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  2. Pickfords - Wikipedia

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    Pickford's Volvo FL614 van. Pickfords is a moving company based in the United Kingdom, part of Pickfords Move Management Ltd. . The business is believed to have been founded in the 17th century, making it one of the UK's oldest functioning companies, although the similar Shore Porters Society was founded earlier.

  3. Allied Moving Services - Wikipedia

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    Allied Moving Services is a moving company in Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and India.It maintains 40 branches across all states of Australia, and over 600 locations worldwide providing removal services across the entire country, and is a subsidiary of SIRVA.

  4. Joseph Baxendale - Wikipedia

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    Pickfords caravan or fly-van, "sprung and guarded", 1826 engraving. Pickfords at this time was based in Manchester, and from 1814 began to use "sprung and guarded" caravans (fly-vans) for road transport, modelled on the stagecoach. [8] Matthew Pickford I (1741–1799) had made canal transport the major component of the Pickfords carrying trade. [9]

  5. SIRVA - Wikipedia

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    During 2011, the firm acquired Peninsular Properties in Hong Kong, a real estate company providing a full range of destination services. During 2012, it acquired Concept Mobility Services, a São Paulo, Brazil-based relocation and move management company. During 2013, it opened an office in Doha, Qatar under the brand Allied Pickfords. [4]

  6. Moving company - Wikipedia

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    Early movers from 1885, Montréal, Québec Movers in Salt Lake City, 1911 Moving van and lift, Germany, 2007 A moving company, also known as a removalist or van line, is a company that specializes in assisting individuals and businesses with relocating their goods from one location to another.

  7. 1976 Birthday Honours - Wikipedia

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    George James Skelton, Chairman and Managing Director, Pickfords Removals Ltd. Oliver Edward Frank Slaney, Superintending Architect, Property Services Agency, Department of the Environment. Lawrence Joseph Smith, National Secretary, Passenger Services Group, Transport and General Workers Union.

  8. Poynton - Wikipedia

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    Pickfords is today one of the best-known removal firms in the United Kingdom. From the 1870s, private house-building gathered pace and gradually Poynton became a commuter town for workers in the Manchester conurbation. Since the Second World War, several housing estates have been built by both the local authorities and private developers.

  9. Carter Paterson - Wikipedia

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    It was founded in 1860, formed into a private company (Carter, Paterson & Co., Ltd.) in 1887, and converted into a public company in February 1934.