AEM Announces Equipment Manufacturing HOF Inductees

Words: Dan Kamys

AEM Announces Equipment Manufacturing HOF Inductees

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced the latest inductees into the AEM Hall of Fame, which honors the pioneering individuals who have invented, managed, built and led the off-road equipment industry. The 2010 inductees are Jim Gorman of The Gorman-Rupp Co. and Dr. Hans Liebherr of Liebherr Co. The AEM Hall of Fame seeks to create a wider public understanding and appreciation of the industry’s role, not only in the past, but also for the future, in global economic and social prosperity. Candidates are judged by an independent panel of industry experts and supporters on how well they exemplify five guiding principles: innovation, industry contributions, leadership, corporate citizenship/social responsibility and sustainability.

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