Ain't No Party Like A West Coast Party

       To quote the great philosopher Collio, "Ain't no party like a west coast party 'cause a west coast party don't stop!". The week of the 2016 GIS would be tough to find issue with. San Diego weather was about as close to perfect as it can get and lets not forget all the great locations throughout the Gaslamp section. Reading some of the wrap up statistics on Turfnet this past week, it looks like the vendor/booth space is back to where it was before the 2009 crash.
       The week started out great for Lawn & Golf Supply Company, with being awarded the Domestic Distributor of the Year by Turfco at the Turfco-Smithco training event! We are very lucky to have Chris Francis as our factory rep. He does a great job supporting us! Then Wednesday & Thursday the trade show was well attended from our area.

Take a ways from the show for me:
-San Diego has great weather and an unbelievably large homeless population.
-Many manufacturers have reinvested and there will be plenty of new products coming out this year.
-I have a much better appreciation for those who travel coast to coast more often for work. Being unable to get on West coast time was a killer
-The Electric Avenue area of the show with real turf and the opportunity to run new electric powered products was very cool idea

Matt Shaffer & Robert Smith of Merion Golf Club discuss how they work together during an on the floor GCSAA education session

First Day traffic

Domestic Dealer of the Year Award from Turfco!

Product training at the Turfco-Smithco event

Electric Avenue

WJC