H&K Group Inc.’s Human Resources Team traveled to Williamsport, Pa., to participate in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s “Build My Future” program.
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AEM to Rock Summerfest
June 10, 2019 – To help mark the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) 125th anniversary and bring awareness of the contributions of the manufacturing industry, AEM will sponsor the first-ever Manufacturing Day at Summerfest in Milwaukee on June 28th. This will be the first time off-road heavy equipment will be on display at the event. Summerfest is considered Milwaukee’s cornerstone summer…
Read MoreAED Foundation Takes a Closer Look at Autonomous Technology
The AED Foundation announced the release of a research report on the impact of autonomous technology on the business models of Associated Equipment Distributors’ members and their customers. “A Study of the Impact of Autonomous Technology” was created by Ontario-based CAVCOE, formerly the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence, on behalf of the AED Foundation. The research results show that…
Read MoreVulcan Donates to College Heavy Equipment Scholarships
Vulcan Materials recently awarded $8,000 to Wilkes Community College in North Carolina to use for student scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen students enrolled in the Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology.
Read MoreCASE, Titan Machinery Support Team Rubicon Efforts
CASE Construction Equipment and heavy equipment dealer Titan Machinery donated the use of skid steers and compact track loaders for wildfire cleanup in Costilla County, Colo., this summer as part of Team Rubicon’s Operation Freedom Fire. The Spring Creek Fire spread to more than 100,000+ acres, and was the third-largest wildfire in Colorado history. Seventy Team Rubicon volunteers logged almost 4,000 service hours and…
Read MoreKomatsu America to Purchase Pine Bush Equipment
Komatsu America Corp., through its subsidiary F and M Equipment Ltd., has entered into a purchase agreement with PBE Group, consisting of Pine Bush Equipment Co. Inc. and East PBE Inc. The planned closing date for the sale is April 1. The new entity, to be named later, will assume PBE Group’s trade territory, which ranges from most of Connecticut…
Read MoreJCB Expands Into South Central Canada
Westcon JCB, headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan, is the newest addition to JCB’s growing North American dealer network. The new dealer will sell, rent and service JCB equipment from branches in Regina and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg, Manitoba. “Westcon is continually looking for new product lines, and we are pleased to now represent JCB construction products in Saskatchewan and Manitoba,” said…
Read MoreVolvo CE Appoints Dealers in Iowa, Nebraska
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) appointed two new dealers to the company’s dealer network in the Midwest. The appointments reflect Volvo CE’s strategy to expand and strengthen its dealer network, partnering with seasoned, expert dealerships that know their markets well and can provide a best-in-class machine uptime experience to Volvo CE’s customers. Both new dealers are taking over for Scott…
Read MoreCASE, Distributors, Team Rubicon Pitch in for Hurricane Recovery
Hurricane Harvey is no match for this group. Veteran-led disaster-response organization Team Rubicon began the heavy equipment operations of “Operation Hard Hustle” on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, with equipment and on-site support personnel provided by CASE Construction Equipment and several distributors. Initial heavy equipment operations included debris removal and home demolition near Rockport and Aransas Pass, Texas, where the eye…
Read MoreAEM/AED Forum Keynote to Address Disruptive Innovation
The heavy equipment industry is not immune to disruptive innovation. However, equipment manufacturers and distributors can recognize and leverage disruptive innovations and create new value to stay in business and prosper. Disruption expert Luke Williams will tell them how as keynote speaker of the AEM/AED Forum: Drivers of the Industry, Sept. 12-14 in Chicago. Williams, founder of W.R. Berkley Innovation Labs and…
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