Believe it or not, ABC Removals
was started
in 2005, and now is a large
company by removal industry standards.
Kevin Harris left school at 17 and enrolled with employment
agencies, which sent him to carry out removals, including
Evans and Britannia Goodwins, Kevin then worked for his
Father Ian, who was a director of another company.
Soon Kevin’s experience led him to set up his own removal
firm and buy his first Luton van, which the company still
own today.
His first move was a house clearance after someone had died,
and Kevin remembers he received the grand sum of £100. His
relationship with Ian prompted Kevin to help financially.
And with his management experience Ian asked Kevin to
complete a business plan, it was thought a good and sound
plan and Ian together with his wife Karen, and his
accountant invested in the new business.
Since then, a number of specialist vehicles have been
brought and the company now owns a total of 10 vans of both
3.5 and 7.5 tonnes capacity. In October 2008,
ABC Removals
biggest competitor
in the market, Chase Removals was purchased and still trades
in that name.
Their first office was a shed in Ian’s back garden, but as
the business grew larger premises were required and
following a storage job for a local company, Extra Storage
(Brownhills) Ltd. ABC
Removals
moved both their office and storage to
a new location which they continue to occupy today.
The years 2010 and 2011, which have seen the industry struggling
to stay alive, have been good to
ABC Removals. The company has
maintained its position, in the removal and storage market.
Decisions were made to join the National Guild of Removers,
and ABC Removals
now markets its removal and storage services using
the Guilds marketing packs.
ABC Removals
is going from strength to strength, they have a fleet of
20 vehicles including an 18 tonne vehicle this enables them
to do long distance work covering all of UK, including Scotland Wales
and Ireland.
