SIRVA
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Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois , U.S. | |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Products | Relocation and Moving Services |
Website | SIRVA.com |
SIRVA, Inc. (formerly Allied Worldwide), based in
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."
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
On February 11, 2002 Allied Worldwide was renamed to SIRVA, Inc. The company announced its initial public offering, and its common shares became listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SIR". During its first year as a public company in 2003, it reported operations in 40 countries with over 7,700 employees. Its network of service providers operated in 175 countries.[citation needed] It had revenue of $2.35 billion and assets of $1.55 billion. It provided services to 38% of the Fortune 500 companies, among 2,500 corporate clients worldwide. It had 760 moving agents; these agents had a fleet size of 7,800 vehicles.[2] During February 2008, the company entered bankruptcy and re-organized, emerging in May 2008 as a private company.[3]
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]
SIRVA brands
- Allied and North American Van Lines
SIRVA, Inc. is a combination of businesses with a long history. Allied Van Lines (AVL) was founded in 1928 and North American Van Lines (NAVL) was founded in 1933. Beginning in late 1964, NAVL created its STI (Specialized Transportation Inc.)|High Value Products Division (HVPD), which later was bought out from SIRVA and taken private as an independent company named Specialized Transportation Inc.[citation needed]
On November 21, 1999, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice also completed their acquisition of Allied Van Lines and merged it with North American Van Lines to create 'Allied Worldwide, although each former company maintained its own profile names. Valued at approximately US$450 million in the merger, the combined entity became the world's largest relocation and van line logistics company.
- Other events
On October 11, 2004, a group of 43 North American Van Lines' agents, named the Specialized Transportation Agent Group Inc., purchased NAVL's High Value Products Division from SIRVA. The buyers renamed the new company Specialized Transportation Inc. (STI).[
See also
References
- ^ "The Premier House Removals - Schedule of moving out". Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ SIRVA 2003 Annual Report-SEC Form 10K
- ^ "SIRVA Emerges from Bankruptcy (Press release)". Bloomberg. PRNewswire. May 12, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ "SIRVA Website-News & Events-Retrieved February 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2014-02-05.