no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . october 2014 pickles auctions type corporation industry auctions founded 1964 founder peter pickles headquarters sydney new south wales australia key people bruce maclennan chief executive officer number of employees 700 website pickles auctions pickles auctions is an australian company specialising in auctions and valuations . 1 2 it is the largest auto and equipment auctioneer in the country with over 150 auctions conducted every month . 3 contents 1 operations 2 history 3 innovation 4 acquisitions 5 milestones 6 references 7 external links operations edit motor vehicles including government 4 fleet repossessed manufacturer light commercial & 4wd prestige luxury classic & exotic vehicles . hundreds of motor vehicles are sold every week nationally on behalf of government departments fleet and lease companies financial institutions and other vendors . bid onsite or participate live in real time via pickles live anywhere in australia . salvage industrial general goods history edit pickles auctions pty limited was founded in 1964 as a stock and station agent in moree nsw . 5 with 20 branches nationally 6 7 including every state and territory in the country 8 9 the company s head office is now located in sydney australia . in the 2013 2014 financial year over 220 000 motor vehicles and trucks were sold with a gross group turnover in excess of 1.8 billion dollars . the company employs more than 700 people throughout australia . its major clients include the australian government 10 state governments 11 local councils fleet and lease companies insurance companies financial institutions banks and not for profit organizations . pickles is a member of the auctioneers and valuers association of australia . 12 in 2014 pickles bought a 10 per cent stake in tiger asset group . 13 14 innovation edit pickles auctions have implemented various innovative technologies to reach wider australia and provide flexibility for their customers . in 2004 the pickles live bidding system was introduced allowing buyers to participate in physical auctions in real time online anywhere in australia . in late august 2008 the company launched a new channel pickles online for auctions conducted completely online . 5 acquisitions edit 1988 crealys auctions sydney 1995 airport auctions sydney 1997 auto salvage auctions adelaide 1999 simhauser auctions brisbane 2001 auto group s damaged vehicle operations australia wide 2003 territory auctions darwin 2003 builder auctions alice springs 2007 rundles auctions tamworth new tamworth branch opens 2014 10 per cent stake in tiger asset group 13 14 milestones edit 1964 stock and station agent founded in moree nsw by peter pickles 1973 relocated to sydney to conduct antique fine arts and damaged vehicle auctions 1988 belmore auction facility opened on current head office site 1996 pickles.com was launched 1999 tim pickles appointed managing director 2000 pickles advanced information reporting system pairs launched 2004 launch of pickles live bidding system originally called live online 2009 toyota contract secured ; 100 000 vehicles sold online with pickles live 2013 tim pickles appointed executive chairman 2014 bruce maclennan appointed ceo references edit company overview of pickles pty ltd businessweek . retrieved 4 september 2013 . millionaire bargain hunters inside a luxury car auction business insider . retrieved 2014 10 22 . pickles buys into tiger as online war heats up australian financial review . retrieved 2014 10 22 . https www.statefleet.nsw.gov.au buying ex nsw fleet car a b going going going online . smart company . october 17 2008 . retrieved 22 october 2014 . pickles luxury car auction sydney herald . retrieved 2014 10 22 . outback trek became a journey of discovery the daily telegraph . retrieved 2014 10 22 . pickles auctions only melbourne . retrieved 2014 10 22 . pickles revved up by car contract success daily liberal . retrieved 2014 10 22 . government vehicle auctions department of treasury and finance . retrieved 2014 10 22 . auction houses nsw state government . retrieved 2014 10 22 . pickles valuations services avaa . retrieved 2014 10 22 . a b joint venture challenges grays sydney morning herald . retrieved 2014 10 22 . a b pickles puts a tiger in the tank fully loaded . retrieved 2014 10 22 . external links edit pickles auctions official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pickles auctions & oldid 724585422 categories australian auctioneerscompanies established in 1964hidden categories orphaned articles from october 2014all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 june 2016 at 05 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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