Auctions

Wed December 16, 2009

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to Acquire Martella Auction Company

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated announced an agreement to acquire the auction business and certain assets of Martella Auction Company Inc., a Tipton, Calif.-based auctioneer of agricultural and industrial equipment....

Fri December 04, 2009

Petrowsky Holds November Sale in North Franklin, Conn.

Petrowsky Auctioneers Inc. held a sale Nov. 13 and 14 at its headquarters in North Franklin, Conn. The two-day major public auction featured thousands of lots of equipment from area contractors and equipment dealers, including construction, earthmoving and paving equipment, trucks and trailers, landscaping and more....

Fri December 04, 2009

Cat D6C Dozer Fetches $23K at Hunyady Sale in Souderton

Hunyady Auction Company held an auction Nov. 18 in Souderton, Pa. The sale, a complete liquidation of Scholl Brothers Excavating, which recently decided to close after 50 years in business, featured a host of dozers, rubber-tired loaders, vibratory compactors and more....

Wed December 09, 2009

Ritchie Bros. to Conduct 2010 World of Concrete Charity Auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will be conducting the World of Concrete benefit auction in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 4, 2010, starting at 1:00 p.m. All proceeds support the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) post-secondary education program, developed by its National Steering Committee (NSC)....

Wed December 02, 2009

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to Establish Presence in Salt Lake City

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has signed a seven-year lease in Salt Lake City, Utah, and will be starting site work on a new auction site right away. Ritchie Bros. has conducted unreserved equipment auctions at temporary locations in Utah since 1985....

Wed November 25, 2009

Deere Dozer Fetches $37K in Minnesota

Cat Auction Services held a liquidation auction Nov. 18 in Harris, Minn. The sale featured equipment from Arcon Construction, a contractor who is retiring after 59 years in the business. ...

Fri November 27, 2009

Hillcrest Construction Iron Goes on Block in Charlotte

Alex Lyon & Son held an auction Oct. 23 in Charlotte, N.C. The sale was a job completion auction for Hillcrest Construction, Neff Rentals & United Rentals. ...

Mon November 30, 2009

IronPlanet Reports Record Sales for Third Quarter

IronPlanet posted record sales for the third quarter of 2009. Gross auction sales were $123 million, an increase of 61 percent over third quarter of 2008. IronPlanet’s year-to-date performance of $334 million is a 36 percent increase over the same period in 2008....

Mon November 16, 2009

Concrete Industry Management Program Announces Fifth Annual Auction at World of Concrete

The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program — a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management — will host its fifth annual auction to be held at the World of Concrete on Feb....

Wed September 23, 2009

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to Sell Former Lakeville Property During Medford Auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer will be selling its former more than 29-acre auction site in Lakeville, Minn., to the highest bidder at an unreserved public auction being held at the company’s new, larger permanent auction site in Medford (Minneapolis, Minn.) on Sept....