Pickfords has won the award in the ‘Best Moving Company’ category at the ARP awards presented on 20 June at the St Ermin’s Hotel in Westminster.

The Association of Relocation Professionals (ARP) acts as a professional body for the relocation sector. It represents corporate relocation specialists, property specialists, removals and storage experts as well as other specialist relocation services. The prestigious annual awards ceremony includes a gala dinner and commends those who have made ‘an outstanding contribution to the UK relocation industry’.  The judging panel included HR professionals, journalists and relevant independent figures in the industry.

As well as winner Pickfords, those shortlisted included Bishop's Move Group, Doree Bonner International and Santa Fe Relocation. The winners in other categories were:

Destination Service Provider
Clearview Relocation Ltd - Special Commendation
R3Location Ltd - Winner

Property Finder
Louise Crichton Property Search

Furniture Rental Company
Roomservice by CORT

Specialist Provider
International School of London

Outstanding Contribution to the Relocation Industry
Dominic Tidey - EuRA COO