News Release - October 04, 1999

RITCHIE BROS. ANNOUNCES BIG DUBAI SALE

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 4, 1999

 

 

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated, the world's leading auctioneer of industrial equipment, announces their upcoming auction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will be holding a three-day unreserved auction on October 25, 26 & 27, 1999 at their auction site in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The site is located within the Jebel Ali Free Zone in the Emirate of Dubai, approximately a 30-minute drive South from the City of Dubai.

The three-day auction will include a large selection of industrial equipment featuring over one hundred cranes, including rough terrain, hydraulic truck, all terrain, and crawler cranes. There is also a large selection of truck tractors, dump trucks, crawler pipelayers, tack tractors, crawler tractors, wheel loaders and hydraulic excavators.

"We have a great selection of construction and transportation equipment from all over the world for buyers to choose from," says Glen Day, Territory Manager -- the Middle East Region for Ritchie Bros. "Our location here in Dubai is excellent for traveling customers and provides easy access to many shipping and transport options."

Every Ritchie Bros. auction is unreserved, meaning there are no minimum or reserve prices on any of the items being sold. Everything sells on sale day to the highest bidder. By contractual agreement, sellers and their agents have agreed not to bid on or buy back any items. All items sold at auction are sold on an "As Is Where Is" basis. This is why equipment owners trust Ritchie Bros. and travel from all around the world to attend their auctions.

Additional information can be obtained from the Ritchie Bros. website at www.rbauction.com which contains all the auction information and equipment listings for the Dubai auction and all other Ritchie Bros. auctions around the world.

Ritchie Bros. is the world's leading auctioneer of industrial equipment, operating through over 50 locations in 16 countries throughout the world. The Company sells, through unreserved public auctions, a broad range of used industrial equipment, including equipment utilized in the construction, transportation, mining, forestry, petroleum and agricultural industries. Ritchie Bros. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:RBA) and maintains a website at rbuaction.com.

Certain statements contained in this Press Release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There are many factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.

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Clay Tippett, Marketing Manager
North America Toll Free: 1-800-663-8457
or (604) 273-7564
Email: ctippett@rbauction.com
Or
Hanna de Guzman, Media Relations
Tel: (604) 273-2149
Email: hdeguzman@rbauction.com

 

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