigation contractors:
  • 82% have not updated their website significantly in over 5 years, despite it being their largest source of leads.
  • 76% indicate they do not their own company-focused photos to sell their services, particularly photos of past projects and of crew members completing tasks.
  • 23% are unhappy with their current logo and company graphics.
  • 36% said they don't regularly communicate with current customers by mail or e-mail to generate referrals and additional work.

Decide now if your company needs a marketing tune-up. Are your marketing assets old, tired or out-of-touch? Are you delivering the right messages? Do you have high-quality images and video that showcase your capabilities?

Most importantly: is your marketing creating a first impression that matches the quality and strength of your organization? If it doesn't, it's time for a change!
New Automatic Dosing System Keeps Water Features Clean & Clear
Aquascape's Automatic Dosing System was designed to help water feature contractors maintain optimal water quality by accurately and consistently applying their choice of water treatment for their customers, without the need to visit the site frequently.   

In order for water treatments to work correctly, they need to be added on a regular basis, the dosing system makes it easy!
 
Multiple water treatment options are available for use with the Automatic Dosing System to maintain, clean, clear, and protect your clients' water features. The dosing system automatically adds the 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.
Smart Socket 2 Upgrades Lighting Transformers to Wi-Fi App Control - Be A Hero to Your Customer!
Give your customer phone-app control of their outdoor lighting or pond - without needing to change the existing transformer or wiring! 
 
The Brilliance Smart Socket allows users to control virtually anything plugged into a socket using a mobile device. Install it in existing landscape lighting transformers (replacing the traditional timer) to make an instant upgrade to wifi app-based control.
 
Use it for instant on/off remote control plus timed on/off.  It works with both iPhone and Android devices with the free app, available for download in the app store.