Auctions

Wed August 26, 2009

Ritchie Bros. Breaks Ground on New Permanent St. Louis Auction Site

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers broke ground on a new permanent St. Louis auction site in the Village of Caseyville, Ill., Aug. 24. Caseyville Mayor George Chance, village trustees and other local dignitaries joined Ritchie Bros....

Jennifer Hetrick - Wed August 26, 2009

Ritchason Auctioneers Celebrates 20th Anniversary

For some people, success goes straight to their heads. For others, success is something to be enjoyed and appreciated with a sense of gratitude, as well as with a sense of humor. The latter is just what Dewain Ritchason, owner of Ritchason Auctioneers, Lebanon, Tenn., has done every day since he founded his company 20 years ago....

Wed August 12, 2009

Roger S. Siboni Joins IronPlanet Board of Directors

Roger S. Siboni has joined the IronPlanet board of directors. Siboni brings more than 30 years of experience and executive level management in technology and financial management to the IronPlanet board....

Wed June 03, 2009

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to Sell Own Houston Location

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is selling its more than 40-acre property in Houston, Texas, by unreserved public auction. The company is selling its former auction site where it has conducted auctions since 1992....

Sat May 09, 2009

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to Sell Tunnel Boring Machine at Perris, Calif., Location

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is selling a single shield 450-ft. (137 m) long, 820-ton (743 t), self-propelling, hard rock tunnel boring machine (TBM) with trailing gear at an upcoming three-day unreserved auction in Los Angeles from May 20 to 22....

Fri May 08, 2009

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Reports Strong Earnings, Record Auction Results

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated announced net earnings of $19.9 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings of $19.2 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2009....

Sun April 19, 2009

IronPlanet Reports Record Growth in Sales for 2008

IronPlanet continued to gain significant marketplace momentum in 2008, with gross auction sales of $337 million, an increase of 43 percent over 2007. Fourth-quarter gross auction sales totaled $96 million, up 26 percent over the third quarter and up 9 percent over the same period last year....

Wed April 08, 2009

Medford Officially Welcomes Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

The City of Medford, Minn., officially welcomed international auctioneer Ritchie Bros. to town on March 19 at the company’s first industrial auction at its new permanent auction site. The facility is located on 6000 Frontage Road in Medford....

Tue April 07, 2009

Ritchie Bros. Celebrates Opening of New Houston Facility

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers celebrated the Grand Opening of its new permanent auction site in Houston with a record-breaking unreserved public auction March 25 to 27. To celebrate the Houston Grand Opening, one of 38 Ritchie Bros....

Fri March 20, 2009

CIM Raises $300,000 at Fourth Annual Auction

The National Steering Committee for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program raised $300,000 at its fourth annual auction, held in conjunction with the World of Concrete on Feb. 5. According to Wally Johnson of U.S....