ACEL donates rapid COVID-19 test kits to 5 gov’t agencies

The Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors (ACEL) recently stepped up its support for thecampaign against COVID-19 by donating rapid coronavirus test kits to five government institutions.Last September 16, 2020, ACEL President Eduardo P. Trinidad, First Vice President J. Eladio L. Angelesand Second Vice President Jonathan R. Perez, together with Laurice S.D. Ambrosio, the Association’sexecutive…

ACEL’s second VGMM puts spotlight on telematics

Under today’s so-called “new normal,” not only can meetings be attended without leaving one’s home, monitoring equipment – including fleets of heavy construction machineries – can be done remotely as well. This was a key message that the Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors (ACEL) imparted to the participants of its second Virtual General Membership…

ACEL conducts first Virtual General Membership Meeting

In observance of the health protocols imposed by the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors (ACEL) held its second General Membership Meeting for this year online to mark its first foray into the so-called “new normal.” Held on July 30, 2020, the event – the Association’s first…

NCR infra projects to help reboot economy, ACEL officers say

A number of key infrastructure projects that were temporarily stopped due to the pandemic-driven lockdowns are now ongoing and will likely be finished by next year. And once completed, they will significantly facilitate the movement of people and goods and, more importantly, help boost the economy that has been severely impacted by COVID-19. This was…

ACEL 1st Virtual General Membership Meeting

EVENT: ACEL 1st Virtual General Membership Meeting WHEN: July 30, 2020 – Thursday TIME: 3:00 PM WHERE: Zoom Participants just need to register ahead through this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sw84cR7PSUazwDYPPQuCew Only (2) participants per ACEL member-company can register The VGMM agenda includes the following: Equipment Rental Safety: “Adapting and Coping with the New Normal” Guest speaker: Mr. Mar…

Protecting Machine Operators from the Coronavirus

The easing – or, in some parts of the country, the outright lifting  – of the lockdown restrictions the government imposed in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, has allowed essential industries, such as the construction sector, to resume operations. But with construction workers now out in the field, plying their trade in…

ACEL donates incubation boxes to RITM

Continuing the project it launched in April to help “arm” Metro Manila frontliners in the fight against COVID-19, the Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors (ACEL) donated 16 incubation boxes to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) last May 23, 2020. A health research facility located in Muntinlupa, the RITM is at the forefront…

The Construction Industry in the Time of COVID-19

Keeping Your Workforce Safe Amid the Pandemic While the Philippine construction industry has already resumed operations following the easing of the quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and other areas, and the outright lifting of the lockdown in some parts of the country, the men and women of this key economic sector should bear in mind…