Wed March 28, 2012
IronPlanet: Record Proceeds From First Ever Orlando Auction
IronPlanet an online marketplace for used heavy equipment, sold more than $50 million of gross merchandise volume during its first onsite and online auction Feb. 21 to 24. The four-day sale was IronPlanet’s largest auction in company history....
Mon March 26, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Sells More Than 200 Cranes in Five Weeks
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sold more than 200 cranes in five weeks at its first unreserved public auctions of 2012 in North America, Europe and the Middle East — with close to 90 cranes already scheduled to be sold globally by the end of April....
Tue March 13, 2012
Utility Auctions Holds Iron, Fleet Vehicle Sale in Wilmington
Utility Auctions held a sale Feb. 24 at its location in Wilmington, Del. Fleet vehicles and equipment going on the block came from Delmarva Power, Con Edison, Delaware River & Bay Authority, the city of Wilmington and others....
Tue March 13, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Holds Multi-Million Sale in Williamsport, Pa.
More than 700 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Williamsport, Pa., on Feb. 21. Bidders registered from 30 countries, including 46 U.S....
Wed March 07, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Announces Annual Results
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated announced net earnings for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011, of $76.6 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings of $73.6 million, or $0.69 per diluted share....
Wed February 29, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Holds Record-Breaking Florida Auctions
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held the world’s largest heavy equipment auction in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 13 to 18 and, in the process, broke multiple company records. New records were set for gross auction proceeds ($203 million), number of lots sold (more than 10,000), total number of registered bidders (8,670), number of sellers (830), online gross auction proceeds (more than $47 million) and number of online bidders (4,070)....
Tue February 28, 2012
IronPlanet Holds Onsite, Online Sale During Florida Auctions
IronPlanet held an onsite and online construction equipment auction during the recent annual Florida auctions held at the Fantasy of Flight Facility, just off I-4 approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando....
Fri February 17, 2012
Yoder & Frey Holds Seven-Day Florida Auctions
Yoder & Frey held its annual Florida auctions Feb. 6 to Feb. 13. The seven-day sale featured a wide array of equipment. The first day saw motorgraders, asphalt rollers and pavers, concrete equipment, sweepers and vacuum trucks go on the block....
Thu February 16, 2012
Seventh Annual Auction Raises Record-Breaking Revenue
The National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program — a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management — raised more than $617,750 in gross revenue at its seventh annual auction, held in conjunction with the World of Concrete on Jan....
Mon February 13, 2012
Ritchie Bros., CIM Set New Record at World of Concrete Charity Auction
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers conducted two unreserved auctions in Las Vegas, Nev. in late January. The first auction, a charity event at World of Concrete on Jan. 25, generated $558,000 for Concrete Industry Management’s post secondary education program — a new record for the annual auction....
