ServNet has added another auction to its ranks and brought on two additional board members, the auction group announced Monday.

Following the spring meeting of ServNet owners, president Kevin Brown said that North Bay Auto Auction had joined the group.

“I am very pleased to report that ServNet will be represented in Northern California by North Bay Auto Auction in Fairfield, California,” Brown said in a news release.

 “As an organization with strong core values, a commitment to superior service and a focus on developing technology, North Bay Auto Auction is an ideal representative of the ServNet brand in the region,” Brown added. “We welcome North Bay Auto auction’s president and CEO Don Morrow to the ServNet owners’ table and look forward to working with him and his team.”

Morrow started the North Bay in 1993 as a public auction. After moving to a larger facility in 2000, the auction become wholesale-only in 2001.

Six years later, North Bay added a 100,000 square-foot indoor service center housing the mechanic shop, detailing and condition report centers, and indoor storage area.

The auction holds a six-lane sale on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

“Joining ServNet auction is an exciting move for us at North Bay Auto Auction,” said Morrow.  “The ServNet designation signals to our customers that we are equipped to handle their business at a superior level, and that we share the high standards that ServNet auctions are known for throughout the industry.

“As a group of independent auctions of the highest caliber, ServNet has had a tremendous impact on the marketplace and continues to shape the industry,” Morrow added. “ServNet’s commitment to service pairs well with our own philosophy that ‘by combining consistency and flexibility, we can ensure that each and every customer receives the value of our best efforts, regardless of the size of that customer or the task at hand.’

“We are honored to carry the ServNet brand at North Bay Auto Auction and look forward to an exciting future as a ServNet auction.”

ServNet’s 2 new board members

In other news from the auction group, Beth Barber of State Line Auto Auction and Ashley Dietze of San Antonio Auto Auction have joined ServNet’s governing board as directors.

They join directors Rob Thompson (Mid-State Auto Auction) and Steve DeLuca (Auto Auction of New England); chairman of the board Patty Stanley (Carolina Auto Auction); Brown, who is the president (Missouri Auto Auction); and vice president/treasurer Eric Autenrieth (Indiana Auto Auction).

Both Barber and Dietze have joined their respective parents in auction ownership and management.

“If there is one theme that I can see in the independent auction community and certainly within the ServNet group of auctions, it is to maintain consistency through transition,” says Pierre Pons, ServNet chief executive officer.

“A number of our member auctions are looking to the next generation for management and ownership, and ServNet’s board certainly reflects that process.  We are all looking forward to the contributions that Beth Barber and Ashley Dietze will make as they serve on ServNet’s board, and know they are in good company with fellow next-generation owners Eric Autenrieth, Rob Thompson, and Steve DeLuca.”