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Jun 1, 2021
Ron Barlet s term as AED chairman grew from 12 to 16 months as he helped guide the association through uncertain times.
AED I m proud that I was part of an unprecedented situation that we were able to navigate smoothly, says Ron Barlet, who saw a 12-month term as chairman of the Associated Equipment Distributors stretch to 16 months.
With his term now behind him, Barlet, who s the president of Placentia, California-based Bejac, took time during last week s AED Summit to talk with
Equipment World about a time in which the word pivot became overused.
AED focused immediately on member communication, Barlet says, detailing everything from PPP loans to COVID protocols to what was happening in Washington. The net result is that we ended up with more than 90% engagement, we added new dealers and we financially did well, he comments.
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May 26, 2021
OEM respondents to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ Q1 survey are showing elevated optimism about the year ahead.
“Based on the qualitative perceptions of our members, given by what we’ve been through last year, I could say we’re solidly in the boom period in our industries,” says Benjamin Duyck, AEM’s director of market intelligence.
Each quarter, AEM asks its manufacturer members to assess market demand, with questions about new orders, production, work backlog and inventories, among other things. Respondents give their perceptions of
equipment demand year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter and how they expect demand to evolve over the next 12 months.