Association Structure

The Far West Equipment Dealers Associations are non-profit organizations representing agricultural, industrial, material handling, outdoor power, rental equipment dealers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and hardware and lumber dealers in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.

Far West Equipment Dealers
     Association Originally incorporated as the California Farm Equipment Dealers Association in 1946; the name was changed in 1970 to reflect the addition of Arizona and Nevada dealers. In 1998, a merger between the Mountain States Association and Far West was completed with the name remaining Far West Equipment Dealers Association. Membership is made up of agricultural and outdoor power equipment dealers.

Far West Industrial Equipment Dealers Association
    The Corporation was established in 1971 to serve the growing needs of industrial equipment dealers. Membership is made up of industrial and material handling dealers.

Far West Rental Dealers Association
    The Association was incorporated in 1993 to serve the needs of those firms dealing in Agricultural and Industrial Equipment Rentals. Membership is made up of rental yard dealers.

FWEDA Services, Inc.
    This for-profit Corporation was established in 1974 because of the growing revenue coming from services of the Associations not eligible for tax exemption. Today all revenues except member dues, any interest earned on the dues, and the annual convention, are taken in by this entity.

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