Wed November 05, 2008
Argument Spurs Ritchie Bros. to Launch Equipment Wiki
The idea started with an argument. Ritchie Bros. employees Clay Tippett and Ken Duncan were strolling through a Dubai trade show and stopped to examine a CNH backhoe. The question came up as to whether its design was based on Ford or Case heritage....
Mon September 29, 2008
Caterpillar Dealers Form Auction Business
A partnership of Caterpillar dealers has gotten into the auction business. Cat Auction Services offers assurances through detailed inspections, a range of warranty protection and parts discounts for qualified Caterpillar equipment, plus Cat dealer parts and service support, giving both buyers and sellers more information about the equipment and more options after the sale....
Fri August 15, 2008
Frank Boback Joins Petrowsky Auctioneers as Mid-Atlantic Rep.
Petrowsky Auctioneers Inc. has hired Frank Boback as regional sales representative for the Mid-Atlantic operations. Boback has more than 20 years of heavy equipment and truck sales experience, six of those years working directly in the equipment auction industry....
Sat August 09, 2008
AEI Provides New Inspection Service for Online Bidders
Del Nevius, owner of North Texas Crane, has formed a new service company called Auction Equipment Inspections Services (AEI). AEI is a division of North Texas Cranes. The company is based in Lewisville, Texas, but has services nationwide....
Thu June 26, 2008
Ritchie Bros. Opens New U.S. Head Office in Lincoln. Neb.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers celebrated the grand opening of its new United States head office location in Lincoln, Neb., May 12. Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler cut the grand opening ribbon to officially open the new office....
James A. Merolla - Fri June 13, 2008
Industry Growth Predicted In Spite of Recession Fears
Three out of four adults in this country think we are in a recession. Economists say we are sinking under the worst conditions and factors in 10 years. The construction/contracting industry faces its own challenges through 2008, but, surprisingly, many of them are positive....
Thu May 15, 2008
IronPlanet Moves $4.22M of SLV Earthmovers’s Equipment
IronPlanet, an online auction company for used construction and agricultural equipment, conducted a one-owner auction for SLV Earthmovers of Monte Vista, Colo. The recently held auction liquidated $4.22 million of equipment, achieving 136 percent of its initial price target....
Tue April 22, 2008
Ritchie Bros. Splits Stocks 3-for-1
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’s shareholders have approved a three-for-one stock split of its outstanding common shares at the company’s 2008 annual and special meeting held on April 11. The stock split will be effected by an amendment to the company’s articles of amalgamation....
Mon April 07, 2008
City of Odessa Celebrates ’Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Day’
The city of Odessa, Mo., proclaimed March 12 “Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Day” at the grand opening of the company’s new permanent Kansas City auction site in Odessa. Mayor Anthony Bamvakais made the proclamation before cutting the grand opening ribbon to officially open the new site — one of 38 Ritchie Bros....
Wed April 02, 2008
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Celebrates 50-Year Milestone at ConExpo in Vegas
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers marked its 50-year milestone in Las Vegas March 13 and 14 while conducting its first unreserved auction at its new Las Vegas auction site. Ritchie Bros. combined the Las Vegas auction with the nearby Henderson, Nev., site on March 15....
