Your Investment in The AED Foundation Matters!
Founded in 1991, The AED Foundation has been working to address the equipment industry’s challenges for over 30 years. This critical work is made possible by the strong financial support from AED members.
Over the last two years, The AED Foundation has achieved significant results to support the equipment industry. This includes certifying over 1,400 technicians through its assessment testing, introducing a new platform for assessment testing, which will enable the Foundation to continue to grow and adapt in the future, and accrediting and recognizing over 20 school programs. We need your support to build upon our industry efforts in 2022 and beyond.
Addressing the Workforce Shortage: The AED Foundation is actively addressing the serious shortage of skilled professionals in the equipment industry through expansion of our “community-based, school-to-work” school partnership strategy. We’re putting dealers, manufacturers and educators together on the same page, working toward the common goal of growing a new generation of well-trained, high-quality entry-level technicians.
Leveraging Expertise: The AED Foundation’s technical experts, with broad industry representation from dealers, manufacturers, and technical colleges, regularly update the Foundation’s comprehensive technical standards for accreditation.
Increasing the Quantity and Quality of Technicians: The AED Foundation’s Accreditation/Recognition Program has grown to over 85 programs. This represents more than 1,100 highly qualified graduates from diesel-equipment technology programs entering the workforce annually.
Distributors – Investment Levels |
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Gross Annual Revenue | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Platinum Plus | Industry Champion |
Over $75 Million | $2,000+ | $3,500+ | $6,000+ | $8,500+ | $11,000+ | $20,000+ |
$5 Million- $75 Million | $750+ | $2,500+ | $3,500+ | $6,000+ | $8,500+ | $20,000+ |
Under $5 Million | $500+ | $1,000+ | $2,000+ | $3,000+ | $5,500+ | $20,000+ |
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Manufacturers & Service Providers – Investment Levels | |||||
Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Platinum Plus | Industry Champion |
$2,000+ | $3,500+ | $6,000+ | $8,500+ | $11,000+ | $20,000+ |
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Recognition for 2024 AED Foundation Investors
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- Access to all recorded webinars
- Investor’s name and company published in AED Magazine
- Name recognition on large displays for the 2025 AED Summit
- Listed as an investor at www.aedfoundation.org
Thank You to Our 2024 AED Annual Campaign Contributors
(As of June 10, 2024)
Bronze Level Contributors
American State Equipment Co., Inc.
Anderson Machinery Company
Atlas Copco Power Technique North America LLC
Kevin Barlet
Baschmann Services, Inc
Casey Equipment Co., Inc.
CMW Equipment
Columbus Equipment Company
Compact Construction Equipment LLC
Construction Equipment Guide
Contractors Sales Company, Inc
Cowin Equipment Company, Inc.
Federal Contracts Corp
Frank Martin Sons, Inc.
Ed Frederick
Matthew Golland
O. Penn Machinery Company, Inc.
Hawthorne Cat
HKX, Inc.
Hoffman Equipment Co.
Holt of California
J A Riggs Tractor Co
Jon Cruthers
Link-Belt Mid-Atlantic Const. Equip
MacAllister Machinery Co., Inc.
Martin Equipment
Steve Meadows
Miller-Bradford & Risberg, Inc.
Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co., Inc.
Newman Tractor, LLC
North Jersey Bobcat, Inc.
NPK Construction Equipment Inc.
RB Scott Company, Inc.
Sandy Reynolds
Ring Power Corporation
Scott McPherson
Screen Machine Industries LLC
SLR Equipment Finance
Stephenson Equipment, Inc.
Todd Cohen
Tri-State Truck & Equipment, Inc.
West Side Tractor Sales Co.
Whitney & Son, Inc.
Silver Level Contributors
4 Rivers Equipment, LLC
Ascendum Machinery
Bacon Universal Co., Inc.
Bejac Corporation
Century Equipment Co.
Closner Equipment Co., Inc.
Exodus Global
General Equipment & Supplies, Inc.
J&B Underground LLC / Ditch Witch of South Louisiana
McCann Industries, Inc.
Power Equipment Company
Road Machinery & Supplies Co.
ROMCO Equipment Co.
The Charles Machine Works
Vermeer Canada Inc.
Gold Level Contributors
Brandeis Machinery & Supply Co.
Carter Machinery Company, Inc.
Coastline Equipment
CraneWorks
Diesel Machinery, Inc.
Ditch Witch Mid-States
Emery Equipment Sales & Rentals, Inc.
Environmental Products Group, Inc.
Kimball Equipment Company
Modern Group Ltd.
Modern Machinery Co., Inc.
Ohio CAT
Specialty Equipment Insurance Services, Inc.
Star Equipment, Ltd.
Stowers Machinery Corp.
Stribling Equipment, LLC
Tractor & Equipment Company
Vermeer MidSouth, Inc.
Wagner Equipment Co.
Wood’s CRW Corp.
Platinum Level Contributors
AIS Construction Equipment Corporation
Alta Equipment Company
Anderson Equipment Company
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Doosan Bobcat North America
Equipment Corporation of America
Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc.
LBX Company LLC
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
Berry Companies, Inc.
CASE Construction Equipment
Caterpillar Inc.
Equipment One Company
Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Inc.
Komatsu America Corp.
RDO Equipment Co.
Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc.
Industry Champions
John Deere Construction & Forestry Company
JT Bates Group