AED Foundation - Tue June 22, 2021
AEDF Announces Vision 2025 Goal Increase
The AED Foundation (AEDF) announced a significant change to Vision 2025, a five-year-long campaign focused on providing industry education opportunities to reduce the workforce shortage. This transformation includes raising the goal for the number of recognized high schools from 50 schools to 150 schools....
AED Foundation - Thu June 17, 2021
AED Foundation's Latest Research Report Looks at 'Building Diversity into the Equipment Distribution Industry'
The AED Foundation's latest commissioned research report, Building Diversity into the Equipment Distribution Industry, provides industry stakeholders with key recommendations to recruit and retain a diverse workforce....
AED Foundation - Wed June 09, 2021
Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES High School Outdoor Power Equipment Program Gains AEDF Recognition
The AED Foundation (AEDF) announced that the BOCES High School District completed a successful recognition recently by adding the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES High School Outdoor Power Equipment Program located at the Ormsby Educational Center in East Aurora, N.Y., to its growing list of recognized high schools....
CEG - Wed June 02, 2021
Heavy Equipment Industry Professionals Gather in Las Vegas
The 2021 AED Summit was held at the Mirage Casino and Resort in Las Vegas from May 24 to 26. The most obvious news at this year's event was that the rules have changed and attendees could see each other's faces with the relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions....
AED - Wed April 21, 2021
AED Leaders Embark on 'Driving for Dealers 2.0' — The Sequel
The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) executive team embarked on a nine-day multi-city motor coach tour on April 21 to visit equipment dealers across the midwest and south central regions to underscore the need for a robust federal infrastructure bill....
CEG - Thu April 08, 2021
The Sky's the Limit at AED's 2021 Summit in Las Vegas
AED is bringing the 2021 Summit to Las Vegas on May 24 to 26 at the Mirage Hotel. Summit is one of the industry's safest interactive and innovative equipment distribution events in North America, according to AED....
CEG - Wed March 31, 2021
White House Releases Infrastructure Proposal: 'The American Jobs Plan'
Associated Equipment Distributors' (AED) President and CEO Brian P. McGuire; ARTBA President and CEO Dave Bauer; Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater; and National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) President and CEO Audrey Copeland issued statements following the White House releasing its framework for an infrastructure package (the American Jobs Plan)....
AED - Wed February 03, 2021
AED's McGuire: Buttigieg's Leadership is Welcomed in Push to Rebuild America's Infrastructure
Brian P. McGuire, president and CEO of Associated Equipment Distributors, issued the following statement upon the Senate's confirmation of Pete Buttigieg to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation. "AED congratulates Pete Buttigieg on his confirmation to serve as President Biden's Transportation Secretary....
AED - Thu January 28, 2021
Associated Equipment DistributorsJoins Forces with Spanish Manufacturers Association of Construction and Mining Equipment
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) announced that the Spanish Manufacturers Association of Construction and Mining Equipment (ANMOPYC) had become the newest memberof AED. Based in Zaragoza, Spain, ANMOPYC is a sector, private and non-profit organization founded in 1982 to protect the interests of the Spanish construction, public works and mining companies and contribute to strengthening their presence in foreign markets....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu January 28, 2021
Biden's Executive Orders Has Construction Industry Concerned
President Joe Biden signaled changes in climate and energy policies when he signed a slew of executive orders on his first day in office. Though some consider this a positive move toward reducing global warming and carbon footprint, others see it as adversely affecting the construction sector and a threat to the economy, which President Biden campaigned to support....
