Latest news at Anglo Pacific
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Anglo Pacific Takes One-Man Macbeth from Glasgow to Broadway A container-load of Shakespearian paraphernalia touched down in New York this month having made the long journey from the National Theatre of Scotland in Glasgow. Shipped by specialist theatrical movers Anglo Pacific, the stage is now set for a 73-date run at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre from 7 April. Read more |
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Anglo Pacific Ships Historic Wembley Gates To Chile When the royal tunnel gates from the original Wembley Stadium went up for auction in November 2011, few would have predicted that the successful bid would come from a museum in Chile. But successful they were, and Anglo Pacific now has the task of safely shipping the gates to capital Santiago. Read more |
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Australian Antiques Dealer Retires After 27 Year Association with Anglo Pacific Antiques dealer Greg Cook has retired having spent more than 40 years in the family business - LJ Cook & Co. His departure rounds off a 27 year relationship with removals company, Anglo Pacific, safely shipping antiques from the UK to Down Under. Read more |
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Shakespeare’s Globe’s “Hamlet” Takes on the States with Help from Anglo Pacific The Washington Post wrote “fast and furious at the Folger” and the LA Times admired a “fresh-faced approach” to Shakespeare. It seems that London’s stripped-down Hamlet production went down a treat in the States and specialist theatrical movers Anglo Pacific were delighted to offer behind-the-scenes shipping assistance. Read more |
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Britons Escape Dreary Britain for Sunny “Britain” When first Surveyor General of South Australia, Colonel William Light, set about designing Adelaide in 1835 he wanted to “build a better Britain”. Today, with 7% of Adelaideans born in England and almost 50% of British descent, his mission looks to be a success. Removals company Anglo Pacific is delivering even more to this “Britain with better weather”. Read more |
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The Art of Shipping – Ten Years and Not One Scratch Notching up almost 40 art exhibitions in 20 years, the livelihood and reputation of Swiss-born artist, Christina Niederberger, depends on a reliable delivery service. Anglo Pacific has transported her paintings from London to Switzerland, unscathed, for a long ten years. Read more |
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Time to go home to Australia: Help, where do I start? By Suzanne Gavrilovic, Executive Manager International, Migrant and Multicultural Banking at Commonwealth Bank Australia. As we all know, many times in life it is not what you know, but who you know. CommBank and Anglo Pacific have worked together for many years and as a result I know them very well. I went straight to them for help with the shipping. Read more |
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International Shipping Company Predicts Death of Airline Checked Hold Baggage Airport check-in desks are turning into battlegrounds and Twitter streams are littered with irate rantings. The culprit? Excess baggage charges. Anglo Pacific International believes that this struggle will soon be confined to history. Read more |
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FIDI Focus October 2012 – Women (very much) on the move In an industry where revolutions are few and far between, one can’t help noting that one of the most obvious ones is the increasing presence of women. No one has yet come up with an explanation of how this once male-dominated business became so well integrated, but the fact remains that at the latest FIDI conference there were no less than 154 women from all over the world. Read more |
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Anglo Pacific Warehouse – Gone Fishing Summer is flat-out silly season for Anglo Pacific’s warehouse team so, to reward their hard work and loyalty, the international removals company sent ten of them off for a day’s fishing on the south coast – with hilarious consequences. Read more |
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Theatre Royal Bath Relies on Anglo Pacific for Transatlantic Tours “Dazzling” “Spellbinding” “Glorious” – just some of the words used by theatre critics both sides of the Atlantic to describe Theatre Royal Bath’s tour of The Caretaker starring Hollywood legend Jonathan Pryce. These glowing reviews would have not been possible had specialist theatrical movers, Anglo Pacific, not adhered strictly to their shipping script. Read more |
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Anglo Pacific Helps Disadvantaged Women Dress for Success Last Tuesday, 4 September, over a hundred immaculately turned out businesswomen descended on Australia House on London’s Strand for a networking event in honour of Dress for Success – a charity that assists disadvantaged women find employment. Read more |
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New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty Sets out Stall for Economic Growth In a bid to tackle enduring recession, New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty is heavily promoting new business development and skilled migrants are being encouraged to contribute their skills, optimism and positivity on the path to economic growth. Read more |
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“Chummy” Heads Home After New Zealand Hiatus Every shipment is special to Anglo Pacific International Plc, but some are just that little bit more “special” than others. A 1928 Austin 7 “Chummy” Tourer with a very poignant history was one delivery that deserved an incredibly watchful eye. Read more |
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Anglo Pacific Delivers Liquid Refreshment for London’s “Homelanz” Festival On Saturday 16 June West London’s Boston Manor Park played host to thousands of expats from the southern hemisphere as they soaked up the music, food and culture of their mother countries at “Homelanz”. International removals company Anglo Pacific was on hand to deliver the liquid refreshments and sponsor the festival for the second year running. Read more |
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Anglo Pacific Undertakes Transatlantic Six Horse Shipment for Museum of London Last month, international removals company Anglo Pacific was entrusted with the unique task of transporting six life-size fibreglass horses from New York across the “pond” to the Museum of London. Now on permanent display in the City Gallery, the steeds arrived safely and are proving very popular with visitors. Read more |
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Australia Ups Migration Intake to Fill Skills Gaps In the 2012-13 Commonwealth Budget announced in May, Australia’s Government had good news for those hoping to migrate to the country. The financial plan outlined a targeted increase in numbers accepted on the Migration Program to support Australian regions and sectors with acute skills shortages. Read more |
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Retirement Leads to Change of Trade Shipping Manager for Anglo Pacific At the age of 68 and after eight years with Anglo Pacific International Plc, Trade Shipping Manager Jack Dorrington has finally succumbed to retirement. A well-known figurehead in the industry, Jack will be sorely missed as he passes the baton onto his successor, Teresa Connolly. Read more |
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Canada Wipes Federal Skilled Worker Program Backlog Around 280,000 applicants to Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Program are to have their fees refunded as part of a bid to create a fast and flexible immigration system. The March Budget 2012 set aside 130 million Canadian dollars to cover the cost of refunds and clear the astonishing backlog of unprocessed applications. Read more |
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Anglo Pacific – Safe Shipping for Your Possessions Job offer – tick. Visa – tick. Flights – tick. Your life down under awaits but whilst the plane will take the strain to transport you and your family across the other side of the world, your possessions will need expert handling. Notching up almost 35 years in the business, Anglo Pacific World Movers is the name to look out for when it comes to shipping the contents of your house, and your garage, overseas. Read more |
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Influx of Foreign Buyers for Prime London Property Boosts Anglo Pacific’s Fine Art Shipping London property values have consistently outperformed the FTSE 100 since 2000 and the Capital is earning itself a reputation as a safe haven for foreign investors with Asia-Pacific nationals leading the way. Read more |
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Changes to Australia’s Visa Application Process Spark Surge in Removals Enquiries In January this year, enquiries for international removals company Anglo Pacific were up a significant 45% on the equivalent period in 2011. When isolating the figures for Australia alone, this shot up to 60%. New legislation effective 1 July 2012 which will make it tougher to obtain permanent residency in Australia is believed to be responsible for this surge in interest. Read more |
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Nova Scotia’s Ship Comes In. The business community of Nova Scotia, Canada, is bracing itself for an influx of cash and people thanks to a $35-billion CAD Federal Government shipbuilding programme. Thousands of direct and indirect jobs will be created at the contract-winning Irving Shipbuilding Inc (ISI) each year and international removals company Anglo Pacific is gearing up to relocate the many professionals set to move from the UK and fill those roles. Read more |
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Anglo Pacific Helps Raise Awareness of Bereaved Children’s Charity 20th Anniversary. 2012 is an important year for Winston’s Wish as it signals 20 years since this vital support service for bereaved children was set up. Anglo Pacific has backed the charity for four years and intends to do its bit in making the anniversary a financial and educational success. Read more |
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From Delivery Boxes to Delivery Room for O’Neill Family. It is said that moving house is up there with divorce and family loss for stress levels. Imagine how Simon and Carmel O’Neill felt as they packed up their London home in preparation for Anglo Pacific to ship back to New Zealand and baby Violet Rose Veronica O’Neill appeared some five weeks early… Read more |
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Removal Bookings for Anglo Pacific Boosted by Christchurch Earthquake Rebuild. Anglo Pacific, the UK's largest independent international removals company, has experienced greater growth this year to New Zealand than any other migration market and believes that the skills shortage caused by widespread earthquake damage could be partly responsible. Read more |
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Western Australia’s Bid for British Brains. Standard Life recently put Australia in second place for top retirement hotspots outside the UK. Anglo Pacific International Plc, the UK’s largest independent international removals company, places it even higher at number one with 43% of its container shipments of household effects going to Australia in 2011. Read more |
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Anglo Pacific Gets the Show on the Road. When the Royal New Zealand Ballet needed to shift its set 20,000km from Wellington to Wales and then transport it safely between a series of venues in England and France, a reliable pair of hands was called upon. With over 30 years in the business, Anglo Pacific was called in to get July’s show on the road. Read more |
