Thu February 14, 2013
Alex Lyon & Son Kicks Off Sunshine State Auctions With Each Day Featuring More Than 1,000 Lots of Eq
Alex Lyon & Son once again kicked off the Florida Auctions with a nine-day sale in Kissimmee, Fla. This year marked Alex Lyon & Son’s 20th annual Sunshine State auction. A wide variety of equipment went on the block from Feb....
Tue February 12, 2013
Petrowsky Auctioneers Holds Sale in Elmwood Park, N.J.
Petrowsky Auctioneers held a public auction Jan. 30 in Elmwood Park, N.J. The sale featured Joseph M. Sanzari equipment from concurrent job completions and included a significant number of hydraulic excavators, crawler tractors, rollers, motorgraders, buckets and attachments and more....
Fri February 01, 2013
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Officially Announces First China Auction Date
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has announced during a recent press conference in Beijing that it will be holding its first unreserved public auction in China on April 18, 2013. In addition to securing an official auction date, the Company has started receiving its first consignments, which include a mixture of unused international and local equipment....
Tue January 22, 2013
Ritchie Bros. Announces Launch of EquipmentOne
Ritchie Bros. has announced the initial release of a new online equipment marketplace called Ritchie Bros. EquipmentOne. Complementary to the Company’s flagship unreserved auction business, Ritchie Bros....
Tue January 15, 2013
Auction Company Special: A Guide to Industry Auction Companies
Alex Lyon & Son Sale Managers & Auctioneers Inc. Alex Lyon & Son was founded in 1950 by Alex Lyon as a company that handled private treaty negotiations of cattle and farm machinery. In 1973, Alex's son Jack became more involved and began to diversify, working heavy equipment sales into the lineup of services....
Fri January 11, 2013
More Than 1,000 Bidders Attend Two-Day Sale in Conn.
More than 1,000 registered buyers and guests attended a two-day Petrowsky sale at 275 Route 32, North Franklin, Conn., on Dec. 14 and 15. Equipment came from Thompson Tractor LLC, complete dispersal; Pine Bush Group, rental returns; and area contractors and equipment dealers....
Sat November 10, 2012
Las Vegas’ First Live Cat Auction Makes Grand Entrance
A large and lively bidding crowd participated Dec. 19 at Cat Auction Services’ first Las Vegas area auction. The multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction was held at Cashman Equipment’s corporate headquarters in Henderson, Nev., just outside of Las Vegas....
Mon January 02, 2012
More Than 2,300 Bidders Participate in Ritchie Auction
Approximately 2,300 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction Dec. 18 in North East, Md. Bidders came from more than 45 countries, including 47 U.S....
Sun January 01, 2012
Alex Lyon & Son Holds Sale at Atlantic City Racetrack
Late model Cat, John Deere and Komatsu construction equipment were among the items on the block at the Alex Lyon & Son Atlantic City auction. Held at the Atlantic City Racetrack on Dec. 15, items available included cranes, haul trucks, rollers, skids steers and forklifts, in addition to an array of support equipment....
Fri December 28, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Conducts Final Auctions of 2012, Sets New Records
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated sold approximately $3.9 billion of equipment at 328 unreserved auctions around the world in 2012. This represents a 5 percent increase in gross auction proceeds over 2011 and the highest gross auction proceeds in company history....
