OLYMPIA, WA-Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers recently submitted a “special use permit” to Lewis County officials in efforts to continue to make the state of Washington home to the company’s Northwest operations. For more than two years, Ritchie Bros. has searched from the Washington-Oregon border up in to Bellingham, WA to find a suitable site that met its relocation criteria.
This search also included the evaluation of expansion opportunities at its current location in Maytown, WA--11 miles south of Olympia--however according to a company statement; there were no achievable or viable options on that front. In doing this search, the company has identified a proposed relocation site in Lewis County, which meets its criteria. This site is situated just south of Napavine on the west side of Interstate 5, which is accessible via Exit 68.
Ritchie Bros. has been holding unreserved public auctions in the state of Washington for more than 38 years. Moving the company’s Northwestern operations to Lewis County would “signify the continuing growth of a well-established relationship between the state and Ritchie Bros. and would also serve to continue with the company’s long-standing customer relationships in the region,” according to a prepared statement.
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