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.
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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 August, 19 2024)
Industry Champions:
John Deere Construction & Forestry Company
JT Bates Group
Platinum Plus Level Contributors:
Berry Companies, Inc.
CASE Construction Equipment
Caterpillar Inc.
Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Inc.
Komatsu America Corp.
RDO Equipment Co.
Vermeer Texas-Louisiana
Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc.
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
TFG Financial Corporation
United Construction & Forestry LLC
Gold Level Contributors:
Brandeis Machinery & Supply Co.
Carter Machinery Company, Inc.
Coastline Equipment
CraneWorks
Diesel Machinery, Inc.
Ditch Witch Mid-States
Ditch Witch Midwest
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.
Standard Equipment Company
Star Equipment Ltd.
Stowers Machinery Corp.
Stribling Equipment, LLC
Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC
Tractor & Equipment Company
Vermeer MidSouth Inc.
Wagner Equipment Co.
Wood’s CRW Corp.
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.
Heavy Machines, LLC
J&B Underground LLC / Ditch Witch of South Louisiana
McCann Industries, Inc.
Nuss Truck & Equipment
Power Equipment Company
Road Machinery & Supplies Co.
ROMCO Equipment Co.
The Charles Machine Works
Vermeer Canada Inc.
Bronze Level Contributors:
A & H Equipment Company
Abele Tractor & Equipment Co., Inc.
American State Equipment Co., Inc.
Anderson Machinery Company
Assurant Commercial Equipment
Astec
Atlantic Coastal Equipment
Atlas Copco Power Technique North America LLC
Barlet Kevin
Baschmann Services, Inc.
BOK Financial
Boss JCB
Brian McGuire
C & B Operations
C. N. Wood
Casey Equipment Co., Inc.
Cisco Equipment
CMW Equipment
Columbus Equipment Company
Compact Construction Equipment LLC
Company Wrench, Ltd.
Construction Equipment Guide
Crown Equipment Company, Inc.
DVA, Inc. T/A Ditch Witch of Virginia
East Rock Solutions
Federal Contracts Corp.
Frank Martin Sons, Inc.
Frederick Ed
Garton Tractor Inc.
Golland Matthew
H. O. Penn Machinery Company, Inc.
Hawthorne Cat
High Reach, Inc.
HKX, Inc.
Hoffman Equipment Co.
HOLT CAT
Holt of California
Hub Equipment
Ian Aarsvold
IROCK Crushers LLC
J A Riggs Tractor Co.
Jon Cruthers
Kelbe Bros. Equipment Co., Inc.
Link-Belt Mid-Atlantic Const. Equip
Liz McCabe
Logan Contractors Supply, Inc.
MacAllister Machinery Co., Inc.
Machinery Advisors Consortium
Martin Equipment
Meadows Steve
Mike Dexter
Mike Kondrath
Miller-Bradford & Risberg, Inc.
Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co., Inc.
Newman Tractor, LLC
North Jersey Bobcat, Inc.
NPK Construction Equipment Inc.
O’Leary’s Contractors Equipment & Supply Inc.
RB Scott Company, Inc.
Reynolds Sandy
Ring Power Corporation
Robert Henderson
Rouse Services
Scott Machinery Venture
Scott McPherson
Screen Machine Industries LLC
SLR Equipment Finance
SmartEquip Inc.
Stephenson Equipment, Inc.
Stephenson Equipment, Inc.
Todd Cohen
Tri-State Truck & Equipment, Inc.
Vermeer Great Plains, Inc.
Wajax Limited
Warren CAT
West Side Tractor Sales Co.
Whitney & Son, Inc.
Winchester Equipment Company
Wirtgen America, Inc.
Wise Heavy Equipment LLC