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BOB FISHER - May 22, 1944 - Feb 8, 2004

1944 to 1962

Born and raised on a 150 acre dairy farm in Ohio. Graduated from High School the 3rd in class of 40 students.

1963 to 1968

Secured a degree in auto and diesel mechanics from Nashville auto-diesel college in Nashville, TN. Worked at various jobs and developed various small business ventures including auto-truck mechanics, apple and peach farming, industrial/automotive scrap metal, and light freight hauling.

1969 to 1976

Developed and marketed on both, on a national and international basis, a product line of asphalt maintenance machinery including hydraulic operated self-propelled, sealer/slurry mixing and storage tanks with capacities of from 150 to 10,000 gallons, a diesel powered, hydrostatic dual-drum-driven, articulated asphalt roller and a high quality asphalt paver that resulted in the issuance, of a U.S. Patent. These products were sold under the Lay-Mor trade name both direct to end users and through dealers throughout the U.S. and world. The product line was sold to Ray-Go Manufacturing, which was then the sold to Caterpillar. The paver became the Cat model AP-200 paver.

1977 to 1979

Developed and marketed, throughout the U.S., through a dealer network of approximately 70 dealers, a line of articulated 6 wheel articulated motor graders ranging from 30 H.P. to 60 H.P. These products were sold under the Blade-Mor trade name. This product line was then sold to the Gehl Corporation, an international farm equipment manufacturer. Gehl then sold the product to Alitec Company who in turn has sold this product to Pavement Services, Inc., who is currently manufacturing the product under P.S.I. name.

1980 to 1984

Pursued various specific projects as product manager on a consulting basis with various manufacturers including, asphalt maintenance machinery, vacuum truck mounted sweepers, and water stoves.

1985 to 1994

Developed a complete line of Rotary Broom pavement sweepers from 8 H.P. walk-behind models to 37 H.P. Diesel powered self-propelled ride-on models with patents being granted. The product was marketed under the Lay-Mor trade name utilizing a 40 man national sales team and grew to dominate the market for these products in the construction equipment rental industry over a (8) eight year period of time.

Included with the sweeper product line was a totally new concept for a compact motor grader utilizing a 3 wheel, all-wheel-drive, design. This grader, in keeping with the technological advances of the industry, also has full laser operation capabilities.

1994 to 1999

In October of 1994 the entire product line was sold to Waldon Inc., a wholly owned company of the Celstar Corporation. Waldon, in addition to retaining their own in-house factory marketing team, elected to also retain the original Lay-Mor marketing people to continue further market expansion of the Lay-Mor products.

In December of 1994 – formed B.F.E. Inc. and began reconditioning small asphalt paving equipment, building a business to approximately $5,000,000.00 in annual sales, gaining additional new equipment distributorships with various manufacturing of roller, pavers, and small motor graders.

1999 to 2001

In August of 1999, formed Asphalt Paving Equipment, L.L.C. to handle all sales of the new equipment lines and reconditioned paving equipment.

The L.L.C. consequently purchased all of the equipment inventory from B.F.E., Inc.. B.F.E., Inc then became the transportation entity for the L.L.C. to insure ground to ground delivery and pick-up of machinery.

In November of 1999, after completion of a non-compete agreement with Waldo, engaged into R. & D. project to develop an up-dated version of a high quality, 3-wheel, tow- able sweeper for the Terramite Corporation, specificially for sale to their clients in the U.S. Rental Industry.

In 1999 procured a proto-type development and an excluxive marketing agreement from an investment company for an entire asphalt maintenance product line to be marketed through and in conjunction with the new and reconditioned paving equipment already being marketed through the L.L.C.

In 2000, set-up an additional retain sales yard in Greenville, S.C. & a west coast sales representative working Out of Modesto, CA.

2001 TO 2004

In 2001 formed Anders Mfg. L.L.C. to design and manufacture a pavement maintenance product line. The Anders product has been well accepted and is distributed exclusively through Asphalt Paving Equipment, L.L.C.

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