Moving Matters

In this episode, Steve McGregor , Managing Director of McGregor Removals & Storage , discusses how he returned to the industry in 2013 to start his own business, even though as a third-generation remover he swore he would never be involved in Removals! McGregor Removals & Storage is based in Belfast , Northern Ireland and offer removals, storage, distribution and packing services, covering...

In this episode, Jonathan Bramwell , Founder of Bramwell Relocation , discusses how he began in removals 42 years ago, assisting with the delivery of furniture for his mother’s antique furniture and restoration business, before buying his own van and delivering items from the local auction house. At that time Jonathan’s business was SBS ( Sure to Be of Service ), which grew not only from removals...

In this episode, Vince Burruano , President of Vince Burruano Consulting Services , discusses how he has had 2 stints of working within the industry, the first as Sales Leader within Office Movers ( 2.5 years ), and the second as Vice President of Sales for Commercial Services for JK Moving Services ( 8 years ). Today Vince is a consultant to the moving industry, helping business owners and leader...

In this episode, Andy Carr , a former removal company owner , discusses how he began within the industry over 50 years ago from the age of 10/11, as a lift boy at weekends for his father’s company Romford Office & Commercial ( ROC ). Andy is a former ( BAR ) Commercial Moving Group chairman, and today is still very much involved within the industry, being a BAR inspector, a QSS auditor, the le...

In this episode, Ed Katz ( Reverend ), of International Office Moving Institute ( IOMI ), discusses how he began within the industry nearly 50 years ago, starting at the very bottom as a mover/helper ( porter ) before starting his own company Peachtree Movers in 1976 based in Atlanta . Ed sold Peachtree Movers in 2000 , and in that 24-year period Peachtree Movers completed nearly 50,000 local offi...

In episode 90 , Jacob Dolan , Business Development Executive of Reason Global , a second-generation mover , discusses how he began within the industry at the tender age of 14 , working in his father’s company, Greens Removals in Suffolk . Not only has Jacob worked in the family business, but he has also worked for Pickford’s ( in their Anglo Pacific office ) and Crown Relocations . Today, Jacob wo...

In this episode, Mark Brett , Owner of Anglo French , discusses how he began within the industry nearly 40 years ago, after being brought up around trucks due to his father’s haulage business. Mark’s father’s haulage business branched into removals, firstly providing local moves in Kent and then progressed to specialising in Spain , forming Anglo Spanish where Mark learned his removals trade. Duri...

In this episode, Larry Kruger of Customized Moving , discusses how he began within the industry close to 45 years ago where he has spent all of those years in sales. Customized Moving is Larry’s consulting business which he started in 2023 and is based in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada . Customized Moving provides consumer , corporate , and moving industry services . Larry also provides an online sales...

In this episode, Aubrey McCarthy , Managing Director of AMC Removals , discusses how he began within the industry at the tender age of 16 , to fund himself while still in education, by advertising that he could move stuff for people locally. 3 x master’s & 1 x degree later, Aubrey remains within the moving industry and still hasn’t found a proper job ! AMC Removals is based in Dublin but also...

In this episode, Steve Sole discusses how he began within the industry just over 20 years ago, where he used to run his own business, Nice Man Big Van , in Brighton , which started from owning a luton van to carry his helium balloon, which he used for aerial photography, something he discovered during his solo travels early on in life. Steve ran Nice Man Big Van for 16 years, before reluctantly gi...

In this special episode of ' In Conversation With ', I bring back three previous podcast guests to chat about a topic of their choice. John Burridge of Richardson Moving & Storage , discusses Wages . Richard Webster of Tonks Removals , discusses Costings . Tommy McNee of Guardian Moving & Storage , discusses Sales & Marketing . And I throw in my own topic for discussion at the end, Ass...

In this episode, third-generation remover, Jason Hayes , Owner of D. Durrant Removals & Storage discusses how he began within the industry working Saturdays for the family business at the age of 13 , and his first real memory of an overnighter was a removal with his father to Dundee, at the tender age of 6 ! D. Durrant Removals & Storage was purchased by Jason in 2001 , and together with h...

In this episode, Patrick McCrory , Owner of McCrorys Removals discusses how he began within the industry in 1967 , which is when he bought his first vehicle, that came with a starting handle! Patrick , originally from County Tyrone in Ireland , who is 75 in June ( 2024 ), did work for a carrier company in Middlesborough for a short period of time before upping sticks and moving to London ( alone )...

In this episode, James Cooper , Director of Peter Cooper Ltd discusses how he began within the industry full time from the age of 21 , although as a second-generation remover he helped out in the family business during school holidays from 12/13 . James was begrudgingly shuffled off to college followed by university ( to study marketing ), mainly by his mother, to gain a degree to fall back on sho...

In this episode, James Langridge , Operations Manager of Near & Far Removals discusses how he’s been in and out of the industry for the past 10-15 years, working in the family business, although he was hoping for a career in football. Near & Far Removals are based in Nottingham and was started in 2003 by James’s parents, Martyn & Elaine Langridge . Near & Far offer domestic removal...

In this episode David Burgess , Owner of We Move You Edinburgh discusses how he began loosely in the industry, by mistake, in 2000 , doing removals while studying for a post graduate degree in physiotherapy. David’s old company was rebranded We Move You Edinburgh a couple of years ago, and provide the usual domestic moving services, house clearances, shipping container storage, and a weekly run to...

In this episode James Tutton , Managing Director of Chelmsford Removals discusses how he began in the industry by helping out his father at weekends in his parent’s removal company ( Handy Removals ) from the age of 10 , and later in life while between work and serving in the army. Today James owns Chelmsford Removals which he started 16 years ago and Move It Removals which he acquired in 2019 . B...

In this episode, Nancy Zafrani , General Manager of Oz Moving discusses how she began in the industry directly from school 32 years ago ( 31 with Oz Moving ), cold calling companies from the phone book! Oz Moving , who have the greatest strapline of “ The Wizard of Moving ” was started in 1993 by Avi Oz in New York , and today consist of 4 branches. Oz Moving provides the standard removal services...

In this episode Chris Waymouth , an industry veteran ( and one of the industry’s Mr Nice guy’s ), discusses how he began in the industry back in 1969 at Walkers of Northampton , even though Chris was born into a family of teachers. At Walkers of Northampton Chris undertook a variety of roles within the business that gave him the grounding to pursue a career in management. In 1973 Chris took up a r...

In this episode David Ozard , General Manager of John Mason International Movers discusses how he began in the industry some 50 years ago, and believes he’s only spent 2 weeks working outside of the industry! David started life as a remover in his father’s company based in Rochdale and has spent the past 31 years at John Mason International Movers . John Mason International Movers are based in Liv...

In this episode Robert Cooper , General Manager of Purdie Worldwide Removals & Storage discusses how he got involved within the industry 8 years ago after a phone call from his childhood best friend Neil ( Purdie ) who was looking for someone to take over his role, someone he could not only trust but someone who knew the family and the dedication they put into the business – there was no menti...

In this episode David Cran , Managing Director of MintBox Removals discusses how he got involved within the industry only 5 years ago, but the seed of being a remover was potentially sowed much earlier on in life. David’s life as a remover didn’t start according to plan, a night out on the town ended early after an accident with a taxi, which resulted in David being hospitalised and on crutches fo...

In this episode a very fired up Matt Faizey , Managing Director of M&G Movers & Storers , continues what started as a pre-recording discussion on the so called 3.5 tonne brigade, where Matt makes his views on the subject very clear indeed. Matt began in the industry delivering mahogany and new furniture on Saturday mornings from the tender age of 14 ( circa 1993 ), for his father’s sidelin...

In this episode Adam Chudley , Director of B K Moving & Storage Group discusses how he got involved within the industry about 20 years ago, although he feels he was born into the industry as he is the son of Mark Chudley ( episode 23 ) and grandson of Derek Blatchford . B K Moving & Storage Group are based in Exeter and trade under the names of Blatchford’s International , King & Keare...

In this episode Edward Kessel , Removals Manager of Martell’s of Sutton discusses how he got involved within the industry, probably like many , working as a porter during the summer holidays from his A levels, and has completed over 25 years’ service, all for Martell’s . Martell’s are a family owned and run company, and have been trading mainly in retail since 1917 , starting as a pram and bedstea...