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Ritchie Bros. to sell remaining 37 concrete pump trucks of Pumpco complete dispersal in Atlanta unreserved auction

Posted on: Friday, 12 June 2009, 07:00 CDT

ATLANTA, GA, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, is conducting an unreserved public equipment auction at the Company's permanent auction site in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, June 18, 2009 starting at 8:00 a.m. The auction will feature close to 1,300 items of equipment including 37 concrete pump trucks and other concrete equipment.

The concrete pump trucks being sold in the Atlanta auction are the last 37 concrete pump trucks in a fleet of more than 160 concrete pump trucks that were sold in Ritchie Bros. unreserved auctions from May to June 2009 in Forth Worth, Orlando, Nashville and Houston as part of a complete dispersal of the former assets of Pumpco Inc., a concrete pumping service company with operations throughout the Southern and Southeastern United States.

"Buyers in the market for one of these concrete pump trucks should take advantage of the large inventory we'll have in our Atlanta unreserved auction and buy now," said Darrin Hogeboom, Regional Manager, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. "It's a great opportunity to bid on a large grouping of concrete pump trucks all in one place at one time."

The majority of the concrete pump trucks being sold in the auction are mounted on a Mack chassis and manufactured by Putzmeister, Schwing, and Concord - three of the largest and most recognized concrete pump manufacturers in the world. Pumpco representatives will be on-site in the yard the weekend prior to the auction to provide concrete pump truck demonstrations to interested bidders.

More than 90 owners including Graham Brothers Construction Company Inc., Maxim Crane Works LP, Ring Power Crane and WF Jackson Construction Co. Inc. will also be selling equipment in the unreserved auction. Equipment being sold includes: 70 skid steer loaders, 40 hydraulic excavators, 40 forklifts, 25 crawler tractors and 20 wheel loaders. The auction will also feature a small number of cranes and logging and transportation equipment.

Auction Details --------------- - Location: 4170 Highway 154, Newnan, Georgia 30265-1429 - Sale Site Tel: +1.770.304.3355 - Time and date: Thursday, June 18, 2009 starting at 8:00 a.m. each day. - Open to the public; registration to bid is free - Interested buyers can register to bid in person or over the internet days before the auction. Visit the auction site to register to bid in person; photo I.D. is required. Customers can inspect equipment during regular business hours leading up to the auction. Concrete pump truck demonstrations will be held in the auction yard every day starting on June 13, 2009 through to auction day. - Internet bidders must register online before auction day at www.rbauction.com; at least 2-3 business days is strongly recommended for first-time internet bidders

Equipment details, including photos of equipment and the concrete pump trucks, are available on the Ritchie Bros. web site: www.rbauction,com

About Ritchie Bros.

Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is the world's largest industrial auctioneer, selling more equipment to on-site and online bidders than any other company in the world. The Company has over 110 locations in more than 25 countries, including 38 auction sites worldwide. Ritchie Bros. sells, through unreserved public auctions, a broad range of used and unused industrial assets, including equipment, trucks and other assets utilized in the construction, transportation, agricultural, material handling, mining, forestry, petroleum and marine industries. The Company maintains a web site at www.rbauction.com and sponsors an equipment wiki at www.RitchieWiki.com.

SOURCE Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

Source: PR Newswire

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