SIRVA Acquires Allied Lemuir in India
By Sirva Inc., PRNETuesday, March 29, 2011
CHICAGO, March 31, 2011 - SIRVA Inc., a leading global corporate relocation and moving services
provider, has acquired Allied Lemuir in India, effective April 1, 2011. The
Allied Lemuir business will now operate as Allied Pickfords.
"We are excited to expand our capabilities in such a critical, growing
market," said Jacob George, SIRVA president of Asia and Middle East markets.
"This step aligns with our goal of directly delivering services in critical
markets throughout the world. In doing so, we are able to provide additional
value for our customers and enhance their overall mobility experience."
Allied Lemuir offers interstate and international moving and relocation
services, including storage, asset relocation, professional packing and
unpacking, vehicle transportation and moving insurance, to businesses,
governments and private customers throughout India.
"This development further establishes a foundation for expansion for both
our relocation and moving businesses in India," said Michael Cosnett,
managing director, Asia and Middle East. "Not only will this strengthen
SIRVA's value proposition for current customers, but it will allow us to
attract new customers relocating to and from this dynamic area."
Allied Lemuir operates 12 locations in India.
Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
To learn more about SIRVA, call +1-800-341-5648/ +44-1793-619-555/
+852-2104-6668 or visit www.sirva.com.
About SIRVA
A leading worldwide provider of relocation and moving solutions, SIRVA
Inc. (www.sirva.com) provides more than 230,000 relocations per year
to corporations, government employees and individual consumers. The Company
delivers the best mobility experience at the lowest total cost to relocate
through complete management of the global supply chain, the world's leading
global operations, industry-leading risk management processes, and full
accountability and transparency of all costs. SIRVA's brands include Allied,
Allied International, Allied Pickfords, Allied Special Products, DJK
Residential, Global, northAmerican, northAmerican International, SIRVA
Mortgage, SIRVA Relocation, SIRVA Move Management, SIRVA Global Relocation
Inc. and SIRVA Settlement.
Amanda Stewart, GyroHSR for SIRVA, +1-312-805-3723, Amanda.Stewart at gyrohsr.com
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