ACEL joins initial staging of Philconstruct Luzon

Philconstruct Luzonheld its inaugural staging at the ASEAN Convention Center in Clark, Pampanga last March 28-30, 2019. A project of the Philippine Contractors Association (PCA), Philconstruct is the biggest expo series dedicated to the country’s construction industry and the Luzon showis the latest addition to its yearly calendar.  The Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors…

Feng shui expert adds excitement to ACEL membership meeting

“How will the Philippine construction industry and the Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors in particular fare in the Year of the Earth Pig?” This question was clearly in the minds of ACEL officers when they were planning the Association’s first general membership meeting for 2019. Thus, they invited Gregory Siocson, a fengshui expert, to serve as…

Talk on family enterprises highlights ACEL’s 3rd GMM

“Only 20% of family enterprises survive a second generation.” And the chances of survival progressively decrease from one generation to the next, falling to 4% for the third generation, 0.8% for the fourth generation, 0.16% for the fifth generation, and 0.032% for the sixth generation. This was the startling revelation Dr. Alejandrino “Andy” Ferreria, a…

ACEL donates equipment guidebook to DPWH

In line with efforts to further strengthen the cooperation between industry and government, the Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors (ACEL) recently donated copies of the ACEL Equipment Guidebook to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Aimed specifically to provide DPWH’s provincial offices with an authoritative reference regarding equipment rental rates, the donation…

ACEL marks 52nd anniversary, inks MOA with CMDF

The Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors (ACEL) celebrated its 52nd anniversary with a dinner reception held at the Columbus Room of the Discovery Suites in Ortigas Center last May 17, 2018. The well-attended event also served as the association’s second general membership meeting (GMM) for the year. Atty. Ruth B. Castelo, undersecretary, Consumer Protection…

ACEL, PCA hold joint general membership meeting

The Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors (ACEL) teamed up with the Philippine Constructors Association (PCA) to hold a joint general membership meeting on March 22, 2018. The event which generated a huge turnout was held at the Grand Ballroom of the Shangri-La at the Fort at the Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. Jose Arturo…

ACEL holds technoforums, workshops at Philconstruct Manila

Philconstruct, the Philippine construction’s industry biggest expo, held its 28th staging on January 6-9, 2018 at the SMX Convention Center and World Trade Center. A project of the Philippine Construction Association (PCA), this annual event, made up of an exhibit and technical seminars, called technoforums, is co-organized by the Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors…

ACEL Davao, Davao Rock Academy, TESDA and Monark Foundation MOA signing on skills training for operators

        Mindanao is now in the “front and center” of the government’s infrastructure build up under the Duterte administration’s Build, Build, Build program. 

With the recent high demand of operators in the area particularly Davao City, contractors experienced the shortage of operators. Davao Operator’s Development Program is a project that aims to…