World Associations agree to advance construction industry.
Press Release Summary:
Joining association counterparts in Europe, Japan, China, and Korea, AEM has entered formal partnership to advance construction equipment industry worldwide. International Associations Committee has signed letter agreeing to general terms of cooperation and is holding regular meetings to provide guidance and direction from executive level on issues such as emerging markets, global statistics, exhibitions, and intellectual property rights.
Original Press Release:
AEM, Other World Associations Agree to Advance Global Construction Industry Cooperation
New International Associations Committee Formed
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has joined its association counterparts in Europe, Japan, China and Korea in a formal partnership to advance the construction equipment industry worldwide.
The five associations in the new International Associations Committee (IAC) have signed a letter agreeing to general terms of cooperation. They are already holding regular meetings to provide guidance and direction from the executive level on issues including emerging markets, global statistics, exhibitions and intellectual property rights.
AEM has a long history of cooperative efforts with other world associations, primarily for statistical market data and technical and safety information exchanges. The new IAC takes this cooperation to a higher level, recognizing a growing need for further interaction.
"All our associations' member companies are being affected by the rapid globalization of the construction equipment industry, as they develop or extend relationships with channel partners, suppliers and customers worldwide. All companies and countries will benefit by the IAC focus on an open and cordial exchange of ideas, exploring opportunities of mutual interest," stated AEM President Dennis Slater.
In addition to AEM, the associations in the IAC (in alphabetical order) are the China Construction Manufacturers Association (CCMA), the Committee for European Construction Equipment, (CECE), the Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) and the Korea Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (KOCEMA).
AEM is the North American-based international trade group serving the off-road equipment manufacturing industry (agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and utility), with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as well as offices in the world capitals of Washington, DC; Ottawa, Canada; and Beijing, China; a European presence in Brussels, Belgium; and an increased focus on Latin America. For more information on AEM and its activities, go online to www.aem.org.
