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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 asHoward Van Lines inDallas, Texas. It took its present name in 1957 when it was acquired byTrans-Ocean Van Service ofLong Beach, California.
It was acquired in 1981 by WKG Corporation ofHouston, Texas, and sold to Contrans Corporation in 1985. In 1990, Global agents acquired the company making it similar in form to acooperative. It was acquired byInterstate Van Lines in 1998 and sold toAllied Worldwide in 2000, which became SIRVA. Global Van Lines previously held its world headquarters at the northeastern edge ofDisneyland inAnaheim, California, where it was also a corporate sponsor.[1] The mid-century modern building was razed in the 1990s and is now home to theFrank Gehry-designedTeam Disney Anaheim. In 2000, SIRVA moved Global Van Lines headquarters toFort Wayne, Indiana.[2][3]
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