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| name = Global Van Lines, LLC |
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| logo = Global Van Lines logo.png |
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| logo = [[Image:GlobalVanLines.jpg]] |
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| type = [[Private company|Private]] [[Agent-owned company|agent-owned]] |
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| industry = Moving and storage |
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| foundation = 1933 |
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| location_city = [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] |
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| location_country = U.S. |
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| website = {{url|https://www.globalvanlines.com/}} |
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'''Global Van Lines, LLC''' is an international moving company founded in 1933 by George T. Howard as '''Howard Van Lines''' in [[Dallas, Texas]]. It took its present name in 1957 when it was acquired by '''Trans-Ocean Van Service''' of [[Long Beach, California]]. |
'''Global Van Lines, LLC''' is an international moving company founded in 1933 by George T. Howard as '''Howard Van Lines''' in [[Dallas, Texas]]. It took its present name in 1957 when it was acquired by '''Trans-Ocean Van Service''' of [[Long Beach, California]]. |
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| ⚫ | It was acquired in 1981 by WKG Corporation of [[Houston, Texas]], and sold to Contrans Corporation in 1985. In 1990, Global agents acquired the company making it similar in form to a [[cooperative]]. It was acquired by [[Interstate Van Lines]] in 1998 and sold to [[Allied Van Lines|Allied Worldwide]] in 2000, which became SIRVA. Global Van Lines previously held its world headquarters at the northeastern edge of [[Disneyland]] in [[Anaheim, California]], where it was also a corporate sponsor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Original Global Van Lines Moving Truck.|url=https://www.icollector.com/Original-Global-Van-Lines-Moving-Truck_i30905113|access-date=2020-12-29|website=iCollector.com Online Auctions}}</ref> The mid-century modern building was razed in the 1990s and is now home to the [[Frank Gehry]]-designed [[Team Disney|Team Disney Anaheim]]. In 2000, SIRVA moved Global Van Lines headquarters to [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web|title=General Contact Information|url=http://www.globalvanlines.com/vanlines/contact-us.aspx/|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=History of North American/Allied/Atlas/Global Van Lines|url=http://www.frankkryder.com/allied.htm/|access-date=25 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107012846/http://www.frankkryder.com/allied.htm|archive-date=7 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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It gained some fame in the 1960s by moving equipment for [[NASA]]. For many years, its slogan was "Modern moving with old fashioned care."{{cn|date=January 2017}} |
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| ⚫ | It was acquired in 1981 by WKG Corporation of [[Houston, Texas]], and sold to Contrans Corporation in 1985. In 1990, Global agents acquired the company making it similar in form to a [[cooperative]]. It was acquired by [[Interstate Van Lines]] in 1998 and sold to [[Allied Van Lines|Allied Worldwide]] in 2000, which became SIRVA. Global Van Lines previously held its world headquarters at the northeastern edge of [[Disneyland]] in [[Anaheim, California]], where it was also a corporate sponsor. The mid-century modern building was razed in the 1990s and is now home to the [[Frank Gehry]]-designed [[Team Disney|Team Disney Anaheim]]. In 2000, SIRVA moved Global Van Lines headquarters to [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web|title=General Contact Information|url=http://www.globalvanlines.com/vanlines/contact-us.aspx/| |
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 20 September 2023
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| Company type | Private agent-owned |
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| Industry | Moving and storage |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Website | www |
Global Van Lines, LLC is an international moving company founded in 1933 by George T. Howard as Howard Van Lines in Dallas, Texas. It took its present name in 1957 when it was acquired by Trans-Ocean Van Service of Long Beach, California.
It was acquired in 1981 by WKG Corporation of Houston, Texas, and sold to Contrans Corporation in 1985. In 1990, Global agents acquired the company making it similar in form to a cooperative. It was acquired by Interstate Van Lines in 1998 and sold to Allied Worldwide in 2000, which became SIRVA. Global Van Lines previously held its world headquarters at the northeastern edge of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, where it was also a corporate sponsor.[1] The mid-century modern building was razed in the 1990s and is now home to the Frank Gehry-designed Team Disney Anaheim. In 2000, SIRVA moved Global Van Lines headquarters to Fort Wayne, Indiana.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Original Global Van Lines Moving Truck". iCollector.com Online Auctions. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "General Contact Information". Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "History of North American/Allied/Atlas/Global Van Lines". Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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