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See the parade of vintage removals vehicles organised by BAR As active members of BAR, the British Association of Removers, we were delighted to be involved with the annual conference on 23-25 May. This year, the event was in Stratford-upon-Avon and as always was a useful event for removal professionals. The highlight for us though […]

Reflecting on some of the changes we’ve seen in Retford – moving with the times! Ballards Removals, our family business, has evolved massively since its formation, and we thought we’d take a moment to reflect on some of the changes we’ve seen in our local town of Retford over the time we’ve been in business.

Founded in 1978 in Retford, we have developed Ballards Removals steadily over 40 years. I’m Richard Ballard, the founder of Ballards Removals, and I was born in 1952. After leaving school in 1967, I worked down the local mine, Bevercotes Colliery, as a mechanical fitter, maintaining coal face machinery, then in 1973 joined the merchant

Success again as Matt Ballard is voted “Director of the Year” As 2017 winners of the “Employer of the Year” category at the Midlands Family Business Awards, we are thrilled to have voted as winners again in 2018. This year, Matt Ballard has achieved the Director of the Year award in recognition of his significant

If you want up to date information about road works and other traffic problems – ask a removal man! As we’re travelling up and down the A1 and around Newark, Retford and surrounding areas every day, we tend to know what’s going on. When we’re travelling further afield, we check with reliable sources like the

At Ballards, we are passionate about training and developing our staff to work safely and efficiently and, above all, to provide great customer service. This month, we’re delighted to announce the launch of our new trainee programme, where 6 new recruits have joined us to start their new careers in the removals industry. We’re offering

We’re really delighted to have won the Employer of the Year Award for 2017. As a business that thrives due to the capability and commitment of our “extended family” of removals and storage experts and support staff, we are thrilled to have been voted “Employer of the Year” at the recent Midlands Family Business Awards

Find out what it’s like to work for Ballards Removals, Storage and van hire. Ballards – what makes us tick? Established in 1978, Ballard’s have constantly strived to provide the very best in service led Removals, Storage and Van Hire. Initially focusing on specialist domestic and commercial removals, Ballards have evolved into the provision of

We’re finalists in the 2017 Family Business Awards! At Ballards, we take pride in being a real family business with a strong commitment to customer service and to building a great working environment for our team. The business was started in 1978 and now employs over 40 people, involved in removals and storage, logistics and

Our removals and storage Head Office is now fully operational at Markham Moor. If you’ve read our previous blogs, you’ll know that we’ve been working hard this year, not only on achieving successful moves for our customers, but also on our own relocation. This was a major exercise, led by Matt Ballard with the support

Things are coming together nicely at Markham Moor, our purpose built premises by the A1. We always plan our customers’ moves carefully and our own move is no different – there’s a lot to do, but it’s all in the master plan! Everything is on schedule for our relocation later this year and we are

Everything is going exactly to plan and, later this year, we will be relocating or removals, storage and van hire operations to our new purpose built site at Markham Moor. As you can see in this video, most of the structural work has now been completed and our contractors are moving on to the second

We’ve recently completed yet another successful house removal job in the Nottingham Park Estate. Removals services in the Nottingham Park Estate The Park is a private estate, situated in the centre of Nottingham with easy access to all of the city’s facilities, whilst retaining and “old world” charm and peacefulness, which are just two of