PICKFORDS
Pickfords has been registered in the UK for removal and storage services since the company's origins in the seventeenth century. Founded in 1756 (with roots possibly as early as 1646), Pickfords is one of the oldest removal companies in the world.
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Brand History & Trademark Analysis
Pickfords has been registered in the UK for removal and storage services since the company's origins in the seventeenth century. Founded in 1756 (with roots possibly as early as 1646), Pickfords is one of the oldest removal companies in the world. The brand became synonymous with house moving in Britain — 'getting the Pickfords in' being a common British expression for hiring professional movers.
The brand became synonymous with house moving in Britain — 'getting the Pickfords in' being a common British expression for hiring professional movers.
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Historical Background
Thomas Pickford began operating a wagon service between London and the north of England in the mid-17th century. The company became the main contractor for the early canal carrying trade in the 1790s, then adapted to railway freight in the 1840s. Pickfords was nationalised in 1948 as part of British Road Services and privatised again in 1981. Allied Van Lines now owns the Pickfords trademark in the UK.