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....

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....

Fri April 27, 2012

Bunch Brothers Holds Annual Spring Auction in Louisville

Bunch Brothers’ annual Spring Auction was conducted at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., on April 17. Conducted for area contractors, equipment dealers and rental houses, the auction attracted bidders from Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee as well as a strong response from online bidders....

Thu April 26, 2012

Wayne Pike Auction?Co. Holds Sale in?Princeton, Minn.

The Wayne Pike Auction Co. held a heavy equipment auction March 17 in Princeton, Minn. More than 1,000 people attended the first auction under the company’s new ownership of Mike and Jeff Haehn, who purchased the company in January....

Mon April 23, 2012

Ritchie Bros. to Conduct Massive Three-Day Edmonton Auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will conduct a massive three-day heavy equipment auction in Edmonton, AB, on April 24 to 26, 2012. More than 4,300 heavy equipment items and trucks will be sold in the auction, including one of the largest selections of pipeline equipment the Company has ever sold, and every item will be sold to the highest bidder, regardless of price — without minimum bids or reserve prices....

Fri April 20, 2012

Bidder?Attendance High at Ritchie Bros. Houston Sale

Ritchie Bros. held an auction April 11 in Houston. Equipment up for auction included items from manufacturers including Komatsu, Caterpillar, Gradall, GMC and Lull. For more information, please visit www.rbauction.com....

Fri April 20, 2012

Sales Stay Strong for Alex Lyon & Son Auction in Houston

Alex Lyon & Son held a sale April 10 in Houston, Texas. Items up for auction included a 207 Volvo EC210CL hydraulic excavator, a 2005 JCB JC460LC hydraulic excavator and an unused Kobelco SK210LC Mark 9 hydraulic excavator....

Wed April 18, 2012

Martin & Martin Holds Annual Spring Contractors Sale

Martin & Martin Auctioneers Inc. held its annual Spring Contractors Auction March 28 and 29 at its Pelzer, S.C., facility. Day one included trucks, trailers and related items while day two featured construction and farm equipment....

Wed April 18, 2012

Lloyd Meekins & Sons Holds Successful Sale in Benson, N.C.

Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Company held a successful absolute auction for Coates Corporation on March 29 in Benson, N.C. More than 700 lots were sold, with more than 1,100 bidders competing for them both onsite and online....