Wilmington-based Sound Heavy Machinery has been tapped by Faresin USA to represent its line of telehandlers in North and South Carolina. The Italian-based manufacturer offers six categories of all-terrain telehandlers for agricultural, industrial or construction use.
“They easily allow the lifting, transport and positioning of any load and they can be used for moving easily in environments with limited space,” says Mark Thomas with Sound Heavy Machinery in an email exchange. He says they’re more maneuverable than a classic tractor with a front lift, and come with accessories available such as forks, buckets, hooks, grabs and baskets.
Suggested list prices for the agricultural-oriented machines range from $145,000 to $168,000 and the ones more suited for construction uses are $92,000 to $194,000, Thomas says.
Sound Heavy Machinery owner Mark Bobo began the company in 2010 and it now has about 20 employees. Its main office is located in Wilmington, but they also have sales and service shops in Jacksonville, Matthews and Sanford. The company sells, rents and services name-brand construction and landscaping equipment.
Faresin Industries, headquartered in Breganze, Italy, designs, manufactures and markets mixer wagons and instruments for the livestock sector and telescopic handlers for agricultural and industrial use. The company was founded in 1973 by current President Sante Faresin. Besides Sound Heavy Machinery, Faresin is also sells its product at dealerships in Florida, Georgia, Maine, Texas, Washington, Oregon and California.
“Sound Heavy Machinery is a well-known dealer in the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic region who has made great strides in growing its customer base and services despite less-than-ideal market conditions the past few years,” said Austin Bailey, vice president of sales for Faresin. “Mark and his staff took the time to understand the market and its customers, so they are now poised to be a market leader. We feel like our all-terrain telehandlers will speed up the aggressive growth plans both organizations are implementing.”