AED Foundation

Raising Standards for the Future in Construction Equipment Technology

The AED Foundation accreditation is for post-secondary technical schools and community colleges that value the importance of the broader skills, both technically and academically, that today’s technician requires. In the technical disciplines, accreditation requires that a school prepare technicians in all of the following:

Diesel engines & fuel systems
Electronics/Electrical
Hydraulics
Power trains
Air conditioning systems
Safety practices related to each of the above

The AED Foundation is an affiliate of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED), based in Oak Brook, IL. AED is an international trade association of the construction equipment industry, representing over 1,000 companies that sell, rent, service, manufacture and support equipment used in construction and construction-related industries. AED has served the industry for more than eight decades.

Founded in 1991, the Foundation supports AED’s overall mission by developing and delivering professional education and workforce development programs for the construction equipment industry.

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Standards for Construction Equipment Technology

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.