French equipment auction due

Auction firm Ritchie Bros is handling two equipment sales simultaneously in St Aubin sur Gaillon and Avignon in France on June 26th. The sale includes selection of Wirtgen milling machines, excavators, dump trucks, asphalt pavers and rollers, as well as an array of other items. More than 1,100 heavy equipment items (and trucks) will go under the auctioneer’s hammer. The Avignon auction (currently featuring 270+ items) will be broadcasted live at the auction in St Aubin Sur Gaillon (currently featuring 850+
June 21, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
Auction firm 8031 Ritchie Bros is handling two equipment sales simultaneously in St Aubin sur Gaillon and Avignon in France on June 26th. The sale includes selection of 2395 Wirtgen milling machines, excavators, dump trucks, asphalt pavers and rollers, as well as an array of other items. More than 1,100 heavy equipment items (and trucks) will go under the auctioneer’s hammer. The Avignon auction (currently featuring 270+ items) will be broadcasted live at the auction in St Aubin Sur Gaillon (currently featuring 850+ items).

The auctions feature a variety of roadbuilding and construction equipment items and trucks, including: 19 Wirtgen mills; 36 hydraulic excavators; 53 rigid dump trucks; 12 articulated dump trucks; 18 asphalt pavers; 36 vibratory rollers. Bidding is expected to be strong as demand is high for quality used equipment. At Ritchie Bros most recent auction in France, held on March 6th in St Aubin, more than 660 people from 52 countries registered to bid. At that sale, the company sold more than 730 items and trucks to buyers on-site and online.

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