AEM announces Statistics Outstanding Merit Award winners.

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Going to 39 equipment manufacturing companies, Statistics Outstanding Merit Award recognizes exemplary 2006 performance in AEM's statistical reporting programs, enhancing association's ability to provide meaningful market data to members. AEM also presented association's annual Dick Harris Data Integrity Award to Deere and Company for 10th consecutive year. Award honors company best representing ideals of timeliness, accuracy, consistency, and good corporate citizenship.



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AEM Announces "Statistics Outstanding Merit Award" Winners



"Dick Harris Data Integrity Award" Winner Also Recognized

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has presented its "Statistics Outstanding Merit Award" to 39 equipment manufacturing companies in recognition of their exemplary 2006 performance in AEM's statistical reporting programs, enhancing the association's ability to provide meaningful market data to members.

AEM also presented the association's annual "Dick Harris Data Integrity Award" to Deere & Company for the 10th consecutive year.

The association operates an extensive statistical reporting service that provides members with market trends and benchmarking data to assist with company business planning. The AEM annual awards recognize companies who exemplify the goals of reporting timeliness, accuracy, consistency and good corporate citizenship. Companies receive "points" in a number of categories and earn the award with a ranking of 90 percent or better.

In addition to honoring companies with the "Statistics Outstanding Merit Award," AEM each year spotlights companies that have shown significant improvement in reporting their company data compared to the prior year. Nine companies earned this recognition for 2006 performance: Astec Underground, Gradall, Hagie Manufacturing, JLG Industries Inc., Kongskilde, Liftking Industries, M-B Companies, SAME-Deutz-Fahr and Yanmar America.

Deere & Company Wins "Dick Harris Data Integrity Award"
AEM presented the association's annual "Dick Harris Data Integrity Award" to Deere & Company for the 10th consecutive year. This award honors the company best representing the ideals of timeliness, accuracy, consistency and good corporate citizenship.
It was initiated in 1994 and is given annually by AEM's Forestry, Earthmoving and Excavator Statistics Committee in honor of the late Dick Harris, who helped develop the AEM statistics program in the 1970s and 1980s while employed by International Harvester and Komatsu America International. See page 2 for a complete list of "Statistics Outstanding Merit Award" winners.

39 Equipment Manufacturing Companies Honored
The 2006 AEM "Statistics Outstanding Merit Award" winners are:

AGCO
Alo North America
American Augers
Attachments Technologies
Blount Industries
Boumatic Dairy Equipment
Brillion Iron Works
Carelift Equipment Ltd.
Case Corporation
Caterpillar Inc.
Charles Machine Works
Deere & Company
Delaval Inc.
Gehl Company
JCB
JLG Industries Inc.
Kawasaki
Kioti Tractor
Komatsu Forest
Krause Plow Corporation
KRONE Hay & Forage
Kubota Canada Ltd.
Kubota Tractor Corporation
Landini Canada Inc.
LBX Company
Leons Manufacturing Company
Liebherr
Liftking Industries Inc.
M-B Companies USA
MacDon Industries Ltd.
Master Craft Products
Mustang Manufacturing
Sellick Equipment
Sweepster Attachments
TEREX Genie
Vermeer
Volvo Construction Equipment NA Inc.
WestfaliaSurge Inc.
Yanmar America

AEM statistics activities include over 175 companies reporting into over 225 unique product programs, thereby providing market information ranging from county-level retail sales data in North America to shipments data on a global basis.

For more information contact AEM's Deb Carson (414-298-4146, dcarson@aem.org) or visit the AEM website (www.aem.org).

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