Ferguson Moving on Youtube

At one time, youtube was only there to entertain. Now it has become a site to not only entertain, but also to educate. Ferguson Moving & Storage has harnessed the power of youtube to offer informative tips and advice to people who are trying to decide on moving plans.

We have developed our own youtube channel so you can see all of the content that we have created for you. Thanks for considering Ferguson Moving & Storage, we hope to hear from you soon.

BBB gives Ferguson A+ Rating

The Better Business Bureau of Vancouver has awarded Ferguson Moving & Storage with an A+ Rating.

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New moving staff and promotions aswell.

Erin is our new frontline reception, Patricia has transferred and is now our inside sales coordinator and Jason has been promoted to be the company’s new operations manager. We’re getting all set up to have our best year ever!

If you’re interested in applying for a job here, please visit our employment page http://www.fergusonmoving.com/about/employment/

Tips on loading a moving truck

When you’re choosing a Vancouver mover, ask them how they typically load a moving truck. It sounds like a simple enough question, but it’s also one that could save you from choosing a poor mover.
For example, if you ask this and the response is we put the furniture in and then drive, then you are speaking to a company that simply wants to move your “stuff” and will treat it as such. If you get a response like first we blanket wrap all of your furniture in the home before it moves an inch, and we load the larger items first followed by the smaller items on top using professionally trained staff, then you are talking to a professional moving company.

At Ferguson Moving & Storage, we guarantee our services and moving rates in writing. After 9 decades of service in Vancouver, you should know, we haven’t been vancouvers best moving company by doing a poor job and taking advantage of people.

If you’re not 100% satisfied with your move, call us and we’ll make it right. GUARANTEED!

Kind regards,

Lorne MacInnes
Vice President
www.fergusonmoving.com

Ferguson Moving advertising on News 1130AM

Ferguson Moving & Storage is one of Vancouver’s top white glove moving and storage companies. So we wanted to tell everyone about it. We chose news 1130 to broadcast to the city that we’re the oldest and most reliable choice they can make when it comes time to moving. If you’ve ever been stuck in traffic in Vancouver (who hasn’t right?) then chances are you’ve tuned into the radio to listen to the reports. For the last two months, we’ve sponsored the traffic reports to get the word out that we believe in our product. Our rates are guaranteed, we guarantee to blanket wrap your furniture, we guarantee on time arrival within a 1 hour window, we guarantee clean and well maintained equipment and we guarantee professionally trained and fully uniformed movers.

Homeswat Reviews

Hi All

 

Last night I was at my “Homeswat Networking” Christmas Party.  I just wanted to pass on that at the party it got to a point where it became a little embarrassing as it turned into a little bit of a Ferguson Moving Love In.

Heather Knittel and Susan Borax from Good Riddance could not say enough good things about us and our guys, particularly in the way they perform the moves and “care” for their older clients.  Good Riddance have used other companies in the past but will not any longer –we are their exclusive recommendation.  Helen Grant and Dale McGowan, (two real estate agents) were similarly effusive.

 

With all the frustrations of the daily grind, it was a pleasure to sit there and agree that we ARE the best moving company, and that outside agencies are confirming that to us.  I just wanted to pass on a hearty pat on the back to all of those that help make us one the best.

 

THANK YOU!

 

 

Trevor Kennell

Moving Consultant

Ferguson Moving & Storage

1584 Columbia Street

North Vancouver, BC   V7J 1A4

Tel:  604-922-2212

Fax:  604-987-0269

Toll Fee: 1-866-488-2212

Web:  www.fergusonmoving.com

Moving a piano with your futon mattress

During the summer this year, my wife and I had been going to open houses in our neighbourhood. Some houses really stand out more than others. There was one my wife really liked and I just saw all the things that needed to be fixed. It needed a lot of work. One thing it had was a really nice baby grand piano. I don’t play, but I have moved hundreds of them. Anyway, about two months later, I receive a phone call from a family who got themselves into a bad spot. They called me because their piano was stuck. I found out they were loading their own u-haul and the got everything done except a piano and they had to be out of the house in two hours because the new owners were moving in and this piano was wedged in the front entrance! I asked for the location and I knew this was the same house I had seen with my wife. I was actually finishing up for my day so I was able to be there in about 20 minutes! All of our moving crews where either still working or had gone home for the day. So I offered to go by myself if they were able to give me a hand. When I showed up, they had the piano on it’s side, completely wrapped in shrink wrap, and laying on top of a futon mattress which was indeed wedged in the door. These guys were just trying to muscle this very nice piano out of the house and the piano was winning the fight. I told them if they could follow my direction, we could work together to solve this. First we had to move the piano back where it started. Next, we replaced the legs and stood the piano back up so we could start from the begining. Then we removed all of the shrink wrap and then removed the lid from its hinges. Next we blanket wrapped the piano and then put shrink wrap back on. We then placed the piano onto the piano skid I brought, strapped it down and placed the whole thing onto a 4 wheel cart and rolled it out to the truck, up the ramp and into the U-Haul truck. After getting it all secure the whole family came out and said I was a God! It felt really good just to help them out of their predicament.

My advice to anyone moving a piano is to hire professional piano movers in the first place. That’s one piece of furniture your buddies are not equipped to move. Especially if they tell you to use a futon mattress to slide it on!

Ferguson’s expanding again!

Since 2001 Ferguson Moving & Storage has been increasing every year. This year has been the worst recession since the great depression (which Ferguson’s also survived) and we actually recorded our biggest year on record. We successfully achieved a 32.5% increase in business.

Now with all of our work progressing along, we’ve grown in office staff and we have a great team. However, the office space got very small with our success. Fortunately our neighbors had to move and we took over their lease and office space. So we’re moving into this new space and it needs a bit of a facelift. Here’s some shots during the reno’s and we’re hoping to start moving into the offices by this weekend Saturday Dec 19th. The process should be complete by Tuesday.
It’s a pretty big job, new floors, new ceilings, new lighting, new paint, new appliances, new furniture and updated wiring for our servers and technology. Even the outside sales staff will have new touch screen laptops and wireless printers mounted in their sales vehicles. They’ll also be able to get online to tap into our servers with a VPN (Virtual private network) which means they can work from their car or a coffee shop just as if they were at their desk. We just want to be the best.

Upstairs above the offices, we have created a new change area, staff lounge and training center so all of our movers can do our essential skills course which covers everything from blanket wrapping furniture, packing breakables, lifting techniques and most importantly, customer care.

Feel free to drop by anytime in the new year for a complimentary tour.

 Phil from Capilano Communications working on data cables

 New lighting, painting and flooring just about complete

 Our future office for accounting

 Our future area for mover’s training

 This is the new warehouse space we got. (Filled in in 2 days!)

 See, our movers do wear uniforms. (here they are to prove it)

Apartment moving made easy.

Apartment moving made easy.

Moving into a condo is made if you have wide doors, spacious hallways, and multiple elevators where applicable. Does your building have these checked?

 

·     Make sure all the apartment fridge, washer/dryer, oven etc work correctly. Ensure there’s in the freezer, an oven that heats adequately, burners that heat evenly.

·     The locks for the apartment door entrance, and the entrance to the building should be in good repair. Check the doors for signs of break-ins.

·     Ensure your unit has hot water, and check the water pressure. Make sure the water drains.

·     Have the carpets cleaned before you move in. Allow at least one full day to dry.

·     Book your elevator and loading zones first

·     Be courteous to your neighbors, move between 8AM and 4PM if possible.

·     Elevator times can be very short, Be packed and ready to go for the movers so no time is wasted.

·     Don’t forget to get an elevator key to lock off the elevator so the doors don’t close while loading and the tenants on the other floors don’t call for the elevator during the move time.

·     Ask the manager to post a sign on each floor that the elevator is being used. This way you won’t upset people by making them wait for an elevator that’s just not coming.

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