Each year ECA joins Texas-based BEA to fund and organise a trip for some preferred clients to the country where its foundation equipment is manufactured. This year's agenda included Bauer product presentations; guided tour and product demonstrations at Bauer Maschinen's Aresing and Edelshausen factories; visit to the Betek facility in Aichhalden; jobsite visits in Stuttgart and Frankfurt; guided tour of Klemm's Drolshagen factory; sightseeing in Cologne; and Oktoberfest in Munich.

"The Oktoberfest event is a tradition we started back in 2004 when we picked up the Bauer line," said CEO Roy Kern. "This is a unique opportunity to spend quality time with our customers and to introduce them to the people and companies that produce the foundation equipment they rely upon every day."