Discovery's Gold Rush stars Tony and
Kevin Beets were onsite to catch bids for the item
ORLANDO, FL, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - It's amazing what
can happen when companies come together to raise money for a great
cause. To celebrate 10 years of Discovery's Gold Rush television
show, Volvo designed a special edition EC200E excavator, which was
sold at Ritchie Bros.' premier global auction in Orlando, FL to an online buyer from
Belgium for US$290,000. All proceeds will be donated to
Habitat for Humanity and Building Homes for Heroes.
The special edition excavator has a one-of-a-kind paint job—all
gold with the 'Gold Rush' logo on the side—and the operator seat
was imprinted with signatures from Gold Rush TV stars Tony Beets, Parker
Schnabel, and Rick Ness. The
item was displayed at Ritchie Bros. site during its Orlando auction, where Tony Beets and his son Kevin hung out and took
photos with customers.
"What an amazing experience watching our special edition
excavator sell and thank you so much to the buyer," said
Ian Harvey, Product Marketing Sales
Enablement Director, Volvo Construction Equipment. "Every penny of
the US$290,000 will be going to
Habitat for Humanity and Building Homes for Heroes, two tremendous
charities doing some very important work. We will be handing over
the checks to the charities in CONEXPO-CON/AGG, where the excavator
will be displayed before being shipped overseas to its new
owner."
Tony Beets and his son Kevin had
the unique opportunity of standing at the front of the auction
theater while the excavator sold, catching bids from the crowd and
relaying them to Ritchie Bros. auctioneer Trev Moravec.
"It was so exciting. It was awesome," said Tony Beets. "We're very happy with the final
price we hit."
Ritchie Bros, the world's largest industrial auctioneer, sold
the excavator on Day Five of its Orlando,
FL auction, held last week. More than 13,500 equipment items
and trucks were sold in the six-day event for US$237+ million.
"We are so proud of our continued partnership with Volvo and
their confidence in choosing us to sell the 'Gold Rush'
excavator and I think we proved our ability to bring top dollar,"
said Logan Mellott, Director,
Strategic Accounts, Ritchie Bros. "Both Habitat for Humanity and
Build Homes for Heroes are fantastic charities and we are so happy
we are able to help the cause."
About Ritchie Bros.:
Established in 1958, Ritchie
Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and
disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for
buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets.
Operating in a number of sectors, including construction,
transportation, agriculture, energy, oil and gas, mining, and
forestry, the company's selling channels include: Ritchie Bros.
Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer offers live
auction events with online bidding; IronPlanet, an online
marketplace with featured weekly auctions and providing the
exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition
certification; Marketplace-E, a controlled marketplace offering
multiple price and timing options; Mascus, a leading
European online equipment listing service; and Ritchie Bros.
Private Treaty, offering privately negotiated sales. The company's
suite of multichannel sales solutions also includes Ritchie Bros.
Asset Solutions, a complete end-to-end asset management and
disposition system. Ritchie Bros. also offers sector-specific
solutions including GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, and Kruse
Energy, plus equipment financing and leasing through Ritchie
Bros. Financial Services. For more information about Ritchie
Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.
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