Auctions

Fri August 08, 2014

Alex Lyon & Son Holds Late Model Rental Fleet Auction

Alex Lyon & Son held a late model construction rental fleet auction on July 22 in Dallas (Fort Worth), Texas. The auction featured late model rental fleet equipment from several national rental fleets, including United Rentals and Hertz Equipment Rentals....

Wed August 06, 2014

Jeff Martin Holds Sale in Norcross, Ga.

Jeff Martin Auctioneers Inc. held a one owner absolute auction for Holbrook-Myers Co. Inc. on July 22 in Norcross, Ga. A large turnout of registered bidders attended the sale. The retirement sale of Holbrook-Myers, a contracting firm that has been in business in metro Atlanta for more than 50 years, included a vast array of machines, trucks, trailers and miscellaneous items....

Tue August 05, 2014

IronPlanet Awarded Contract for U.S. Department of Defense Rolling Stock Surplus Contract

IronPlanet has announced that it was awarded the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract to manage and sell rolling stock surplus assets of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) (Surplus Contract)....

Fri August 01, 2014

Topcon Technology Roadshow Sets Up Shop in Ohio

The Topcon Technology Roadshow set up shop at the Ritchie Bros, permanent auction facility in South Vienna, Ohio (outside of Columbus), for a two-day event on July 9 and 10. The event was hosted by GeoShack, Topcon’s dealer for Ohio....

Tue July 29, 2014

Alex Lyon & Son Hosts Auctions, Customer Picnic

It was a very busy weekend for Jack Lyon and the staff at Alex Lyon & Son. Multiple auctions and a customer appreciation party, all crammed into a single weekend. July 18 featured a contractor inventory reduction auction....

Irwin Rapoport - Fri July 25, 2014

WSDOT Replaces Aging Spans

Work started in April on the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) project to replace the aging eastbound and westbound bridges of the state Route 6 Rock Creek Bridges (just west of Pe Ell), a $14.5 million project being built by Kent, Wash.,-based Scarsella Bros....

Tue July 22, 2014

Martin & Martin Hosts Auction in Monroe, N.C.

Martin & Martin Auctioneers Inc. of Pelzer, S.C., held a successful one owner absolute auction for C&C Grading Services Inc. in Monroe, N.C. The sale was held at C&C Grading Services facility on 6323 Concord Hwy in Monroe, N.C....

Wed July 16, 2014

Ritchie Bros. Appoints Beverley Briscoe Chair of the Board

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announced that its board of directors has appointed Beverley Briscoe as chair of the board, with immediate effect. Briscoe succeeds Robert Murdoch, who announced his intention to step down from the board by the end of 2014, due to reaching the mandatory age limit....

Wed July 16, 2014

Ritchie Bros. Introduces Ravi Saligram as New CEO

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’s board of directors has appointed Ravi Saligram as the company’s new chief executive officer. Saligram will succeed Peter Blake, who will be leaving the company in July....

Wed July 16, 2014

Cat Auction Services Teams Up With Alban CAT in Va.

Cat Auction Services teamed up with Alban CAT for another successful auction at its Winchester, Va., location. The auction took place on June 26, and this is the third sale Alban CAT has hosted with Cat Auctions....