Corporate Profile

Registered Company Name: Abels Moving Services Ltd. Registered in England No. 3592000
VAT No: 719 9751 84

Executive Team:
Philip Pertoldi (Group Managing Director)
John Watson (Managing Director UK Division)
Neil Pertoldi (General Manager International Division)
Miles Chandler (Financial Controller)

Company Secretary:
Miles Chandle

Bankers:
RBS NatWest

Auditors :
Grant Thornton

Abels Head Office: Wimbledon Avenue, Brandon, Suffolk IP27 0NZ
Tel: 01842 816600
Fax: 01842 813613
E-Mail: enquiries@abels.co.uk

Operating Centres: Brandon, Suffolk - Ely & Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Property: 71,000 sq ft for furniture, with HM Customs approved facilities.

Fleet: 18 Air-ride state of the art Removal Vehicles.

Personnel: 80 full-time employees.

Training Facilities: Dedicated training centre. Abels qualified instructors teach technical skills, customer care and attitude training at all levels, have performed specialist training for staff of the Royal Household and hold many external training awards. Investor in People Award 1995

Market Status: One of the leading removals companies in the UK - Market Leader for quality.

Quality: The Royal Warrant, ISO 9002 - No FS23942. Quality Manager. Trained crews, modern air-ride vehicles. Purpose-built premises. Advanced communication network.

Removal Services: UK and European road services, sea and airfreight forwarding worldwide for private and company moves. Fine art packing. Containerised and conventional storage. HM Customs approved warehouses. Personal Assistant total move management. Full relocation support service.

Business Services: Office Moving. File Storage. Disaster Response Unit. Warehouse relocations.

Removal Industry Involvement: UK : British Association of Removers - Robert Crosthwaite - National President 1989/90. Philip Pertoldi - National President 1997/98. Shareholder in UniGroup Worldwide UTS - International Move Manager.

Overseas Agents: A network of dedicated agents worldwide. Abel's staff regularly visit overseas agents to improve knowledge and maintain quality of service.

Commercial Services: Specialist European transportation. Specialist commercial moving and storage.

Distribution Services: Retail, hotel, home and office delivery of furniture. Installation and set-up. Warehousing. Import and Export.

Insurance: Full 'all risks' insurance cover available for goods in transit and store. IMMI (financial guarantee scheme for private customers moving overseas).

Currant and Previous Customers: The Royal Family, Duchy of Cornwall, MOD, Marks & Spencer, Harrods, NatWest Bank, TSB, Philips, Norwich Union, Essex County Council, Anglian Water Authority, Civil Aviation Authority, BBC, BP, Thomas Cook, TXU, BT, British Gas and Hypnos and many other high net worth individuals.

Corporate Objectives: To be the first name in Moving.To be the best UK Moving and Storage Company.To provide the best Moving Service to Corporate and Private Customers alike.To extend and expand value added services.