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MISSION
To educate, inform, represent, serve and provide networking opportunities for manufacturers and distributors who specialize in providing tools and equipment needed to perform repair and maintenance in the motor vehicle aftermarket. |
Committee Meeting Highlights
AAIA offers your aftermarket company a number of opportunities which assist you in improving your profits and bottom line. Through its many services and benefits, AAIA:
- Keeps you updated on industry trends, events, issues, news, and profit opportunities with specialized communications
- Receive the AAIA-exclusive annual survey of professional tool and equipment buyers
- Enhances your employees' knowledge, skills and abilities
- Provides you access to the leaders of the industry and to your suppliers
- Gives you information and market research studies to help you improve profits and develop new markets and customers
- Protects your business from regulatory and legislative actions by state and federal agencies
- Furnishes you with tools to meet regulatory compliance standards
- Offers you a variety of services and products at competitive group rates to reduce your business expenses
Sample the following business resources AAIA membership brings you:
For additional membership information, contact AAIA directly or visit the About AAIA portion of the site.
Click here for AAIA's On-line Membership Application Form.
The segment committee meets twice a year to help plan the activities and events of the segment. Opportunities exist to become involved in the leadership of the association through serving as volunteers on segment committees. Segment leadership is reviewed every three years, and new candidates are nominated. To become involved with the segment committee, send a letter of interest and bio to the segment liaison, Ron Rossi.
Glen Pratt, Tool & Equipment Distributors Associates, Inc.
Columbia, Md. Barry J. Halbritter, Midstate Tool & Supply, Inc.
Altoona, Pa.
Jan Akerberg, ATD Tools, Inc.
Wentzville, Mo.
Stuart Amols, J.A. Echols & Associates Co.
Ormond Beach, Fla.
Jay Gartman, Eastern Tool Warehouse Corp.
West Caldwell, N.J.
Rich Hulden, Sunex International
Travelers Rest, Sc.
Mark McKean, PREVOST
Caperville, Ill.
John Korpal, Lightening Gloves
Indianapolis, Ind.
E. Jim Lane Jr., Lane Automotive Industry Services, Inc.
Loudon, Tenn.
Matt LeTexier, Balkamp, Inc.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Chuck McCourt, McCourt Industries/CORGHI
Akron, Ohio
Mark Olsen, Lincoln Industrial
St. Louis, Mo.
Pat O'Neill, SPX Service Solutions
Cleveland, Ohio
George Patterson, Action Marketing LLC
Salem, Ore.
Bill Robinson, K-D Tools/Danaher Tool Group
Sparks, Md.
Beth Skove, AAP, Babcox Publications
Akron, Ohio
Jeff Snyder, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. Automotive Div.
Rock Hill, S.C.
Bill Thompson, Industrial Marketing Research
Oak Brook, Ill.
Robert Vollgraf, Golden West Marketing
Livermore, Calif.
Kirt Whiteside, Whiteside Manufacturing
Delaware, Ohio
Rudy Wolf, Cygnus (Prof. Tool & Equip. News)
Fort Atkinson, Wis.
Committee Liaison
Ron Rossi, AAIA, Staff Liaison
E-mail: ron.rossi@aftermarket.org
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