Test Drive Puts the Keys in Your Hands
It's your dealership and you have important decisions to make. Who will you hire, how will you train? Who is your target customer? Can you stock your inventory to sell, price competitively and still make a profit? Can your service department handle the demand? Will your bottom line stand up to the competition?
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2009 - 2010 Seminar Schedule
Your source for continuing business education and industry specific training for your managers.
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AED University is an Educational Service of The AED Foundation
The curriculum includes industry-specific training in management, parts, service, sales, rental and customer service. We are also pleased to introduce technical and safety and compliance training through our online educational partners.
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Business Finance For Non-Financial Managers
Looking for professional education that is convenient and affordable? Think AED. Financial Management 101: Introduction to Business Finance for Non-Financial Managers is now available exclusively to AED members through AED University.
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2009 Investors
These construction equipment industry leaders are helping ensure a prosperous future by investing in The AED Foundation. Contributions support the foundation's efforts in the areas of workforce development and promotion of a positive image.
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AED University Certifications
The AED Foundation offers certifications for branch operations, service, parts and rental management. Certification recognizes industry professionals for completion of required position-related training, their skills and expertise, and job performance at an exemplary level.
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AED Launching Thousands Into Tech Field
By 2012, the Foundation's grassroots school partnerships will triple the annual number of graduating skilled service technicians.
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The AED Foundation Recognizes Certified Managers of 2008
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The AED Foundation is pleased to announce that eleven managers from AED member dealerships have completed their certifications through AED University. The AED Foundation offers certifications for branch operations, service, parts and rental management. For managers to qualify for certification, they must have three years of management experience in the specified area, current employment with an AED member company, and a written recommendation from a supervisor.

Achieving certification through AED University signifies a commitment to superior workplace performance on the part of both AED member dealers and their individual team members. The AED Foundation congratulates the following managers on this career milestone:

Branch Operations Management Certification

Rob Leavel, ASC Construction Equipment, Garner, N.C.
Bruce Taylor, Kirby Smith Machinery Inc., Tulsa, Okla.
Ben Sitton, Kirby Smith Machinery Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla.

Parts & Service Management Certification

Jason McCluer, Bejac Corp., Placentia, Calif.

Parts Management Certification

John Quittschreiber, General Equipment & Supplies, Fargo, N.D.
Blake Shields, OCT Equipment Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla.

Service Management Certification

Dave Robertson, General Equipment & Supplies, Fargo, N.D.
Dale Heiner, Stephenson Equipment Inc., Harrisburg, Pa.
Nicholas Taylor, Rish Equipment Co., Bluefield, W. Va.
Gord Harland, Cummins Western Canada, Surrey, BC
Jason Mahrer, General Equipment & Supplies, Fargo, N.D.

For more information about certification, Click Here or Contact Carol Schrader, The AED Foundation�s director of development at 630-468-5113

AED is an international trade association representing companies involved in the distribution, rental and support of equipment used in construction, mining, forestry, power generation, agriculture and industrial applications. AED member dealers are unique in that they are each authorized, via contract with an original equipment manufacturer, to inventory, sell and service new machinery in a given geography. More than 90% of AED's factory authorized dealers rent construction equipment as well. The Associated Equipment Distributors strongly adheres to and strongly advocates principles of integrity, ethics and fairness. The AED urges its members to conduct their businesses ethically and compatibly with the free enterprise system and the laws which govern it. Contractors can locate factory authorized construction equipment dealers at the MachineMart® web site.