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 |
| 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 |
2000 | Established Melbourne auction facility in Tullamarine |
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 |
| 2005 | NSW Industrial division relocated to Chipping Norton The Pickles Intranet was launched |
| 2006 | Damaged 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 |