Wed May 30, 2012
More Than 1,700 Bidders Vie for Equipment in Orlando
More than 1,700 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Orlando, Fla., on May 16. Bidders came from more than 50 countries, including all 50 U.S....
Wed May 30, 2012
Lloyd Meekins & Sons Holds Auction in N.C.
Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Company hosted its Annual Spring Contractors Auction on May 17 in Lumberton, N.C. This well-attended event was a Drive-Thru Ramp Absolute Auction, The sale featured a large variety of construction equipment as well as numerous lots of shop equipment, attachments, building equipment and other related items....
Thu May 24, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Draws Crowds of Bidders in Mansfield
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held a sale May 15 in Mansfield, Ohio. The auction drew a large crowd of bidders to the sale site and attracted heavy online bidding as well. The sale featured a large assortment of compaction equipment, construction equipment, paving equipment and trucks, and a variety of attachments....
Thu May 24, 2012
Myron Bowling Auctioneers Holds Sale in Middletown
The May 2 Myron Bowling Auctioneers’ auction in Middletown, Ohio, drew a large crowd of bidders to the auction site while attracting heavy online bidding as well. The auction was conducted for the closing of the SK Construction Company, a general contractor located in Middletown, Ohio....
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....
