Commercial Mover of the Year and Domestic Mover of the Year winners announced at the BAR conference in Manchester.

BAR has announced the winners of its Commercial Mover of the Year Competition (CMOTY) 2011 and Domestic Mover of the Year (DMOTY) 2011-12.  The result was announced on Saturday 14 May at the BAR Annual Conference in Manchester.

Belfast-based Delivery Services won CMOTY holding off Pickfords Business Solutions (last years winner) and Reloc8.

Richard Hill, Managing Partner for Delivery Services commented: “The Delivery Services team is truly delighted to have reached final place in such a highly regarded industry competition.  [Achieving national recognition for our service is all the more satisfying when it is through such a rigorously judged competition such as CMOTY] which is based on customer testimonial and audit of quality assurance.  We see the award as an encouraging recognition of our success in the marketplace of striving for excellence in project management, achieving a customer orientation throughout the company and implementing innovative moving methodology to tackle logistically challenging projects such as large scale library relocations.  This CMOTY award will positively add to the tangible benefits we have already seen this year through membership of the Commercial Moving Group and BS 8522 accreditation in promoting our service throughout the UK commercial moving market.”

According to the BAR website all finalists were subject to a rigorous site inspection during the final scoring process as well as a separate mini-audit of the BS 8522 Commercial Moving Standard.  The judging panel consisted of a member of the BAR Board of Directors, two representatives from the Facilities Management industry and a representative from the Quality Services Standards Ltd.

David Wicks, Managing Director, PHS Teacrate, sponsors of CMOTY commented:  “Supporting this prestigious industry award remains a key priority for Teacrate.  This year, as sole sponsors, we have witnessed another fantastic competition, where the level of achievement has been truly exceptional.  Our thanks go to all entrants for their participation and high quality of entries.  Our special congratulations go to the overall winners, Delivery Services and to all finalists and merit award winners.”  PHS Teacrate has already agreed to sponsor next year’s competition.

DMOTY

Maidman’s Removals & Storage from Bournemouth won the DMOTY award against four other companies: Britannia Lanes of Somerset & Bristol; MJ Christophers & Son of Newquay; Reddaways Removals Ltd., of Okehampton; and Richard Healey Removals Ltd., of Beith.

Maidman's has been in operation for over 30 years and was the first company in the UK to gain all three British Standard Institute (BSI) quality standards relevant to the removal industry.  Maidman’s offers a full service that includes domestic and commercial removals, archive and document storage and a secure shredding service.  

BAR said that [companies entering the DMOTY competition were judged according to strict criteria which included a commitment to quality and standards, customer satisfaction, knowledge, professionalism and helpfulness of staff as well as commitment to training and development of staff].  

Maidman’s Managing Director Brian Maidman commented: “We are absolutely delighted to have won such a prestigious industry award, considering we were up against some very strong competition.  [To receive the initial recognition and to be a finalist was a feat in itself, to win the competition is a huge achievement for the company].  The recognition is down to the ongoing hard work from the team.  The continual high standards and customer service values that we set ourselves ensures the smooth running of the business and emphasises our core values.  It’s a very proud milestone for the company.” 

DMOTY is sponsored by BAR Services.  Miranda Hyder commented: “BAR Services is very proud to be continually involved in sponsoring the DMOTY competition. We feel that it is very worthy as it recognises the performance and quality members achieve in the domestic moving market. This year we would like to congratulate Maidman’s who will be receiving £500 worth of packaging materials from us as their prize.”

Winners and participants in CMOTY and DMOTY always say how valuable winning and ever just taking part is as a way of developing company morale and as a promotional tool.  If you are entitled to enter and never have, maybe 2012 could be your year.