Company's premier global auction to be held in Orlando on February
16 – 20, 2015
ORLANDO, FL, Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Ritchie Bros.
Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial
auctioneer, today announced its premier global auction will be held
in Orlando, Florida on
February 16 – 20, 2015. As always,
the auction will be open to the public and all items will be sold
unreserved. Equipment consignments are now being accepted for the
February mega-auction; contact the Orlando site directly and ensure your
equipment will have a spot in the sale.
"Our February Orlando auction is one of the most anticipated
global equipment events of the year, attracting thousands of
enthusiastic bidders from all around the world," said Steve Kriebel, Regional Sales Manager,
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. "Our 2014
February auction attracted more than 8,600 registered bidders from
84 countries and all 50 U.S. states. At this auction each year we
see visitors on site from South
America, Canada,
Europe and the Middle East, as well as thousands more
participating around the world online."
The 2014 Orlando February auction featured more than 8,800
equipment items and trucks from 830+ sellers; generating more than
US$166 million in gross auction
proceeds, including US$54 million
sold online.
This week Ritchie Bros. held its
fourth and final Orlando auction
of 2014 on October 23. The
multi-million dollar auction attracted more than 1,900 bidders from
60+ countries, including 49 U.S. states. More than 1,400 equipment
items were sold in the one-day auction, including 55 excavators,
35+ wheel loaders, 30+ truck tractors, 25+ crawler tractors
and more. Online bidders purchased 42 percent of the equipment
sold.
If you are interested in selling your equipment and/or trucks in
the February 2015 Orlando auction
please contact the auction site directly at +1.863.420.9919
or visit rbauction.com/Orlando for auction details and inventory
updates.
About Ritchie
Bros.
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is the world's
largest seller of used equipment for the construction,
transportation, agriculture, material handling, energy, mining,
forestry, marine and other industries. Ritchie Bros. TM solutions
make it easy for the world's builders to buy and sell equipment
with confidence, including live unreserved public auctions with
on-site and online bidding (rbauction.com), the
EquipmentOneTM secure online marketplace
(EquipmentOne.com), a professional corporate asset management
program, and a range of value-added services, including equipment
financing for customers through Ritchie
Bros. Financial Services (rbauctionfinance.com).
Ritchie Bros. has operations in more
than 25 countries, including 44 auction sites worldwide. Learn more
at RitchieBros.com.
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