Mon May 21, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Hosts ’Virtual Sale’ at Charleston Civic Center in W.Va.
Ritchie Bros. hosted a “virtual sale” at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, W.Va., on April 3. The majority of the equipment was located on a coal mine site just outside Inez, Ky., with various other equipment located throughout West Virginia....
Tue May 22, 2012
Roy Teitsworth Holds Annual Municipal Auction in N.Y.
Roy Teitsworth Inc. held its annual municipal equipment auction at the Palmyra, N.Y., town highway department garage, located just outside of Rochester, N.Y., on May 12. This event always draws a significant number of buyers (approximately 1,000 registered bidders this year) each year for a number of reasons....
Wed May 23, 2012
Hunyady Auction Co. Holds Liquidation Sale in Philly
Hunyady Auction Company held a complete liquidation sale May 16 in Philadelphia, Pa. The sale was held for Cenova Snow and Ice Solutions, which decided to exit the self-performing aspect of snow and ice removal and commercial landscaping, therefore liquidating all assets associated with the practice....
Fri May 18, 2012
Fort Worth Auction Is Another Success for Ritchie Bros.
Ritchie Bros. held a sale May 8 in Fort Worth, Texas. Highlights from the auction included a 2007 Caterpillar D8T crawler tractor that sold for $260,000 and a 2006 Komatsu D155AX-5 crawler tractor that brought in a winning bid of $210,000....
Fri May 11, 2012
Alex Lyon & Son Holds Liquidation Sale for Snow-N’-Son
Alex Lyon & Son held a complete liquidation auction for Snow-N’-Son Inc. Apr. 27 in St. John, Ind. The sale included late model construction equipment, support equipment, trucks and trailers from manufacturers including John Deere, Caterpillar and Hitachi....
Wed May 09, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to Acquire AssetNation
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers today announced that it has agreed to acquire AssetNation, Inc., an online marketplace and solutions provider for surplus and salvage assets. Ritchie Bros. intends to continue to grow AssetNation’s core business as well as to leverage their e-commerce expertise and technology platform to develop and launch unique new services for equipment owners whose buying and selling preferences may not be met by the Company’s live unreserved auctions....
Tue May 08, 2012
Alex Lyon & Son Holds Liquidation Sale in Bow, N.H.
On April 28 Alex Lyon & Son held a complete liquidation auction in Bow, N.H., for Gordon Construction Inc., a company closing its doors after 62 great years in the business. The sale included construction equipment, trucks and trailers, most of it either vintage or low-houred items, including hydraulic excavators, articulated haul trucks and detachable gooseneck trailers....
Wed May 09, 2012
Sales Strong for Ritchie Bros. in Pittsburgh Auction
Close to 1,500 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Pittsburgh, Pa., on April 24. Bidders came from more than 35 countries, including 49 U.S....
Fri May 04, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Announces First Quarter Results
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated announced net earnings and adjusted net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2012, of $18.0 million, or $0.17 per diluted share. This compares to adjusted net earnings of $13.6 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2011, representing a 32 percent increase in adjusted net earnings....
Tue May 01, 2012
More Than 1,700 Bidders Vie for Iron in Statesville, N.C.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held a successful sale in Statesville, N.C., on March 28. A total of 1,740 bidders came on site and online to compete for $12,256,285 worth of equipment. Bidders came from 46 United States and 42 countries worldwide....
