Field Test & Evaluation Day

A&D Equipment is excited to host MDE for their Northeast debut- and we’re doing it right. On July 15, come to Guilford CT, and watch some kick-ass attachments run in real conditions. We’ll be demoing the MDE Scorpion Rake Grab and the Koala Tree Shear live on-site, alongside the Rotastar Screening Bucket and Steelwrist Tiltrotators. No sales floor, no videos, just machines working the way they’re built to work. Come see what MDE is about, put the equipment through its paces, and decide for yourself.

At A&D Equipment, we believe the strongest businesses are built on strong relationships. That’s why we are proud to be collaborating with MDE, a leading excavator attachment manufacturer from Markethill, Ireland, as they enter the United States market.

Founded in 2013 by Mark and Dean Belford, MDE began manufacturing agricultural equipment before transitioning exclusively to excavator attachments. Today, with a growing team of nearly 40 employees and ambitious expansion plans through 2030, MDE has become a market leader throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Their success has been driven by three core values:

• Building great relationships
• Acting with integrity
• Pursuing excellence in every product

Those principles align perfectly with A&D Equipment’s own commitment to building long-term partnerships with customers and vendors. We know that great products are important, but trusted relationships are what create lasting success.

MDE’s flagship product for the U.S. market is the Scorpion Grapple, a next-generation excavator thumb featuring a grapple arm fixed directly to the attachment. This innovative design provides a more secure grip without constant hydraulic pressure adjustments while allowing operators to shake debris from the bucket before loading grinders or chippers. The result is greater productivity, improved material handling, and reduced maintenance costs by keeping unwanted debris out of processing equipment.  Whether involved in land clearing, forestry, vegetation management, or material processing, the Scorpion Grapple is designed to work smarter and more efficiently.

At A&D Equipment, excavator attachments are our specialty, and we proudly embrace our motto every day: “We use what we sell.” We are excited to be hosting an event with MDE and showcasing industry leading products. We look forward to continuing to build strong relationships with customers, vendors,& colleagues across the United States.