Ritchie Bros Auctioneers

As the world's largest industrial auctioneers, Ritchie Bros. have the experience, resources and international reach to help turn plant and equipment into cash - quickly, efficiently and for global fair market value. The company conducts regular unreserved industrial auctions around the world, to meet customers' auction and marketing requirements.

Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. are a public company listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the symbol rba. They sell, through their unreserved public auctions, a broad range of equipment and other assets for the construction, transportation, agricultural, material handling, mining, forestry, petroleum, marine and other industries.

Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Ritchie Bros. have more than 110 locations worldwide, including more than 40 auction sites in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Japan. In 2011 the company held 339 unreserved industrial and agricultural auctions and had gross auction proceeds of US$3.7 billion.

The participation of on-site and on-line bidders from around the world at each Ritchie Bros. auction ensures that equipment is sold for its global fair market value - regardless of local market conditions. On average, more than 1,700 bidders participate in each industrial auction.