Ahern Australia has been appointed as the Australian distributor for Faresin Industries agricultural products, effective 20th January 2022.
As the new master distributor for Faresin Industries feed mixer wagons and agricultural telehandlers, Ahern Australia is now the sole importer of these products and associated spare parts and attachments into Australia.
Ahern Australia has established a specialist Ahern Australia agricultural division to manage this range of products, and have appointed a dealer network to sell and service these products to end user customers. The dealer network has access to new Faresin product inventory and technical support from Ahern Australia, as well as spare parts from their national spare parts warehouse in New South Wales, where they currently hold Faresin parts in stock.
The new agricultural division is complementary to Ahern Australia’s existing operations within the construction and rental sectors, and the company already enjoy a strong, well-established business relationship with Faresin Industries via the construction telehandlers marketed under the Snorkel brand.
Ahern Australia has appointed two Business Development Managers in their new agricultural division, Clayton Schmidt and David Soderstrom, who are both agricultural equipment specialists. Clayton Schmidt joined from Haulotte Australia and brings 16 years of sales and dealer development experience from the farm machinery and construction equipment sectors. He has previously held positions at Grain King, Sunward, Hysoon Australia, as well as the John Deere dealer, Glenmac Sales & Services.
David Soderstrom started his career in spare parts at Caterpillar Australia in 1999, and has since held sales roles for agricultural and turf equipment dealers and manufacturers, including Godings, a dealer for Kubota, New Holland and Land Pride, as well as hay feed and spraying equipment manufacturers, HARDI Australia, Duncan AG, and BA Group Australia.
In their new roles, Clayton and David provide day-to-day dealer support in their respective regions, ensuring the highest levels of customer support for the Faresin agricultural products across Australia.
Ahern Australia has been servicing the equipment industry since 1989 and is today part of the global Ahern Family of Companies. Privately held, the group is owned by Don F. Ahern, owner of Ahern Rentals, the largest independent rental company in the U.S.A. Ahern Family of Companies includes 24 businesses spanning equipment rental, manufacturing and international distribution, as well as financing, transportation, hospitality, engineering and fabrication.
Focused on sales, service and spare parts, Ahern Australia is also an official distributor for Snorkel™ mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers and material lifts, and Ruthmann Bluelift tracked spider lifts. It operates four branches in Australia in New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland and is part of the Ahern International division which includes eight sister companies in Argentina, Chile, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Japan and Spain.
The Ahern Family of Companies has many years of experience in agricultural equipment distribution, through its U.S.-based business, Diamond A Equipment. Established in 2008, Diamond A Equipment is an official distributor of leading construction and agricultural brands including Kubota, Case IH, Case CE, AUSA, Faresin Industries, Snorkel, and Xtreme Manufacturing in Southern California and Nevada. Additionally, sister company Ahern Deutschland is the official distributor for Faresin agricultural telehandlers in Germany.
Glenn Martin, Managing Director of Ahern Australia, said of the appointment, “We are proud and excited to be appointed as the official distributor for Faresin Industries agricultural products. Faresin has had success to date in Australia and we are looking forward to build upon this strong foundation.”
Ahern Australia has added an agricultural section to its website, including a list of authorised dealers.