For more than 25 years, we have focused on being innovative.  Through our customer service practices to our training, employee benefits and operations.  We have always been conscious of how our business affects the community and environment around us.  We may not be there yet, but we have made a commitment to "Moving toward sustainability" and our employees are working daily to improve.  

Environmental Values Statement 

As nationwide industry leaders and "trend-setters" in the Washington, DC marketplace, we will continue to pursue innovations that improve performance and preserve the earth for future generations.  We are committed to "keeping customers moving" by offering eco-friendly services including the "Box-less Move", inventory reuse, and best-practice recycling.  We will continue to conserve resources through responsible fleet management techniques and efficient onsite operations. We will follow the path to sustainability with our partners, in pursuit of a brighter future for all.

A Demonstrated History of Leadership and Environmental Stewardship

Products and Services
> The Boxless Move^TM  utilizes plastic crates instead of boxes, pioneered this technology in the Washington, DC market in 2000
> Recycling and reuse services for clients
> Electronic waste disposal program, e-Scrap                                                                     
> Excess Inventory Management
> Records Management, document shredding and recycling at end of life
> Pre-move “purge” services, using recycling bins
> Source reduction: “Scan on Demand” service for records management clients
 
Transportation
> Aggressive fleet re-use programs
> Re-treaded tires on trucks
> Engine oil for heating at maintenance facility
> Recycle batteries for both vehicles and fork lifts
> Recycle anti-freeze
> All truck purchased since inception exceed existing emissions standards - through industry partnerships with Volvo and Freightliner 
> Intermodal (rail) transport used for long hauls when feasible
> Upgraded power units (on tractor trailers) with environmentally friendly generators to drastically reduce idling
> Vehicles use ultra low sulfur diesel to reduce emissions

 Operations
> Motion sensors used to control lighting in facilities
> Moving blankets are made from recycled fabrics
> Paper and cardboard recycling at warehouses
> Paperless Driver Logs and Fuel Tax Reporting
> Compactor and auger greatly reduce the volume to the landfill
> Uniform service for mass washing and water conservation
> Separate wood from crating for recycling

> Staff-lead work group created to monitor opportunities for minimizing waste, creating  
   efficiencies, and identifying new technologies
> Organization-wide training developed to educate staff on the importance of
   sustainability and how each individual can contribute (at work and at home),   
  
Community Involvement    
>Community Clean Up Day with Crystal City Business Improvement District and Canon Inc. 

> Pilot e-Scrap program with Crystal City Business Improvement District (BID) - Provides opportunity for residents to properly dispose/recycle hazardous electronic components.