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OCANA, SPAIN & DUBAI, UAE, May 20, 2014 /CNW/ – Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will sell large quantities of mining and heavy construction equipment and trucks at its unreserved auctions in Ocaña (Spain) on June 4 – 5, 2014 and Dubai (UAE) on June 10 – 11, 2014. All auction items will be sold without minimum bids or reserve prices to the highest bidders. People can place bids in person at the Ritchie Bros. auction sites in Ocaña and Dubai, live online at rbauction.com and by proxy.
“Mining and heavy construction businesses around the world will have the chance to purchase one or more items from a very complete and diverse selection of equipment at our auctions in June,” said Valero Serentill, Regional Sales Manager, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. “Premium brands such as Caterpillar, Hitachi and Volvo are featured in our Ocaña and Dubai auction inventories. Bidders can easily find items and detailed equipment information on our website at rbauction.com and have the ability to personally inspect them at the auction sites for added confidence. We sell everything to the highest bidders regardless of price, so interested buyers will have a chance to get quality equipment at fair market value.”
Together, the Ocaña and Dubai auctions offer a selection of more than 85 hydraulic excavators, 35 rock trucks, 30 articulated dumptrucks, 30 loaders, 30 motor graders, 20 dozers, and many more items. Specific auction highlights include:
Interested buyers can personally inspect and test items at the Ocaña and Dubai auction sites ahead of the auctions, during the auction viewing days. Visit rbauction.com for equipment details, photos and more information, or contact the Ocaña auction site at +34.9251.57580 and the Dubai auction site at +971.481.20600.
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.
