8/28/2008
SIRVA’s North American Van Lines Selected to Move NBA’s New Oklahoma City Basketball Team
Professional Basketball Club Moving from Seattle to Oklahoma City
CHICAGO (September 2, 2008)—North American Van Lines, Inc., in partnership with SIRVA Relocation, LLC, has been selected by the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Oklahoma City franchise (formerly known as the Seattle Supersonics) to relocate the team from Seattle to Oklahoma City.. The cooperative effort to handle the move—led by North American Van Lines Agents A-1 Freeman Moving Group, Inc., and Lile International Companies—began in late July and is expected to continue through the start of the NBA’s 2008-2009 season.
The awarded contract includes moving and relocation management services for the Oklahoma Professional Basketball Club’s offices and equipment, team personnel, players and coaches, as well as all related business services and household goods relocations.
“The selection of North American and SIRVA Relocation to move the entire Oklahoma City Professional Basketball Club’s assets speaks volumes to our company’s collective expertise and professionalism,” said Mike Wolfe, President, SIRVA Moving Services. “Our capabilities are ideally suited to such a complex relocation experience, and we are honored for the opportunity to demonstrate our superior service under these circumstances.”
Based in Oklahoma City, A-1 Freeman is North American Van Line's largest agent in the Southern United States. The company currently manages approximately one million square feet of warehouse space in seven locations in three states, and operates more than 400 pieces of equipment.
Lile International Companies, which is certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council as a 100-percent Women-Owned Business, specializes in relocation, warehousing and distribution services. The company is comprised of numerous facilities strategically located throughout the Pacific Northwest.
For more information about this exciting move by North American, please visit http://www.nba.com/oklahomacity/.
About North American Van Lines, Inc.
North American Van Lines, Inc., established in 1933, is a wholly owned subsidiary of SIRVA, Inc., a leader in providing relocation solutions to a well-established and diverse customer base around the world. The van line, with headquarters in Fort Wayne, Ind., and more than 500 agents, handles corporate, government, military and private relocations and operates in the U.S., Canada and more than 100 countries worldwide. Information on the company can be found on the Internet at www.navl.com.
About SIRVA, Inc.
SIRVA, Inc. is a leading provider of relocation solutions to a well-established and diverse customer base around the world. The Company handles all aspects of relocation, including home purchase and home sale services, household goods moving, mortgage services and home closing and settlement services. SIRVA conducts more than 300,000 relocations per year, transferring corporate and government employees along with individual consumers. SIRVA's well-recognized brands include Allied, Allied International, Allied Pickfords, Allied Special Products, DJK Residential, Global, northAmerican, northAmerican International, SIRVA Mortgage, SIRVA Relocation and SIRVA Settlement. More information about SIRVA can be found on the Company's Web site at www.sirva.com.
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