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Ritchie Bros. to host Grand Opening celebration at new Lincoln head office
LINCOLN, NE, May 5 PRNewswire - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, both on-site and online, will celebrate the Grand Opening of its new United States head office location in Lincoln on Monday, May 12, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A media event featuring a ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. with Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler, who will cut the Grand Opening ribbon to officially open the new office.
"Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has grown steadily over the last 50 years, conducting unreserved auctions around the world," said Peter Blake, Chief Executive Officer of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. "In the time we have had our U.S. head office in Lincoln, we've found it to be an excellent place to do business. As our company has grown, our staff in Lincoln has also grown, necessitating a larger facility."
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers started its operations in Canada in 1958 and conducted the Company's first U.S. auction in Beaverton, OR on April 11, 1970. In 1999, Ritchie Bros. chose Lincoln as the location for the Company's U.S. head office, and has nearly doubled the size of its staff in the last two years to almost 70 employees. The new building on Pine Lake Road is nearly five times larger than the original 12,000 square foot building.
The private celebration (including entertainment, food and beverages for staff and invited guests) starts at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2008 at the Ritchie Bros. office in Lincoln (4000 Pine Lake Rd, Lincoln NE 68566). The media event/ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. For more information about Ritchie Bros., please visit the Company's web site at www.rbauction.com.
About Ritchie Bros.
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. is the world's largest auctioneer of industrial equipment, operating through over 110 locations in more than 25 countries around the world. The Company 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, material handling, mining, forestry, petroleum, marine, real estate, and agricultural industries. The Company maintains a web site at www.rbauction.com.
ATTENTION MEDIA - You are invited to this private event:
Directions:
From Lincoln, head south on S. 40th St. and turn left on Pine Lake Rd., and look for the head office on the left at 4000 Pine Lake Rd. Extra parking will be available at 3901 Pine Lake Rd. (Pine Lake Medical Plaza) across the street (with free shuttle service, door to door).
CONTACT: Kim Schulz, Corporate Communications Manager, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Cell: (604) 788-5379 or 1-800-663-8457 or email: kschulz@rbauction.com; Or Dave Scheer, Manager, U.S. Administration, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers; Lincoln head office, tel: (402) 421-0263
SOURCE Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (America) Inc.
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