After 100 years in operation, Grace Group, Australasia’s largest removals and storage company, has cemented itself as a leading market player by recently completing two significant acquisitions.

The acquisitions are the first takeovers for Grace Group since 1995 when the company was bought by Jim Thompson. 

The acquisition of Advance Document Systems (ADS) in regional NSW and Total Records Management (TRM) in Brisbane are major milestones in the continued story of Grace Group’s growth and development.  At a combined cost of AUD 12 million, these assets represent a substantial investment by the Group.

As part of Grace Records Management's regional development strategy, ADS provides the opportunity to expand operations into the heart of regional NSW.  A substantial site is positioned in Orange with two smaller branches located in Nowra and Newcastle.  The company said that this establishes them as the only national supplier of records management services to regional Australia.  

TRM offers Grace the ability to expand its market share and offering in the Brisbane district.  A total of 274,000 boxes will be absorbed into its new state-of-the-art Willawong facility and expand its portfolio of high profile clients in South East Queensland.

100 years ago Grace Removals started with one repository at Camperdown and two horse drawn vehicles. Today, Grace proudly owns branches in over 40 locations in Australia and New Zealand and has a 400 strong fleet at its disposal. In 2010 alone, Grace moved over three million boxes during home and business moves.  

Michael Highland, General Manager, Grace Removals Records Management, who instigated these two recent acquisitions.