AMJ Campbell Van Lines

AMJ Campbell Van Lines
Private
Industry Moving and storage
Predecessor MJ Campbell Moving and Storage
Founded Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1977)
Headquarters Canada
Area served
 Global
Key people
 CEO Bruce Bowser
Website AMJ Campbell website

AMJ Campbell Van Lines is a Canadian moving company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's largest residential and commercial mover.[1]

Founding

The company was originally named MJ Campbell Moving and Storage, a family-owned enterprise founded forty years beforehand. It began with two offices, one in Toronto and the other in Barrie, Ontario, and was licensed to move clients both interprovincially and between the US and Canada. The name of the company was changed to AMJ Campbell Van Lines in 1977. One of the reasons for this was to move the company to nearer the top of the list of moving companies in the phone book. In its first year the company's revenues were $250,000.

History

By 1983 the revenues of the company had reached $3 million.[2] During the 1980s the company expanded to include offices in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver. The company also ended its relationship with North American Van Lines and became an agent of Atlas Van Lines. In 1988 Vector, a venture capital company, purchased 70% of the company for $10.5 million, however 30% ownership of the company and day-to-day operations remained with AMJ's management team. Vector took the company public in 1992 on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CAMVEC. In the late 1990s the company purchased the agricultural products company Kord Products. In 1997 Bruce Bowser was named the president of the company and became the largest single shareholder, having served as executive vice-president since 1992. Bowser had previously worked in an executive capacity for the Bank of Nova Scotia.[3] By 2002 the company had revenues of $110 million per year.[4] That year the company was taken private. After the move, Bowser became the CEO of AMJ.[3] As of the 2010s AMJ had become the largest moving company in Canada.[1]

Partnerships

The company has sponsored Canadian athletes and athletic associations including curler Russ Howard,[5] the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic,[6] and the Canadian Olympic Association.[7] It is also an official mover for several Canadian sports franchises, such as the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Calgary Flames,[8] and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers,[9] as well as Canadian college sports teams.[10] The company has also organized philanthropic efforts, such as the collecting of tents for use in international disaster zones in need emergency housing[11] as well as local community campaigns.[12][13]

References

  1. 1 2 "People and Accounts of Note in Advertising". New York Times. April 19, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ Allan Gould (1986). The new entrepreneurs: 80 Canadian success stories. McClelland and Stewart-Bantam. p. 187. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Gyle Konotopetz (March 2, 2006). "Moving company natural fit for go-getter". Business Edge. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ Mark Kearney and Randy Ray (2002). I Know That Name!: The People Behind Canada's Best Known Brand Names from Elizabeth Arden to Walter Zeller. Dundurn. p. 276. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ Russ Howard and Bob Weeks (2009). Hurry Hard: The Russ Howard Story. John Wiley and Sons. p. 167. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ Darcy Cheek (September 15, 2011). "Team Gushue rebuilding". London Free Press. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  7. ↑ "NTN Entertainment Network Signs new Advertisers". Clickz. August 14, 1998. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Mobile Messaging". Today's Trucking. August 30, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Bombers prepare to tackle the Lions". Our Sports Central. October 1, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Western Mustangs Hopes to Raise Weight of Every O-Lineman in Annual Food Drive". Box Score News. September 9, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  11. ↑ Marika Motiwalla (January 30, 2010). "Shelter over Haitians may be Novack's tent". London Free Press. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  12. ↑ "2008 Times Colonist Book Drive and Sale". Canada.com. February 20, 2008. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  13. ↑ Hank Daniszewski (May 30, 2011). "Business Buzz". London Free Press. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
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