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Greetings!
Are you ready for the season to start?
As your making your preparations for the busy season, stop by REAMS to re-stock your fittings bins, pick-up the latest manufacturer catalogs and order samples of new products that can boost your success.
We also have marketing materials like brochures, presentation folders, door hangers and other supplies to help with your promotional efforts.
See you soon!
It's Time to Start Acting On Opportunities |
 It's been a great pleasure for me to speak with many of you at our Open Houses over the last several weeks. I have to say that this is the best I've felt going into a season in a couple years. While we may not be looking at a record-breaking season, I'm not part of the 'doom and gloom' crowd. There are still opportunities out there... now is the time to start acting on those opportunities.
Have you pulled out those bids you gave last fall where the homeowner said, "I think we'll wait 'till next year." Have you organized those prospect lists from the home shows? Have you decided how you are going to create demand for your products and services?
Your selling season has started, you have opportunities, and I want you to take full advantage of them. Don't wait for your competition to decide when it's time to get going.
All of us at REAMS are energized and excited for this year. We look forward to helping you capture those opportunities. Anything from bouncing some ideas around about how to capture some of your current opportunities to figuring out ways to create opportunities - we're here for all of it.
Thank you for business, let's make 2010 a great year!
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New Blazing "Fast Fittings" Eliminate Clamps |
 Imagine insert fittings that secure themselves without the need for cumbersome clamps! Just slide them into poly pipe and they retain themselves.
Now every contractor's dream is a reality with a new family of 1" clamp-free fittings from Blazing Products. These ingenious fittings require no tools, clamps, or other materials.
Each tee, elbow or male adapter slips into the pipe quickly and easily. The patented lock ring technology slides back to lock the fittings into place and a double O-ring seal prevents leaks and provides a secure fit. These fittings have proven reliable at over 400 PSI.
Tested in the field by contractors for over a year, Blazing Fast Fittings are ready for your next installation.
Download the Fast Fittings brochure here.
Then fill out the on-line form to get some FREE SAMPLES.
You'll soon say goodbye to traditional clamped insert fittings.
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Get Practical Marketing Advice for Success in 2010 |
 Join us for an informative "lunch and learn" seminar with irrigation marketing guru Jeff Carowitz, a nationally-recognized columnist and adviser to leading landscape industry companies.
Jeff will be sharing practical and relevant advice for contractors to improve their sales and marketing efforts in 2010 including:
- How to find customers and convince them to buy when times are tough
- The most effective ways to advertise and promote your company
- What the successful contracting companies are doing to succeed
- How to leverage new advertising methods to your advantage
You cannot afford to miss this opportunity to learn tips and tools that can make a difference in your success in 2010.
Two sessions will be offered:
Tuesday, March 29 Kansas City 11AM - 1PM
Wednesday, March 30 Omaha 11AM- 1PM
Seminar sponsored by K-Rain Manufacturing
Seating is limited, so please register early with your REAMS representative.
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Tip from Ron: A "10 Point Service Check-Up" |
 A lot of contractors have been asking me how they can make more money in service in 2010. Many are expecting installation to be slow, so they're looking for ways to maximize the dollars they bill on each service call.
Here's an idea that can increase your revenue and boost your customer satisfaction. Make a "10 point service check-up" sheet. Just make a list of 10 things that your technicians should check for with every spring start up.
Some my favorite things to list are: heads that need to be raised/lowered, if the system has a rain sensor, riser-mounted heads that could be converted to high-pops, coverage problems and more.
Then turn your list into a form that your techs will use on every service call to alert homeowners to potential issues that they can choose to address. Pointing out opportunities to improve your customer's system will increase their satisfaction with your service, make you look more professional and boost sales.
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Spring is Here: Proper Start-Up of an RPZ |
 "Families that have had to shelve plans of trading up for a bigger house are now looking to make more out of what they have."
"One trend is the move to turn backyards into an extension of the home, complete with sofas, kitchens and lighting." said Business Week magazine.
Sunset Bay outdoor kitchens allow your customers to bring indoor kitchen activities to the outdoor spaces where their family and friends gather. And they're a great way to grow your service offering.
The install fast and easy, with a fully modular design that expands to meet each project needs. Constructed of lightweight aluminum, they're not affected by the elements and are capable of being installed just about anywhere.
Lift-off panels allow for the refacing of the kitchen at any time. Special mounting panels allow the contractor to veneer-cut stone or brick and apply to match the existing home-exterior. Inserts include patterns in stone, brick, rock, wood and tile.
Learn more at our seminars: Omaha March 23rd 4 PM - 6PM
Kansas City March 24th 4 PM - 6PM
Ask your REAMS store manager for information. Download information here.
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Don't Miss the Open House at Your REAMS Store |
 Mark your calendar and plan to attend our March open house events.
These are a great opportunity to meet with manufacturer representatives, share your feedback on products and enjoy refreshments.
Each event will be from 2PM to 5PM.
Sioux City March 3rd
Marion March 9th
Des Moines March 10th
Grand Island March 11th
See you there!
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NDS Permeable Pavers Can Help Earn LEED Credits |
 NDS, Inc. is proud to announce that its TuffTrack®,EZ Roll™ Grassroad and Gravel Pavers can be used to help landscape designers and architects qualify for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) credits from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Developed as an alternative to concrete or asphalt pavements, NDS Pavers provide an aesthetically pleasing and environmentally friendly way to maintain healthy grass turf and gravel roads in high-traffic areas. In addition to significantly reducing hazardous stormwater runoff, NDS pavers are constructed from 100% recycled plastics and provide superior erosion control.
Receive a $50.00 rebate when you try EZ Roll Pavers. Click for rebate details.
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NDS Permeable Pavers Can Help Earn LEED Credits |
 Purchase $1,500 in Irritrol products at REAMS and receive a $100 gift card through April 30, 2010.
Take this opportunity to stock up and save on the products you use the most.
In addition, for each $1,500 purchased, you'll be entered into a drawing for one of 5 21" Exmark commercial mowers.
Click to learn more about this promotion.
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New Hunter I-Core Controller |
Want it all? Gorgeous turf, advanced programming capability, and an intuitive interface? Meet the I-Core.
Designed for demanding commercial and high-end residential applications, the full-featured I-Core controller is easy to use, easy to install, and easy to program,
with a variety of new features that will redefine irrigation intelligence.
Modular means more options. And more options mean an easy install. The I-Core plastic is expandable from 6 to 30 stations and the metal is expandable to 42, for a broad range of choices to meet all of your customers' needs.
I-Core's real-time flow monitoring capability provides overflow protection and flow totaling to minimize the potential for water waste.
Other new features include seasonal adjustment independent by program, which can be set globally, monthly, or through Solar Sync; Easy Retrieve™ Memory to save preferred settings in case of power loss; six language options; and four fully independent programs for customizable irrigation scheduling.
Download the full I-Core brochure.
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Contractor Used Equipment Corner |
 1996 Case Maxi Sneaker "C" JAF0199933 1448 Hours Options: P-40 Plow, Set of 4 Duals, Hydro-Bore
1 owner machine/ well maintained $9500.
2003 Case Maxi Sneaker "C" & Trencher DFG0006145 1016 Hours
Options: P-40 Plow, Set of 4 Duals, Hydro-Bore, Trencher, 1 owner machine/ well maintained $16000.
1996 Case 360 Trencher Backhoe JAF0156793 950 Hours Options: 4' Trencher Boom, D100 Backhoe @ 18" Bucket, 6 Way Blade
Purchased in1996, had 180 hours/ less than 50 hours on new chain/clutch
pack/belts $9,500.
All in Olathe, KS Contact: W. Curby Hughes 913-764-6159
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Upcoming REAMS Events |
Sunset Bay Outdoor Kitchens Training
Omaha, March 23
Kansas City, March 24
REAMS Open Houses
Sioux City, March 3
Marion, March 9
Des Moines, March 10
Grand Island, March 11
Practical Marketing Lunch and Learn
Kansas City, March 29
Omaha, March 3 |
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Contractor's Corner |
Have something to sell?
Send in the details of what you have to sell and we will post it in our next newsletter to help you try and sell it!!!
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