SIRVA Acquires Self-Move, Self-Storage Franchisor

CHICAGO, March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., a leading global relocation and moving services provider, has acquired SMARTBOX, a Virginia-based portable moving and storage services company.

The business will continue to operate under the SMARTBOX brand and will maintain its 19 franchise locations throughout the United States and call center operations in Richmond, Virginia.  Founder, CEO and franchise-owner Bryan Bostic will also continue to operate as a franchisee and will provide consulting services to SIRVA.

"The acquisition of SMARTBOX gains us entry into the portable, self-service moving and storage segment with a reputable brand.  It's a low cost option that vertically integrates with our product and service offerings, and expands our value proposition for customers and clients while providing great synergies for our existing van line agents," said Drew Coolidge, Chief Operating Officer of Moving Services at SIRVA.  "We welcome SMARTBOX to the SIRVA family and are excited about our shared growth potential."

"We are excited to join the SIRVA family and to fill a gap in their product offering," stated Bryan Bostic. "SMARTBOX franchisees operate in a multi-billion dollar industry and are committed to delivering affordable and flexible storage and moving solutions, which will integrate well with the existing suite of SIRVA offerings."

SIRVA's investment into the "Do-It-Yourself" market adds to their extensive portfolio of mobility solutions, and will enable corporate clients to realize even further options of different services in their mobility program by offering a self-service, "do-it-yourself" solution with moving, storage and containerization capabilities. 

SMARTBOX was advised by The Louthan Group.  Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

To learn more about SIRVA, call 1.800.341.5648 or visit www.sirva.com.

About SMARTBOX

SMARTBOX is a leader in the portable self-storage industry, offering individuals and businesses affordable and convenient storage and local and long-distance moving solutions. Based in Richmond, Va., SMARTBOX services nearly 100 million people in 43 markets throughout the United States. SMARTBOX also offers containerized long distance moves to 75 major metropolitan areas serving more than 135 million people. For a complete list of locations, please visit www.smartboxusa.com.

About SIRVA Worldwide, Inc.

A leading worldwide provider of relocation and moving solutions, SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. (www.sirva.com) provides more than 230,000 relocations per year to corporations, government employees, and individual consumers through its family of companies. SIRVA is the leading provider of end-to-end mobility services globally, offering over 50 mobility solutions in 170 countries through complete management of the global supply chain, the world's leading global operations, industry-leading risk management processes, and full accountability and transparency of costs. SIRVA's family of companies includes Allied, Allied International, Allied Pickfords, DJK Residential, Global, northAmerican, northAmerican International, SIRVA Mortgage, SIRVA Relocation, SIRVA Move Management, SIRVA Global Relocation and SIRVA Settlement.

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SOURCE SIRVA Worldwide, Inc.