If you have ivy on trees in your landscape, you’ll want to keep it in check. Although many property owners and landscapers use ivy as a groundcover, it is often problematic.

From modeling and fabricating prototypes to designing, simulating and implementing controls systems, ME students are using their engineering skills to help improve safety at construction sites and surrounding areas.

While the primary goal of arborists and tree care crews is to maintain the health and safety of trees and communities, even routine activities like pruning, cutting, or fueling equipment can unintentionally spark a wildfire. With dry conditions, heat, and the wrong combination of circumstances, a simple oversight can lead to disaster.

As the temperatures rise and gardens burst into bloom, many gardeners face a common adversary: the Japanese beetle. These small, shiny pests can devastate plants, leaving gardeners scrambling for effective solutions.

The newly installed crane features an electric wire rope hoist, designed for high-speed operation and maximum load span.

Swiss crane and heavy lifting specialist Interkran continues to strengthen its fleet with a new Tadano AC 5.250-2 all terrain crane.

Utility companies and their contractors rely on digger derricks to dig holes and set poles. But as utility demands evolve, so must the equipment. Manufacturers are stepping up with innovations focusing on four core areas: capacity, speed, flexibility, and safety.

Iron deficiency in trees and shrubs is a common problem that can have a serious impact on plant health. All trees and shrubs need nutrients to grow and develop. Iron is one such essential nutrient that trees need.

Green Industry Pros, the nationally recognized magazine serving landscape professionals, has named LevelRight® a Green Industry Pros 2025 Editor’s Choice Award winner. The 2025 Green Industry Pros Editor’s Choice Awards represents the industry’s best products, gaining interest from end-users and landscape professionals alike.

A roundup of jobs that required highly specialized rigging equipment. If you really want to see some innovative rigging in action, make it a point to attend the SC&RA Job of the Year presentations at the Association’s Annual Conference each year. Incredible feats of rigging are presented by the best of the best.

E-Crane® proudly presents a groundbreaking crawler crane concept that combines full machine mobility with uninterrupted logistical flow along the quay. Designed for E-Cranes with an operating weight between 400t and 750t this innovative solution offers unique advantages for bulk terminals where flexibility, efficiency, and infrastructure preservation are key.

Developments in below the hook equipment are improving the safety and efficiency of increasingly complex and heavy lifting work. Niamh Marriott reports. Netherlands-based family-run equipment manufacturer Bomecon cares about its people, proper engineering design and providing solutions for a whole range of industries.

Precisely planned and executed project includes raising 79’ tall precast wall panels. Alliance Riggers & Constructors welcomed a big challenge when it won the bid to erect the 61 precast-concrete panels and 750 tons of structural steel needed to build the new Carlsbad Performing Arts Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Founded just over two years ago by Nic Hunter, All About Arboriculture demonstrates that prioritising expertise and fair treatment is the key to building business success. Nic Hunter describes setting up All About Arboriculture as “the biggest risk of his life”. He took the plunge in February 2023 with only £600 to get the business up and running; now, it is thriving.

The system integrates vertical folding doors with crane operations, enhancing operational efficiency and accessibility.