AED Foundation Releases Report on Industry Technician Shortage

The AED Foundation released its latest report compiled by the College of William & Mary entitled “The Equipment Industry Technician Shortage: Reassessing Causes, Impacts and Policy Recommendation” at last week’s ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas. Highlights of the report include: The need to fill up to 73,500 heavy equipment technicians over the next five years. The equipment industry has a job opening…

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Fecon Expands Distribution in Indiana, Kentucky

Fecon announced the appointment of Louisville, Ky.-based Brandeis Machinery & Supply as its dealer for Indiana and western Kentucky. A subsidiary of Bramco Inc., Brandeis is part of one of the largest construction and mining distribution networks in the U.S. In addition to Fecon, Brandeis offers a full range of new and used heavy equipment, rentals, parts, service and rebuilds. It serves a…

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Equipment Update

Nov. 13, 2019 – According to Rouse’s October 2019 Equipment Report, values through the third quarter of 2019 for general construction and heavy earthmoving equipment have softened in the auction channel. Conversely, there have been some bright signs in the retail channel where values have been between flat and slightly improved. This trend first surfaced in February’s major auction events. Heavy earthmoving products…

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Doosan Adds Ellens Equipment to Dealer Network

Doosan Infracore North America announced the addition of Ellens Equipment, Inc. as an authorized sales, service, parts and rental provider of Doosan equipment in northern Michigan. McBain, Mich.-based Ellens Equipment serves all agriculture, construction and logging industries as well as government agencies in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan. The dealer will now offer customers a wide range of Doosan equipment, including crawler…

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Vermeer Mid Atlantic Acquires Vermeer Northeast

Vermeer Mid Atlantic, an All Roads company, continues its expansion into the industrial equipment industry with the acquisition of Vermeer Northeast, a Vermeer Corp. dealer with locations in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. In conjunction with the acquisition and as a reflection of the changing geographic footprint of the organization, the new entity will be named Vermeer All Roads. This change…

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Trade War, Bad Weather Negatively Impacts Deere Dealers

In the wake of a record-wet spring in the Midwest and the ongoing U.S. trade war with China, dealers of Deere agriculture equipment are reporting a significant decline in sales, according to a recent Reuters article. This is a worrying sign for Deere as its Agriculture & Turf segment accounts for the bulk of its sales. In May, the company slashed its full-year profit and sales…

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New John Deere Facility for Dealer Training

John Deere recently completed the construction of a 7,500-sq.-ft. facility in Coal Valley, Ill., to better meet internal training demands, along with supporting customer visits and events. The building is part of the Construction & Forestry Training Campus and includes three classrooms that can be used separately for training purposes, or combined to hold over 250 people for larger events. In…

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bauma is Big: Really Big

April 11, 2019 – The world’s largest trade fair has opened its doors in Munich, Germany. On Monday, April 8, German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier, Bavarian Minister President Dr. Markus Söder and Messe München CEO Klaus Dittrich opened bauma 2019. Rock Products and Semco Publishing have boots on the ground, and are covering the show event by event. “bauma is…

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Telsmith to Promote Equipment; ‘Hire Heroes’ at AGG1

Telsmith Inc. will exhibit at AGG1 in Indianapolis, Feb. 12-14, at booth #37078. Telsmith will display an interactive touchscreen and 3D models of the T-Series Cone Crusher, Hydra-Jaw Crusher, and Vibro-King TL Screen models. The sales team will be on hand to discuss how Telsmith goes the extra mile with their concept to completion services. To showcase the Telsmith promise…

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