Tue March 17, 2009
I.R.A.Y. Auction to Hold First-Ever Sale at Madison, Wis., Facility
I.R.A.Y. Auction, a Minnesota-based company, has solidified its operations into Wisconsin. I.R.A.Y will host its first-ever sale in Madison, Wis., May 1 at 8 a.m. The Wisconsin Heavy Construction Equipment Consignment Auction will include heavy equipment, trucks, trailers and miscellaneous items from local and regional consignees....
Sat March 14, 2009
Ritchie Bros. to Open New Auction Site in Houston
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will hold a three-day unreserved industrial equipment auction March 25 to 27 at its new permanent auction site in Houston. The new facility is located at 15500 Eastex Freeway....
Fri March 06, 2009
IronPlanet Reports Record Growth in 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....
Sat March 14, 2009
I.R.A.Y. Takes Home Marketing Awards in Mankato, Minn.
Ray and Cheryl Henry of I.R.A.Y. Auction recently took home six marketing awards from the Minnesota State Auctioneers Association convention marketing contest held in Mankato, Minn. The six awards were the most presented to any one company....
Sat March 07, 2009
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to Open New Site in Medford
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will be celebrating the Grand Opening of its new permanent auction site located between Medford and Owatonna just outside Minneapolis, Minn. To mark the opening of the new site, Ritchie Bros....
Tue February 24, 2009
Ritchie Bros. Holds First-Ever Six-Day Auction in Orlando, Fla.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers conducted its first six-day auction from Feb. 16 to 21 at thecompany’s newly expanded, 200-acre permanent auction site in Orlando, Fla. The unreserved public auction attracted more than 7,600 unique registered bidders, both in-person and online, from 75 countries....
Lori Lovely - Thu February 26, 2009
Brandeis Celebrates Century of Service
The world was a different place in 1908 when businessman Robert E. Brandeis founded Brandeis Machinery & Supply Company in Louisville, Kentucky. The United States consisted of only 46 states. Men like Frederick Cook and Robert Peary were trying to tame a new frontier: the North Pole....
Sat January 17, 2009
Nanni Joins AEI Services
Del Nevius, owner of Auction Equipment Inspection (AEI) Services and North Texas Crane, has appointed Robert Nanni to business manager of AEI Services in Lewisville, Texas, in December 2008. “We were quite fortunate to locate a man with the in-depth experience of the auction and financing industry that Robert has acquired over the years,” stated Nevius....
Fri December 12, 2008
GUCA Hosts Industry Meeting at Jock n’ Jills in Macon
Georgia Utility Contractors Association Inc. (GUCA) held an area industry meeting at Jocks n’ Jills in Macon, Ga., on Nov. 13. Thirty-seven contractors, vendors and guests were in attendance for this industry dinner meeting....
Thu December 18, 2008
Cat Auction Services Kicks Off Inaugural Sale
Cat Auction Services held an inaugural auction Nov. 12 in Des Moines, Iowa. A total of 275 pieces of equipment were sold garnering $8.85 million as 499 on-site and 327 online bidders from 14 states and nine countries, including Mexico, Canada and Egypt, vied for equipment which featured complete pre-sale inspection reports based on Cat Used standards....
