PEACHTREE CITY, GA, February 15, 2012 – SANY America is pleased to announce it has partnered with BIK Hydraulics of Toronto, Ontario, in a move that marks the company’s first crane dealership in Canada. The new agreement expands SANY’s dealer coverage to Ontario, as well as the Atlantic and Maritime provinces.
“BIK has a very loyal customer base and we are honored to serve them with our rough terrain and crawler cranes,” said Kirk Erlinger, director of dealer development at SANY America. “We are looking forward to helping BIK expand their business, and we could not have chosen a better partner to represent us,” he added.
Until becoming a SANY dealer, BIK’s business focused on truck-mounted lifting equipment, with many customers in the general contracting sector. Several months of market research led to the dealership’s initial order of three rough terrain cranes that will serve customers making heavier lifts in the construction and rental markets.
“In late 2005, we began looking for an RT and crawler crane manufacturer to represent,” said Elemer Ivan, owner of BIK Hydraulics. “Over the past 20 years, I have built my business from the ground up, so I take these decisions very seriously,” he continued. “When I met the sales and service team from SANY America and then flew to Atlanta to visit their facility, I knew this is the team I want to do business with.”
Located in Peachtree City, Georgia, SANY America markets hydraulic excavators, concrete pump trucks, port machinery, rough terrain cranes and crawler cranes in North America. Last fall, the company announced it will build a $25 million R&D center alongside its 400,000 square foot corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility. When complete, the site will employ 300 hydraulic and mechanical engineers.
From left to right in front: Elemer Ivan, Owner of BIK Hydraulics; Jack Tang, President of SANY America. From left to right, second row: David Zhang, Accounting Manager of SANY America; Sam Meroney, Northeast Regional Sales Manager of SANY America; Kyle Nape, SANY America Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing; and Scott Morrish, Finance Manager at SANY America.
From left to right in front: Elemer Ivan, Owner of BIK Hydraulics; Jack Tang, President of SANY America. From left to right, second row: David Zhang, Accounting Manager of SANY America; Sam Meroney, Northeast Regional Sales Manager of SANY America; Kyle Nape, SANY America Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing; and Scott Morrish, Finance Manager at SANY America.
From left to right: Sam Meroney, Northeast Regional Sales Manager of SANY America; Elemer Ivan, Owner of BIK Hydraulics; Jack Tang, President of SANY America; Kyle Nape, SANY America Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing
