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Inside AED June 2014 | Construction Equipment Distribution | www.cedmag.com | 11 The Founding 12 Distributor Companies W. B. Lauger Co. – predecessor Patten Tractor, Chicago Beckwith Machinery Co, Pittsburgh, Pa., sold to Cleveland Brothers Borchert-Ingersoll Col, St. Paul, Minn. Hofius-Ferris, Spokane, Wash. Kern-Hunter Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Landes & Co., Salt Lake City, Utah Pattison Supply Co., Cleveland, Ohio Hartford Contractors Supply Co., Hartford, Conn. Geo. F Smith Co., St. Louis, Mo. Globe Machinery, Des Moines, Iowa Articles of Incorporation: "to promote and maintain a cooperative spirit between the legitimate distributors of construction equipment and their sources of supply. From the beginning, AED members encouraged the highest business standards and ethical behavior. A Code of Ethics appeared on membership forms that read: "Equitable consideration is due alike, the manufacturer, the distributor and the customer." Fittingly, the code ends with the statement: "We subscribe to the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you have them do to you." AED continues its service to the industry through public policy advocacy; education, training and career development; research, analysis, and information on markets; economic and business trends, and perfor- mance benchmarks; events and networking to facilitate business-to-business interaction and cooperation; cultivation of sources of capital and finance; and public relations to promote knowledge, understanding, and enhancement of the evolving role of distributors in North American markets. The magazine you are reading began in 1925, through the efforts of Mort Hunter. It was later to be called The AED Bulletin, the CE News and finally Construction Equipment Distribution in 1968. "Organizations don't achieve milestones like this without the cooperation of many. We are extremely grateful for the founders of AED, and for all our members and staff who have worked to make AED successful," said Bob Henderson, AED executive vice president and former AED volunteer president/chairman, 1999. "As we approach the century mark, our future looks brighter than ever." 1981 The AED Foundation An affiliate of Associated Equipment Distributors In March 2013 the old building is razed. Was Born to the industry. BY JOANNE COSTIN 1979 CED provides guidance to distributors as the country faces an energy shortage. Manufacturer and dealer sales people attend an AED-TOPS sales training program. Smoking indoors still allowed. 1992 The AED Foundation program is launched to promote industry education. 2000 CED's special e-commerce issue discusses the new way construction machinery is marketed. 2012 AED headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., is flooded for the last time, building condemned and staff is relocated to their new second- floor office space located right next door. 2014 AED holds its 95th consecutive Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas. Welcomes new AED President and CEO Brian McGuire. fl f oo of o f spa loc rig doo