Thu February 14, 2008
NUCA Expo Unites Contractors, Manufacturers
The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) broke new ground this year with Utility Construction EXPO ’08 in Kauai, Hawaii, Jan. 15 to 19. The event was dubbed the “Executive Experience” and was held at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa in Kauai, Hawaii....
Tue January 22, 2008
Ritchie Bros. Celebrates 50th Anniversary, 10th Year on NYSE
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers celebrated its 50th anniversary in the auction business and 10th anniversary as a publicly traded company by ringing the Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange Jan. 14. Ritchie Bros....
Wed January 02, 2008
Ritchie Bros. Gross Auction Proceeds Increase 17 Percent
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announced Dec. 20 the conclusion of its 2007 auction calendar with a preliminary estimate of $3.18 billion in gross auction proceeds for the year, a 17 percent increase compared to last year’s result....
Kerry Lynn Kirby - Wed January 02, 2008
Demolition Clears Way for Tuscaloosa Makeover
They’re tearing it up in Tuscaloosa these days. The city — famous as home to the University of Alabama’s main campus — is undergoing a major transformation, through a combination of public and private projects designed to make the city a vibrant place where people live, work and play....
Sun December 30, 2007
Ritchie Bros. Offers Multiple Bidding Options at Auction in Olympia, Wash.
Ritchie Bros. conducted its second-largest Olympia auction in company history on Nov. 28 and 29, selling more than 2,200 trucks and industrial equipment items for total gross auction proceeds of $25 million....
Tue November 20, 2007
World’s Best Junior Auctioneers Attend Ritchie Bros. Sale
The world’s three top junior auctioneers got a close-up look at how their professional counterparts get the job done Nov. 14 in Newnan, Ga. Ritchie Bros. hosted Trev Moravec, 19, of David City, Neb.; Jonathan Kraft, 20, of Hobart, Ind.; and Dustin Rogers, 21, of Mount Airy, N.C....
Tue November 13, 2007
Ritchie Bros. Hosts Two-Day Unreserved Auction in Calif.
The two-day Ritchie Bros. unreserved auction in Sacramento Sept 6 to 7 generated more than $27 million in gross auction proceeds and set a new site record for internet sales. More than $9 million worth of equipment was sold to online bidders (representing 34 percent of total sales), beating the previous Sacramento site record of $5 million....
Tue November 06, 2007
Petrowsky Auctioneers Appoints Butler to Manage Sales, Service
Petrowsky Auctioneers Inc. appointed Peter Butler to manage sales and customer service for the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest markets. Butler will work out of the Columbus, Ohio, auction facility. Before joining the Petrowsky team, Butler was the division manager for used and rental equipment at Ohio’s largest heavy equipment dealership....
Mon October 29, 2007
Ritchie Bros. Sells 1,800 Lots at Two-Day Colorado Auction
The former Ritchie Bros. auction site in Brighton, Colo., was among more than 1,800 lots sold at the unreserved auction at the company’s new permanent facility in Denver (Longmont). The two-day public auction on Sept....
Thu November 01, 2007
IronPlanet Closes Strong Third Quarter
IronPlanet announced third quarter gross auction sales of $47 million. In total, IronPlanet auction participants have bought and sold nearly $153 million of equipment since Jan. 1, a growth of 30 percent over the same period last year....
