Allied Pickfords Australia is a moving company in Australia. It maintains 40 branches across all states of Australia, and over 600 locations worldwide providing removal services across the entire country, and is part of the worldwide moving and relocation services group, SIRVA, headquartered in the United States.
Allied Pickfords Australia was established in 1926 as family-owned moving company named Downard Transport. In 1982, the British-based movers, Pickfords, bought the company to form Downard Pickfords. In 1991, as part of a global rebranding exercise, Downard Pickfords became Allied Pickfords. In 1996, Pickfords (including the subsidiary Allied Pickfords in Australia) was sold to Allied Van Lines in a deal worth $400 million. In 1999, Allied Van Lines and North American Van Lines merged in 2002.
Allied Pickfords Australia provides local moving, interstate moving and international moving services and supplies. Allied Pickfords Australia also provides short-term and long-term storage facilities at its branch locations. The company also offers specialist business relocation services for businesses and similar.
Allied Pickfords Australia has 400 year-round employees, with an additional 50-100 seasonal workers during the removals busy season, November to February.