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SIRVA
SIRVA, Inc. (formerly Allied Worldwide), based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, is a privately owned American moving industry holding company which resulted from the merger of Allied Van Lines with North American Van Lines. The corporate name was coined from the Latin word ''servire'', "to serve." The company was formed in 1999 when private equity company Clayton, Dubilier & Rice merged its Allied and North American businesses. In 2002, it traded on the New York Stock Exchange under its new SIRVA name with the ticker symbol of "SIR." Since 2008, the company has been privately held. History In 1998, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice organized SIRVA to acquire North American Van Lines, Inc, one of the largest U.S. moving services companies by numbers of shipments, from Norfolk Southern Corporation. In 1999, the new firm acquired the Allied and Pickfords businesses from National Freight Consortium, NFC plc, and was renamed Allied Worldwide. Several other acquisitions followed in 2002 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allied Van Lines
Allied Van Lines is an American moving company founded in 1928 as a cooperative non-profit organization owned by its member agents on the east coast of the United States, to help with organizing return loads and minimizing dead-heading (i.e. operating trucks without shipments loaded on them). In 1968 it was reorganized as a standard public company, with shares. In 1999 it merged with its larger competitor, North American Van Lines, and the combined entity then came under the holding company Allied Worldwide. In 2002, Allied Worldwide was renamed SIRVA. In January 2020, Allied Van Lines was recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Customer Service Providers. In May 2020, Allied Van Lines earns the coveted 2020 Women’s Choice Award for sixth year in a row. In July 2020, Allied Van Lines receives 37th Annual Quest for Quality Awards recognition from Logistics management. Allied Van Lines in February 2020 continues its exclusive charity partnership with The Salvation Army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |