Solaris exits Canada for Switzerland with new CEO, board and spin-out plans
The company changed its board of directors and plans to spin out non-core assets La Verde, Capricho, and Paco Orco into a new company.
ORLANDO, FL, Feb. 12, 2013 /CNW/ – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, is preparing for next week’s six-day unreserved public auction at its permanent auction site in Orlando, Florida from February 18 – 23, 2013. More than 9,200 heavy equipment items and trucks are already featured in this year’s February Orlando auction—with new items being added daily. Bids in the unreserved public auction can be made on site at the 200±-acre Orlando auction site, online in real-time at www.rbauction.com or by placing proxy bids in person or by phone.
“One of the greatest things about this Orlando auction is how positively it affects businesses, people and construction projects in all corners of the world,” said Steve Kriebel, Regional Sales Manager, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. “This auction is our biggest auction of the year and it has truly become a global event – last year we registered more than 8,600 bidders from 88 countries. The auction is open to the public so we encourage everyone who loves heavy equipment to come visit us during the week!”
VIRTUALLY ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT INDUSTRIES REPRESENTED AT UPCOMING ORLANDO AUCTION
A major highlight of the annual six-day Orlando auction is the thousands of used and unused, late-model equipment items including: forklifts, loader backhoes, wheel loaders, articulated dump trucks, motor graders, motor scrapers, crawler tractors, crawler loaders, pavers, skid steer loaders, multi-terrain loaders and much more. Every corner of the 200±-acre auction site (located at 700 Ritchie Road in Davenport, FL 33897) will be packed to the brim with endless rows of heavy equipment and trucks. There is something for every member of the heavy equipment industry at the upcoming Orlando, FL auction — from miscellaneous shop tools to 60-ton rock trucks. Here is a current snapshot of what bidders can expect to view, inspect and purchase over the course of the auction. For the latest equipment listings, please visit www.rbauction.com.
One unique highlight of this year’s Orlando, FL February auction is that on the final day of the auction (Day 6 – February 23, 2013), more than 40 trucks from Walmart’s professionally maintained fleet will be sold to the highest bidder, regardless of price. This large selection of high-quality transport trucks was operated by Walmart to transport cargo in the lower 48 continental states. The trucks, which include a selection of 2008 International ProStars and a selection of 2007 International 9400Is, are equipped with Auxiliary Power Units (APU) for fuel efficiency and driver comfort. All trucks of the Walmart fleet have been maintained by certified technicians as part of a very proactive and responsive program to keep the trucks ready for the road. For more details about the Walmart trucks being sold on Day 6 of the Orlando auction, visit www.rbauction.com/walmart.
“This is the event that we all look forward to. It sets the stage for the beginning of the year and gives us a good read, in the used equipment market, on what the economy will look like for the rest of the year,” said Gary Warren, Used Equipment Manager, Kelly Tractor Co. and annual equipment seller at the auction. “Buying, selling, knowing what is going on at a wholesale/retail level, planning for other auctions – it all revolves around this one huge event.”
Orlando, FL – February 18 – 23, 2013: Auction details
