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Alex Lyon & Son Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc.

Alex Lyon & Son was founded in 1950 by Alex Lyon as a company that handled private treaty negotiations of cattle and farm machinery. In 1973, Alex's son Jack became more involved and began to diversify, working heavy equipment sales into the lineup of services. Today, the company conducts sales of construction equipment the world over. Alex Lyon & Son is headquartered in Syracuse, N.Y.



Alex Lyon & Son Begins Annual Florida Auction Buying Spree

Alex Lyon & Son held its annual Florida Auctions from Feb. 2 through Feb. 10 in Kissimmee, Fla.*Video Credit - John Anderson and Kyle Blaney with Proxibid. The nine-day auction featured a wide variety of equipment types each day, including, but not limited to:Recreational and utility vehicles, generators, skid steer attachments on Day 1;Survey equipment, several new tagalongs & utility trailers, several mini-hydraulic excavators and skid steers on Day 2;Boom and scissor lifts, landscape equipment, several mini-hydraulic excavators, trench boxes and new tools and support equipment on Day 3;Agricultural — utility — compact and loader landscape tractors, concrete equipment, utility carts, chippers and stump grinders and agricultural attachments on Day 4;Rough-terrain cranes, carry deck — hydraulic truck cranes, tower cranes, crawler cranes, hydraulic pile drivers and crane accessories on Day 5;Rubber-tired loaders, tractor loader backhoes, motor scrapers, motorgraders, articulated haul trucks, straight haul trucks and asphalt and vibratory rollers on Day 6;Hydraulic excavators, rubber-tired hydraulic excavators, scrap handling excavators, crawler tractors, crawler loaders, pipe layers, and tractor loader backhoes on Day 7;Dump trucks (tri-tandem-single), truck tractors, cab and chassis, rolloff trucks, rollback trucks, bucket trucks, cement mixer trucks, refuse trucks, military tanks, military trucks, pickup trucks and utility trucks on Day 8; andRecreational and utility vehicles, compact construction equipment, generators, pumps, tires and more than 1,000 attachments on Day 9....


Alex Lyon & Son Holds 'One Owner' Auction in Illinois

Alex Lyon & Son held a one-owner, job-completion auction for Kordas Inc. Dec. 19 in Orland Park, Ill. The sale featured a selection of dump trailers, dump trucks, truck tractors and skid steers, as well as a utility truck, a rubber-tired loader, a tractor loader backhoe, a crawler loader and support equipment....


Alex Lyon & Son Sells Like-New, Late-Model Equipment

Alex Lyon & Son held its Arctic Snow & Ice Sale Oct. 5 in Frankfort, Ill. The auction featured late-model Case and Cat rubber-tired loaders, skid steers, hydraulic excavators, trucks trailers and support equipment — all used for only one season and sold in like-new condition....


Alex Lyon & Son Auction Liquidates Contractor's Fleet

Alex Lyon & Son conducted a complete liquidation auction Sept. 28 for Utilicon Corp. , a large sewer and water contractor in Cleveland, Ohio, that had gone out of business. Equipment up for bid included a large variety of tractors, trailers and trucks including boom trucks, dump trucks, state trucks, pickup trucks, water trucks, and sewer jetters....


Alex Lyon & Son Customers Roll the Dice at Vegas Sale

Alex Lyon & Son held a late-model rental fleet auction on Sept. 29 in Las Vegas. The sale was held at Ahern Rentals' main yard on West Bonanza Road. High-quality rental equipment was up for auction, including excavators, motor graders, grinders, loaders, backhoes, rollers, trucks and more from manufacturers including Caterpillar, Case, John Deere, Dynapac, Genie, Ditch Witch and more....


Alex Lyon & Son Holds Project Completion Sale in Indiana

Following completion of a major project in Illinois, K2 Industrial Services Inc. contracted with Alex Lyon & Son to auction equipment it no longer needs. The sale was held at Alex Lyon & Son's facility in Highland, Ind., on Aug....


Alex Lyon & Son Hosts Rental Return Auction in Kissimmee

Alex Lyon & Son conducted a rental return auction with a wide variety of late model machines and support equipment on Aug. 7 at its Kissimmee, Fla., sale site. A great crowd of registered bidders turned out, and a large volume of online bidding made for another successful auction event....


Customers Win Big at Alex Lyon & Son's Las Vegas Sale

On June 23, Alex Lyon & Son held a late-model rental fleet auction featuring used high-quality, well-maintained construction equipment. The sale was held at Ahern's main yard on Bonanza Road in Las Vegas....


Alex Lyon & Son Holds Two Ohio Auctions in Two Weeks

Alex Lyon & Son held two auctions in the Cleveland and Akron, Ohio, areas in as many weeks. On May 11, the auction company conducted a large one-owner job completion auction for Karvo Companies on the west side of Cleveland in Middleburg Heights, Ohio....


Alex Lyon & Son Conducts Late-Model Fleet Sale in Fort Worth

Alex Lyon & Son welcomed customers to an auction on May 16 at its facility on Hicks Field Road in Fort Worth, Texas. The auction featured late model rental equipment from Herc Rentals and Ahern Rentals, including forklifts, skid steers, aerials, truck tractors, Mack dump trucks and attachments....