CEDMag.com - February 2010 Articles

CEDMag.com - February 2010 Articles

Construction Equipment Distribution magazine is published by the Associated Equipment Distributors, a nonprofit trade association founded in 1919, whose membership is primarily comprised of the leading equipment dealerships and rental companies in the U.S. and Canada. AED membership also includes equipment manufacturers and industry-service firms. CED magazine has been published continuously since 1920.

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FEBRUARY 2010

Dedicated to Partners, Developer of Processes, Driven by Purpose – Meet Denny Vander Molen
2010 Chairman
AED’s 2010 Chairman is a Vermeer dealer committed to people and lasting principles.

Surviving the Current Economic Depression: Restructuring to Save the Dealer and the Dealership
Money
Four options are outlined for the dealership in financial distress.

Ports Prepare for Growth
Sector Check
Dealers in port cities stand to gain from expanding global trade

Fight for Your Business with Green
Facilities
On numerous fronts you can attack waste and inefficiency, which not only benefits the environment and your company image, but puts plenty of green back on your bottom line.

It All Begins with a Good Plan
From the Chairman
Whether it’s your business, your personnel or yourself, things get better when they’re aligned with how they’re designed.

Blogging – It’s a Beautiful Thing
Editor's Note
Welcome to a place AED dealers can openly exchange ideas and perspectives on any business topic, without leaving their keyboards.

Still Scary, But It’s Getting Better
On the Numbers
Make sure the business you chase is business worth having.

Problem Solvers: Hire, Reward and Promote Them!
Recruitment & Retention
Surround yourself with people who continually think for themselves and, thus make life better for you and your customers.

The Depth Chart Looks Pretty Shallow
Aftermarket
Where are we going to find all of the talented people we will need in the future?

They’ve Lost Touch With Reality Already?
Washington Insider
Rookie senators introduced health care amendment that explicitly discriminates against the construction industry.

Forward Thinkers
Best Practices
An eye toward the long term keeps dealers invested in The AED Foundation.

New Web-Based Financial Management Course
Groundwork
In business, it all comes down to the bottom line – do your non-financial managers know how to get there?

Industry Beat
Industry Beat

Inside AED
Inside AED

Associated Equipment Distributors (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.
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