May 15, 2008 • For the first time ever, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Vancouver, British Columbia, has added a second day to one of its Australian auctions. The unreserved public auction will be conducted at the company's auction site in Brisbane on June 24-25, 2008. The auction was extended to accommodate the large number of crane, truck and heavy equipment items consigned by the Skelton Group, Howard Haulage and other owners. More than 540 items are available so far, with more equipment being added up until auction day.
The auction will be open to the public and strictly unreserved, with no minimum bids or reserve prices. Every item will be sold to the highest bidder on auction day, regardless of price.
"We've been conducting unreserved equipment auctions in Australia since 1990, but this will be our first ever two-day auction," said Simon Ross, Ritchie Bros. regional manager. "We're selling an exceptional lineup of equipment at our upcoming public auction, including a large selection of late-model cranes, prime movers and earthmoving equipment, and we're selling everything unreserved • meaning there will be no minimum bids and no reserve prices. This is a fantastic opportunity for interested truck and equipment buyers."
Skelton Trucking and Skelton Vertical Transport will sell its entire crane and truck fleet at the unreserved auction as part of a major company realignment that allows Skelton Tomkinson to expand its terminal and freight forwarding operations, both in Australia and internationally. A total of almost 150 transportation and heavy equipment items will be sold from the Skelton fleet.
The unreserved public auction starts at 8 a.m. on June 24-25. The auction is open to the public. Registration to bid is free. Interested buyers who are unable to bid in person can register to bid over the internet, live and in real time, using Ritchie Bros.' internet bidding service, rbauctionBid-Live.
For more information, visit www.rbauction.com.
