Fri April 01, 2011
Ritchie Bros. Conducts Its Largest Las Vegas Auction Ever
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers conducted a record-breaking $58 million two-day unreserved public auction in Las Vegas, Nev. March 24 to 25, 2011. The auction was the largest the site has ever conducted in terms of gross auction proceeds — the previous record of $48 million was set in March 2008....
Fri April 01, 2011
Sales Stay Strong at Ritchie Bros. Auction in Columbus
Ritchie Bros. held an auction on March 17 at its Columbus, Ohio facility. Up for bid was equipment from D & M Construction, Ellis Bros Inc., Landcorp of Cincinnati, Smith & Brown Contractors, NES Rentals and other equipment dealers and owners from the surrounding area....
Wed March 30, 2011
Frey & Sons Holds Retirement Auction in Kankakee
Frey & Sons held retirement and liquidation auction March 15 in Kankakee, Ill., for Randy Bisaillon, whose company Bisaillon Excavating Inc. was closing its doors after 40 years of business. The sale featured excavators, graders, dozers, backhoes and loaders from manufacturers including Case, Ditchwitch, Komatsu, Caterpillar and Vermeer....
Wed March 30, 2011
Ritchie Bros.’ Auction in Morris, Ill., Generates Strong Equipment Sales
Ritchie Bros. held a sale March 16 in Morris, Ill. The auction included items from manufacturers including John?Deere, Caterpillar, Volvo, Vermeer, Komatsu and Case. Highlights of the sale included a 2003 Caterpillar 988G wheel loader that sold for $195,000 and a 2005 Volvo EC460BLC hydraulic excavator that brought in a winning bid of $120,000....
Fri March 25, 2011
Hunyady Auction Co. Holds Easton, Pa. Sale
The Hunyady Auction Company held a sale March 17 in Easton, Pa. The liquidation auction was held for PAN Companies Inc., whose owners recently decided to retire after 35 years in business. Equipment going on the block included a 2004 Case CX160 hydraulic excavator, a 2005 John Deere 650J XLT crawler tractor, a 1994 Blaw-Knox PF-161 rubber-tired paver, a 2002 Caterpillar CB214D tandem vibratory roller and a host of other trucks, snow maintenance equipment and more....
Fri March 25, 2011
’Lucky’ Son Takes Family Dairy Farm Into Successful Trailer Sales Business
Not everyone turns their family dairy farm into a successful trailer sales business, but that’s exactly what Russell “Lucky” Dimmick Jr. did. In 1967, Russell Dimmick Sr. and his wife Sharon sold their construction business and purchased a new dairy farm in Randolph Center, Vt....
Fri March 25, 2011
Ritchie Bros. Sets Multiple Records at Ocaña, Spain, Unreserved Auction
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers conducted a record-breaking $47 million two-day unreserved public equipment auction at its permanent auction site in Ocaña (Madrid), Spain March 17 and 18, 2011. The auction set a new company record for largest Spain auction to date — the previous record of $43 million was set in March 2009 at the company's Moncofa site....
Fri March 18, 2011
Contractors Confident at J.M. Wood Auction
Nearly 2,000 lots of heavy equipment and trucks were sold to the highest bidder at J.M. Wood Auction’s 38th annual spring auction at its Montgomery, Ala., headquarters. Record numbers of international bidders were in attendance on March 2 through 4 to compete with domestic bidders on an impressive lineup of equipment and trucks on display....
Fri January 28, 2011
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Reports Results for 2010
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated announced net earnings for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010, of $65.9 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings of $65.2 million, or $0.61 per diluted share....
Wed March 02, 2011
Strong Global Participation Spurs Successful Ritchie Sale
More than 7,700 people from over 77 countries registered to bid on $172 million of used and unused equipment and trucks sold at an unreserved public auction conducted by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Orlando, Fla., from Feb....
