Auctions

Wed January 25, 2006

Exhibitors Poised for Pittsburgh

Construction equipment enthusiasts, contractors, landscapers, highway superintendents and public works officials, get ready! On Feb. 7 and 8, the second annual Pittsburgh Construction Expo will showcase virtually everything your business or township needs to get the job done....

Wed November 16, 2005

Ritchie Bros. Reports Strong Results for Third Quarter

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated has announced its results for the three and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005. The company’s net earnings for the nine months /were $39.4 million, or $1.13 per diluted weighted average share, compared to $23.6 million, or $0.68 per diluted weighted average share, in the corresponding period in 2004....

Sat September 03, 2005

Ritchie Bros. Hosts 2,300 Bidders at Houston Sale

More than 2,300 bidders from 39 countries, including 48 U.S. states, registered to participate in Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ Houston, TX, unreserved auction on Aug. 25-26. Bidders vied for 2,852 trucks and industrial equipment items generating a total of more than $24 million in gross sales....

Wed July 20, 2005

Finkbiner Edges Out Competition to Win 2005 IED Golf Tournament

Finkbiner Equipment won the Illinois Equipment Distributor’s (IED) Thirty-Seventh Annual Golf Classic in dramatic fashion on June 23 with an eagle on the tiebreaker hole, edging out the team from Ritchie Bros....

Thu June 23, 2005

$59M in Iron Rolls Off Ritchie Brothers Chicago Lot

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers wrapped up its largest Chicago-area auction (its third largest North American auction) on June 1 to 3 in Morris, IL, with gross auction sales exceeding $59 million. Approximately 3,000 people from 35 countries and all 50 U.S....

Wed May 04, 2005

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Sets Record With $23M Auction in MD

More than 2,100 bidders from 26 countries, including all 50 U.S. states and 10 Canadian provinces, registered to participate in the Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated North East, MD, unreserved auction, on April 12 and 13....

Wed May 04, 2005

Palmyra Highway Dept. Hosts Annual Municipal Auction

In 1985 as Nelson Cook began his new position as highway superintendent of the Town of Palmyra in Wayne County, NY, he sensed that it was time for a change. When he decided to host an equipment auction, Cook thought that it would be a one time deal....

Mon April 25, 2005

Ritchie Bros. Sets Record in Georgia

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. set a company record when its Atlanta sale generated more than $24 million in gross auction sales. It was the highest-grossing Georgia state auction in the company’s history....

Mon March 07, 2005

Philly Expo to Showcase Latest, Greatest Iron

The Philadelphia Construction Expo VI is just days away from again transforming the Fort Washington Expo Center into an Equipment Mecca. New for this year’s show will be a significantly expanded exhibit in the Washington Room, an area adjacent to the main exhibit hall, by Asphalt Care Equipment, of Bensalem and Doylestown, PA....

Mon February 07, 2005

Prize Money Totals $5K for Philly Backhoe Rodeo

On March 8 and 9, 2005, backhoe operators will once again be showing off their expertise during the Philadelphia Construction Expo at the Fort Washington Expo Center, just 15 mi. north of Philadelphia....