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The July 2012 issue of Removals & Storage is out, and if you haven’t received yours yet then feel free to view it here.
Before heading to the BAR Annual Conference in Windsor, Bray and Son’s classic vehicle was in North Berwick, Scotland, filming “The Railway Man”. The vehicle, nicknamed “Eric”, was used outside the film location on the sea front, and was used as a removal vehicle. The vehicle was loaded and unloaded as part of the story line and hopefully this will be seen in the final screening of the film.
2012 marks the twentieth year of the Maidmans and Basil Fry relationship, with Maidmans signing a new 3 year agreement.
Some BAR Members celebrated the Diamond Jubilee showcasing their vintage vehicles to a massive crowd at the Surrey County Show where Specialised Movers and Bray and Son participated.
Specialised Movers & Bray and Sons
After 3 years as a Directly Elected Director, and nearly twenty five years as a BAR member, Gary Wheadon of Sully Removals, has now taken on the position of BAR Vice President, a role that will see him visit every BAR area over the next 2 years to update members on BAR and industry developments. Over the next 2 years Gary hopes to; talk, listen and respond. We wish him well.
The July 2012 issue of The Mover is out, and if you haven’t received yours yet then feel free to view it here.
Maidmans and Basil Fry insurance brokers have signed a new 3 year agreement topping off a 20 year relationship between the companies. Maidmans is now a major player in the south of England having developed the business dedicated to commercial moving, domestic moving and self storage, winning DMotY in 2011.
Alexanders Removals & Storage of London NW10 were one of only seven finalists shortlisted for Small Business of The Year at the Business Excellence Awards 2012. 
Sam Pope (second from left) & Alex Pope (right)
Director Alex Pope said “To be finalists in these awards is an amazing recognition and one that everyone who works at Alexanders deserves. We know that the key to success is to have an impressive product, which for us means an excellent removal service for every customer, and this is what all our staff help to deliver“.
APAK Removals & Storage – Is allowing a bankrupt company to change its name and continue as a BAR ATN in BAR’s interest? An interesting topic indeed, but one can only suggest that sour grapes obviously still remain with one of APAK’s closest competitors. One would have to ask the question of whether the said competitor would have contacted The Mover if they had purchased the assets of APAK, as I’ve no doubt they would have immediately requested a BAR ATN being a BAR member themselves! We’ll watch this space to see if anything further develops on this story.