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Horizon Distributors and how Mike’s Irrigation works with them

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Horizon Distributors is an excellent resource center for parts, lawn mowers, machines and anything you can think of for landscape maintenance, farms and the like. Every day, we run into small issues with our tools and machinery. We always need parts and look to Horizon Distributors as our savior. Located off of Boyd Acres, this distributor has saved our bacon multiple times when something happens on the site. These guys have everything in stock for our irrigation needs. From pumps to pipes, you can be assured they have it all. They stock outdoor living products, landscape equipment, power machines, parts, to even used equipment. They also sell TurfGro fertilizer and synthetics along with a trimmer line and oil. They have an outdoor living showroom for homeowners and businesses to get a feel for aesthetics. Apart from all of that, they are a fun group to work with. We know everyone there by name and Horizon Distributors makes sure we are treated as first priority. Horizon ...

Lawn care industry standards

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The lawn care industry holds itself to many standards in Oregon especially OSHA. OSHA and other organizations look for several things when approving a landscape maintenance company’s licenses. Some of the below information is/are not what OSHA looks for, rather what a good buyer should look for when shopping for lawn care. Reputation Look online and find out the reputation of the company. Do they have any Yelp reviews? Google reviews? Google the company name and any word that has a negative impact. Usually people offer more negative criticism than positive so make sure you outweigh the argument or complaint with discernment and wisdom. Licensed and insured Does the company have a license to do landscape maintenance in the lawn care industry? What about a license for lawn irrigation? Are they insured in case they make a mistake and break a water main or something worse? Belong to a professional trade organization Does the landscape company in Redmond ...