Charlotte, NC — Thank you NALP (National Association of Landscape professionals) for yet another amazing industry gathering in Charlotte North Carolina. As usual, the experience is first class from the first day to the last. NALP events facilitate substantive quality connections and conversations that keep the engine of our industry going. AGZA would also like to give a nod the city of Charlotte for a top-notch experience hosting this year’s NALP Elevate conference. The people of Charlotte are friendly, professional, accommodating, and sincere.
AGZA Founder and President Dan Mabe was honored to provide a session at this year’s conference dedicated to providing education and case studies on large battery electric implementations and operations under AGZA Green Zone Certification Standards Levels 1 & 2. The session presented workload production and cost of operation differences between gas and battery electric operations. The presentation ended with a robust Q&A that flushed out many concerns and questions about the safety, practicality, and workflow modifications that come with the two different technologies of gas and electric. Business models of battery electric were explored in institutional and private sector operations.
The AGZA team, led by Esther Wu, made their rounds to all of the AGZA AFTC field tested certified manufacturers to learn about new developments and improvements of their battery electric OPE platforms. AGZA also discussed 2025 goals and future roadmaps that each AFTC manufacturer will take on encouraging wider adoption for commercial battery electric systems.
AGZA acknowledges the NALP team, sponsors, participants, and businesses who supported this year’s convention. We look forward to 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona!
Principal CEO at Gardenland Power Equipment & Co-Founder and CEO of Towa Industries Inc.
Roger Phelps joined STIHL Inc. in 2001 and is currently the Corporate Communications Manager. In that position he is responsible for creating and telling the STIHL story through integrated event marketing, strategic partnerships, sponsorships, and digital and social media with the goal of increasing the visibility of and affinity for the STIHL brand and over 10,000 STIHL dealers. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served 10 years in the U.S. Navy attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He has serves on the National Association of Landscape Professionals Foundation Board of Directors, the National Association of State Park Directors Leadership School Board of Regents, and the Professional Grounds Management Society Board of Directors.
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