The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) shared the 2025 recipients of its annual AEM Advocacy Awards, recognizing member companies for their leadership in advancing policies that support the equipment manufacturing industry across North America.
AEM awarded its Pillar of the Industry honours to HCC, Inc, recognizing the company’s exceptional contributions to AEM’s advocacy efforts, grassroots engagement, and public affairs initiatives. The Pillar of the Industry Award is AEM’s top advocacy award and reflects a commitment to advancing the industry’s policy priorities at every level of government.
AEM’s Advocacy Award recipients
AEM also recognized this year’s Silver and Bronze Advocacy Award recipients, whose partnership and engagement were instrumental in amplifying the industry’s priorities over the past year.
The 2025 Advocacy Award honourees were announced during the 2025 AEM Annual Conference in Miami, Florida. The event brought together industry executives, policymakers, and thought leaders for three days of strategic discussions on the trends shaping the future of equipment manufacturing.
“Our industry’s influence continues to grow because our member companies show up,” said AEM president and CEO Megan Tanel. “HCC, Inc., this year’s Pillar of the Industry Award recipient, is a strong example of a company dedicated to standing up for our industry and helping shape a policy environment that supports jobs, strengthens supply chains, and fuels innovation. We are proud to recognize their commitment, and the commitment of all of our 2025 AEM Advocacy Awards honorees, to building a stronger future for equipment manufacturing.”
“The companies we are recognizing with Gold awards this year exemplify what it means to be true advocates for our industry,” said Kip Eideberg, AEM senior vice president of Government and Industry Relations. “Their engagement has been critical in advancing pro-manufacturing policies and ensuring that our elected officials understand the real-world impact of their decisions. “It is thanks to the close partnership with this group of member companies that we continue to successfully advance policy solutions to our nation’s toughest challenges.”
Pillar of the Industry:
HCC, Inc.
Gold:
- AGCO Corporation
- Alamo Group, Inc.
- BOMAG Americas
- Calder Brothers Corporation
- Caterpillar, Inc.
- CNH Industrial
- Cummins
- Deere & Company
- Ditch Witch
- HCC, Inc.
- Komatsu America Corporation
- Kubota Tractor Corporation
- Kuhn North America, Inc.
- LeeBoy
- Link-Belt Cranes
- Mahindra USA, Inc.
- Volvo Construction Equipment
- Weiler, Inc.
Silver:
- Allen Engineering Corporation
- Anderson Underbridge
- C&W DustTech
- CICB
- CLAAS of America, Inc.
- DY Concrete Pumps, Inc.
- Epiroc USA, LLC
- Gradall Industries
- Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
- Grote Industries
- Haulotte Inc
- JCB, Inc.
- Kondex Corporation
- Krone NA, Inc.
- Linamar Corporation
- LiuGong North America
- Parker Hannifin Corporation
- Power Curbers Companies, LLC
- Tadano Ltd.
- Texas Hydraulics, Inc.
- Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
- Trimble, Inc.
- Vermeer Corporation
- Versalift
- Watson Drill Rigs
Bronze:
- Buhler Industries
- CM Labs Simulations
- CMI Mulching
- DEVELON
- Doosan Bobcat
- Elliott Equipment Company
- GenAlpha Technologies
- Green Mountain Lion Corporation
- GRYB International
- HUSCO International, Inc.
- Hydrema US
- KATO Compact Excavator Sales, LLC
- Kenneth Clark Co.
- LBX Company
- Lely North America
- MacDon Industries
- Manitex International
- The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
- McElroy Manufacturing
- Midland Machinery
- Montag Manufacturing
- The Morey Corporation
- Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- The Reserve Group
- RR46
- Salford Group Inc.
- SANY America
- Sherwin-Williams
- SICK Inc.
- Solinftec
- Stellar Industries
- Sullivan-Palatek Compressors
- Superior Industries
- TWG-Dover
- Two Rivers Marketing
- Valley Irrigation
- Verdant
- Wacker Neuson America Corporation
