Pickford and Co
1695 First reference to Pickford family as hauliers[1].
Thomas Pickford carried on a transport business with pack horses
Removers and carriers
1756 James Pickford, the London-Manchester wagoner, had 2 London headquarters
1768 Thomas Pickford died; the business was carried on by his sons Matthew and Thomas.
By 1817, Pickford and Co. was being run by four sons of Matthew and Thomas Pickford - Thomas and Matthew, and James and Matthew; in this year, Joseph Baxendale entered proprietorship (the Pickford family saved the business by selling it to the Baxendales).
After 1850, the Baxendale family assumed control of firm.
1901 the name of the firm was changed to Pickfords Ltd
1919 The firm had 1580 horses, 1900 horse drawn vehicles, and 46 others.
1946 Merged with Carter Paterson
2002 Became part of Sirva Inc, the world's largest removal firm.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Feb. 13, 2008
- Pickfords [1]