I want you to join me in giving a round of applause to the manufacturers that provide everything from the rig you use at the jobsite to the tooling that goes in the hole. They deserve our respect, our support and our admiration for sticking in there and doing the job that keeps a lot of other jobs going.
Several manufacturers spoke with me for this month’s cover story (page 10). Mostly, we discussed this month’s Bauma 2016 event in Munich. It is the largest construction trade show in the world, attracting as many as half a million visitors. It’s a big deal. All of the manufacturers I spoke with are attending, whether it’s their first time or their 10th time. All of them spoke about the importance of a tradeshow like Bauma for attracting, growing and maintaining global customers.