CEG - Mon March 11, 2019
Friends Turn Out for Beard Equipment Groundbreaking
Beard Equipment Company held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Ocala, Fla., dealership Feb. 28. Beard has contracted the design-build with Ausley Construction of Ocala for the new facility, which will have more than 48,000 sq....
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas - Mon March 11, 2019
Hyundai Adds Earthmovers to Its Distribution Network
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas has announced the expansion of its North American authorized dealer network with the addition of Earthmovers Construction Equipment. Earthmovers was founded in 2013 and has recently become a part of the National Equipment Dealers (NED) Group of companies....
CEG - Mon March 11, 2019
Landscaper's One-Day JCB Demo Brings Immediate Sale
Brewer's Nursery and Landscape Services of Bradenton, Fla., has been in operation for 12 years. Owner Lee Brewer started his career cutting grass and then expanded into landscape installation. What started his retail operation was a piece of land that he originally used as a holding property for landscape installation items....
CEG - Wed February 27, 2019
IEDA Gathers in Orlando for Annual Meeting, Vendor Expo
The Independent Equipment Dealers Association (IEDA), a self-regulating body of independent dealers in the used equipment market, held its annual meeting and vendor expo Feb. 15 to 18 in Orlando, Fla. More than 100 independent dealers came together to discuss best practices in the industry as well as to learn from various keynote speakers across all business aspects....
Wed February 27, 2019
Ritchie Bros. Sets Record With $297M Florida Auctions
Over six days, Ritchie Bros. sold a staggering 13,350-plus assets for a record $297 million. A sea of equipment stretched over the 220-acre Ritchie Bros. auction site in Orlando, Fla., from Feb....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon February 25, 2019
'Fish Condo' Makes Big Splash Off Florida Coast
Divers in Florida are monitoring an artificial reef recently installed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Lee and Charlotte counties. The Phoenix Reef, 12 mi. due west of Gasparilla Pass, required more than two years of planning....
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers - Mon February 25, 2019
Ritchie Bros.Hits $297M in World's Largest Equipment Auction
A sea of equipment stretched over the 220-acre Ritchie Bros. auction site in Orlando, Fla., last week as the company hosted its largest auction ever. Over six days the company sold more than 13,350 assets for a record of over $297 million — up seven percent from last year's $278-plus million total....
CEG - Wed February 20, 2019
Equipment Fleets Expand for New Season of Work As Bidders Flock to Yoder & Frey's Four-Day Florida Auction
Yoder & Frey held its four-day Florida Auctions Feb. 13 to Feb. 16 in Kissimmee, Fla. Day 1, Feb. 13, featured ATVs, brooms, sweepers, rollers, telehandlers, skid steers and attachments, backhoes, wheel loaders and forestry equipment;Day 2, Feb....
CEG - Mon February 18, 2019
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Holds Its Four-Day Florida Auction
Jeff Martin Auctioneers held its annual four-day winter auctions from Feb. 11 to 14 in Kissimmee, Fla. Bidders from across the country participated, as well as from Central and South America, to vie for a wide variety of machines and attachments....
CEG - Mon February 18, 2019
Celebrating 100 Years: AED Summit Reflects Vibrant Industry
Associated Equipment Dealers celebrated its 100th anniversary the week of Feb. 4 at the annual AED Summit in Orlando, Fla. The Summit presented a whirlwind schedule of educational sessions, panel discussions, committee meetings, receptions and ceremonies that all painted a vivid picture of the vibrant and rapidly changing environment of the construction equipment industry....
