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History of Luxfords

Luxfords of Weybridge
Luxfords History
1860

Staintons open for business at the Quadrant, Weybridge, a site used by Luxfords up until 1998.

 
1880

Luxfords commence trading as green grocers, later expanding into general haulage.

Luxfords History
 
1915

Staintons advertise their depository as "the only specially built furniture depository in the district" The building is fitted with every modern convenience, including electric light.

 
1918

Herbert Luxford, is called up into the Royal Flying Corp. All grocery shops but one are closed with skeleton haulage service in operation, both of which are kept running by his wife, Evelyn.

 
1920

Herbert Luxford returns from the war, purchases two ex-WD vehicles and concentrates solely on the haulage business.

 
1925

Herbert Luxford buys Staintons, acquiring property in Oatlands, Thames Street and the Quadrant.

 
1926

Luxfords first major container load is completed. The move is to Jersey.

 
1935

Tom and Joe Luxford (two of Herbert's three sons) join the company

 
1939

Most of the vehicle fleet is requisitioned for the war effort, one warehouse is lost through bombing.

 
1954

Herbert Luxford dies, Joe Luxford takes over the running of company which gradually stops working as general haulage and begins to handle more domestic removals.

 
1960

Luxfords join the British Association of Removers.

 
1975

Luxfords join FIDI (Fédération Internationale des Déménageurs Internationaux) Entry standards are high so as to create a network of quality companies each of which has confidence in the others.

 
1980

Business continues to develop and diversify offering domestic, commercial and international removals services as well as containerised storage for household effects and archive storage facilities.

Luxfords become a founder member of International Movers Mutual Insurance (IMMI), a section of the BAR Overseas Group specifically set up to offer a pre-payment guarantee scheme on overseas moves ensuring that, in the event of the removal company ceasing to trade, the goods would still reach their destination.

 
1982

John Luxford starts work for the company.

 
1998

Company move into new, purpose built offices and warehouse on Brooklands Business Park.

 
2000

Luxfords are one of the first removal companies to achieve the Kitemark Standard BSEN12522.

 
2002

Luxfords achieve the Investors in People Standard.

 
2003

Luxfords achieve FAIM, the only worldwide quality standard for removals.

 
2006

New web site launched including on-line shop selling a range of packaging products. New vehicles purchased to complement existing fleet. Luxfords purchase a range of external self storage units.

 
2007

New warehouse purchased on Brooklands Trade City to accommodate expanding conventional storage, to enable the company to expand into the trade storage market and to build a self storage facility within the new warehouse. Baler is purchased to enable all packing materials unsuitable for re-use to be recycled thereby reducing our carbon footprint.

Luxfords joins the Self Storage Association.

 
2008

All remaining fleet vehicles meet LEZ requirements to ensure full legislative compliance and operational flexibility.

Joe Luxford, former Managing Director and President of the British Association of Removers in 1985, dies in May.

 
2009

Luxfords receive the BAR Domestic Mover of the Year award for excellence in customer service, high standards in operations and facilities and full adherence to the BAR Office of Fair Trading approved Code of Practice.

 
2010

Luxfords are a runner up in the 2010 Domestic Mover of the Year Competition, and are the only company within London and the South East to hold both these awards.

 
2011

2 new purpose built vehicles purchased to upgrade fleet

We successfully achieved BS 8522, the Commercial Moving Standard

 
2012

Luxfords joins the 'Surrey Trading Standards Buy With Confidence scheme'

Luxfords History
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