By Julie Davis, SHRM-CP, Sr. Director, Workforce and Industry Initiatives, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) MILWAUKEE – If you feel like there are fewer workers to be found these days, rest assured, you are correct. A decrease in the rate of births, declining since the 1970s, coupled with decreasing labor …
Read More »Five Equipment Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2023
MILWAUKEE – With 2022 firmly in the rearview mirror and the new year now underway, it’s clear many of the opportunities and challenges impacting equipment manufacturers today are poised to remain as relevant as ever in the weeks and months ahead. While it’s a fool’s errand to try and predict exactly how …
Read More »The Ongoing Evolution of Jobsite Connectivity
By Gregg Wartgow, contributing writer for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) MILWAUKEE – The vision is there. Wouldn’t it be great if the entire jobsite –the general contractor, subs, designers, owners, equipment vendors and material suppliers – were all working in sync with the data that shifts with each …
Read More »Be First in Line: Registration Now Open for CONEXPO-CON/AGG, IFPE
You’ll Need All Five Days to See What’s New MILWAUKEE – Registration is now open for CONEXPO-CON/AGG and the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE), running March 14-18, 2023 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas, Nevada. North America’s largest construction trade show will …
Read More »Five Excavator Technologies to Improve Your Bottom Line
MILWAUKEE – While technology has been enhancing excavator performance for more than a decade, end-user demand for certain features has accelerated in the past few years. We talked with leading manufacturers to get their take on those innovations that provide the typical construction company with the best bang for the …
Read More »When it Comes to Safe and Sustainable Infrastructure, Better Won’t Arrive Out of the Blue
MILWAUKEE – If you are not trying to do something different, are you really doing anything at all? It’s been almost eight years since the Georgia Legislature dedicated a stretch of highway in the southwestern part of the state to Ray C. Anderson, founder of Interface, the first company in the …
Read More »CONEXPO-CON/AGG, IFPE Bring Success to Firms Globally
MILWAUKEE – CONEXPO-CON/AGG, and the co-located International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE), slated to return to Las Vegas March 14-18, 2023, have gained a reputation for bringing results to global attendees and exhibitors, and is working to expand that reputation for the 2023 show. Considered one of the “Big 3” construction …
Read More »Five Preventative Maintenance Tips for Skid Steer Loaders
MILWAUKEE – If you want more uptime, lower overall operating costs, greater resale value, and a longer life for your skid steer, preventive maintenance (PM) is key. Experts from CONEXPO-CON/AGG staples Caterpillar, CASE, and Wacker Neuson have all the PM maintenance tips you need for skid steers. 1. MAKE IT …
Read More »Take a S.T.A.N.D.: Addressing Suicide Prevention In The Construction Industry
By: CONEXPO-CON/AGG MILWAUKEE – Every 11 minutes someone in the U.S. dies by suicide. Too many of those who do, work in the construction industry. In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) studied the correlation between suicide and occupation for the first time and found that workers in construction …
Read More »John Somers Named AEM Vice President, Construction & Utility Sector
MILWAUKEE (October 21, 2022) – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced it has named John Somers as its vice president, Construction & Utility Sector, effective immediately. Somers replaces Megan Tanel, who will succeed Dennis Slater as AEM President effective January 1, 2022. Somers will be responsible for the strategic …
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