Thu October 11, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Holds Huge Grand Opening Sale in N.C.
The Ritchie Bros. two-day Grand Opening sale at its new Raleigh-Durham, N.C., location was deemed a huge success by participants on all sides of the auction block. Held Sept. 26 and 27, the sale focused on the mining industry and with the positive response it met with, it could turn out to be the first of several mining equipment sales....
Fri October 05, 2012
Brian Wahlster Joins Bar None Auctions as Manager
Bar None Auction, a commercial truck and heavy equipment auction, has named Brian Wahlster general manager with operational and sales responsibilities of its Sacramento auction site. “Brian brings over eight years of proven heavy equipment industry experience to Bar None Auction,” said Zeb Seidel, president of Bar None Auction....
Fri October 05, 2012
Johnny Paiz Jr. of Ritchie Bros. Passes Away at 55
Johnny Paiz Jr., 55, died Sept. 9 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Mr. Paiz was born Aug. 14, 1957, to Johnny and Josie Paiz in Portales, N.M. He graduated from Dora High School in 1975 and on June 27, 1981, he married Jeanell Sharp in Moriarty, N.M....
Wed October 03, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Holds Multi-Million Dollar Sale in Atlanta
More than 1,400 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Atlanta on Sept. 20. Bidders came from 48 countries, including 45 U.S....
Wed October 03, 2012
Alex Lyon & Son, Martin & Martin Join for Sept. Auction in Bremen, Ga.
A joint venture of Martin & Martin Auctioneers & Alex Lyon & Son Auctioneers resulted in another successful auction west of Atlanta in Bremen, Ga., on September 19. The sale was a one-owner complete liquidation of construction equipment, trucks, trailers, support equipment and featured a substantial paving and compaction line up of machines....
Wed October 03, 2012
JM Wood Auction Holds Multi-Day Sale in Montgomery
JM Wood Auction Company Inc.'s multi-day sale at its headquarters in Montgomery, Ala., held on Sept. 12 and 13, was another huge success for this year. Company representatives stated that there were bidders from 15 countries and 34 U.S....
Tue September 25, 2012
Ritchie Bros. 3rd Annual Corporate Kids Challenge
On Sept. 15, 2012, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers hosted the 3rd annual Corporate Kids Challenge and raised more than $559,000 for KidSport BC, which broke last year’s record of $543,000 raised at the event....
Wed September 19, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Sale In Houston Generates High Bids
Ritchie Bros. held an auction Aug. 22 in Houston, Texas. Highlights of the sale included a 2010 Link-Belt HTC3140 140-ton hydraulic crane that sold for an auction high $895,000 and a 1996 Manitowoc 888 crawler crane that brought in winning bid of $525,000....
Fri September 14, 2012
Frey & Sons Holds Sale in Lansing
Frey & Sons held an auction Aug. 30 in Lansing, Ill. The equipment sale was from the downsizing of Witvoet & Co. and featured equipment from manufacturers including Caterpillar, Hitachi, JCB, Case, Mack and Dynapac....
Wed September 12, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Holds Multi-Million Dollar Auction in Md.
More than 2,400 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction Aug. 28 in North East, Md. Bidders came from more than 40 countries, including 48 U.S....
