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History
Today, Pickles Auctions is a leader in the Australian Auctioneering and Valuations industry. It has grown from a single operation to a national company operating in every State and Territory of Australia.
Below is a brief history of Pickles Auctions.
| 1964 | Stock and Station Agent founded in Moree NSW by Peter Pickles |
| 1974 | Relocated to Sydney to conduct antique, fine arts and damaged vehicle auctions |
| 1977 | Auction facility established at Islington, Newcastle |
| 1982 | Motor vehicle auctions conducted in Sydney |
| 1985 | Truck, earthmoving and plant auctions conducted in Sydney |
| 1988 | Crealys Auctions was acquired |
| Belmore auction facility opened on current Head Office site | |
| 1993 | Established Canberra auction facility in Fyshwick |
| Established Industrial Auction Facility in Moorebank, Sydney | |
| 1994 | Established Pickles Commisioning Centre in Sydney |
| 1995 | Airport Auctions in Sydney was acquired |
| 1996 | Pickles.com was launched |
| 1997 | Auto Salvage Auctions in Adelaide was acquired |
| 1998 | Established Hobart auction facility |
| Established Newcastle auction facility in Gateshead | |
| Established Brisbane auction facility in Geebung | |
| 1999 | Tim Pickles appointed Managing Director |
| Acquired DASFLEET (Commonwealth Government) auction business in South Australia | |
| Acquired Simshauser Auctions in Brisbane | |
| Developed and launched state-of-the-art auction system | |
| 2000 | Established Melbourne auction facility in Tullamarine |
| Townsville branch commenced operation | |
| Pickles Advanced Information Reporting System (PAIRS) launched | |
| 'Fixed Price' selling introduced in NSW | |
| Pickles.com updated and relaunched | |
| Data interface technology with vendors was implemented | |
| 2001 | Acquired Auto Group's damaged vehicle operations Australia-wide |
| Established Industrial auction facility at Rocklea in Brisbane | |
| Established Perth auction facility at Welshpool | |
| 2002 | Launched Remote Bidding in conjunction with RACV |
| 2003 | Relocated Newcastle auction facility to new premises |
| Acquired Territory Auto Auctions in Darwin | |
| Launched Online Absentee Bidding System for trade buyers in Sydney and Brisbane | |
| Established Dubbo auction facility | |
| Acquired Builder Auctions in Alice Springs | |
| 2004 | Launch of Pickles Live bidding system (originally called "Live Online") |
| Motor Vehicle auction facility opened in Balcatta, Perth | |
| NSW Industrial division relocated to Chipping Norton | |
| The Pickles Intranet was launched | |
| 2006 | Salvage Vehicle facility at Acacia Ridge in Brisbane opened |
| PVT Transport was launched | |
| PDAs introduced for motor vehicles | |
| 2007 | Launch of the new public website |
| Rundles Auctions Tamworth was acquired and opened Tamworth auction facility | |
| 2008 | Hobart branch relocated to new facilities in Moonah |
| New auction facility for general vehicles opened in Sunshine, Melbourne | |
| Dubbo branch relocated to new auction facility | |
| Brisbane industrial division relocated to larger auction facility in Archerfield | |
| A new facility for the WA industrial division opened in Forrestfield | |
| 2009 | Toyota contract secured |
| 100,000 vehicles sold online with Pickles Live | |
| 2010 | Over 25,000 storm affected vehicles sold in Melbourne and Perth |
| 2011 | Geebung opens the first Fixed Price facility |
| Adelaide opens their stand alone Industrial division at Pennington | |
| 2012 | New auction facility opened in Albany, Western Australia |
| Pickles Plus was launched | |
| 2013 | Chipping Norton and Milperra branches merge. All Sydney Industrial and Light Industrial Auctions now held at Milperra |
