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18 Business Profiles 2014 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com mark's moving & storage Inc. Address: 111 Milk St., Westborough, MA 01581 Phone: 508-983-6000 Fax: 508-366-8259 Website: www.marksmoving.com Product or Service: Relocation and storage services Head of Company: Mark Silverman, President Year Founded: 1979 W hile enrolled at Northeastern University in 1979, Mark Silverman gained a valuable education in supply and demand. He noticed that all around the Boston area there were students, parents and young professionals all needing help moving boxes, furniture, clothes, books, and other household items. What he saw prompted him to create Mark's Moving & Storage, initially a one-man, one-truck operation that has grown into a multimillion- dollar enterprise. Started primarily as a moving business, Mark initially did the heavy liing – literally – moving homeowners from one address to another. In time, the company expanded its offerings to include a packing service, Mark's Pack Team, which wraps and packs customers' belongings and unpacks them at the destination site. Not only does Mark's Moving handle homeowner relocations, but it also features a commercial division. e office and industrial division works 24/7 to help businesses, medical facilities, and warehouses safely and efficiently relocate operations. As business grew, Mark's Moving became affiliated with Arpin Van Lines, improving the capacity to move customers across the street, across the country, and across the globe. In the mid-2000s, the firm acquired Marlborough Transportation, which helped them establish a Central Massachusetts identity. In 2011, Silverman acquired SMARTBOX, a Boston- based franchise that supplies compartmentalized, portable, wooden storage units in which customers store belongings on- or off-site at a new location, or in a secure warehouse. Mark's Moving has also become a leader in secure, long-term office record storage management. e company's state-of-the-art tracking system facilitates packing, retrieval of vital documents, and disposal of unwanted items. Additionally, the company addresses air freight needs and can arrange for international container shipping. Concern for the environment ranks as a top priority for Mark's Moving. e firm recycles all cardboard products and offers customers reusable plastic crates for their packing needs. e company's fleet of 25 trucks and trailers undergoes regular maintenance and servicing to ensure maximum fuel efficiency, thus reducing its carbon footprint. At Mark's Moving giving back is part of the culture. e company lends its trucks and manpower to food distribution efforts at anksgiving, organized by the Marlborough Rotary Club. Silverman and his team have contributed to the Joe Andruzzi Foundation, which helps cancer patients and their families, and have collected books for inner city children through the non-profit "Hits for Kids." e company also supports the National Arthritis Foundation and the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Mark's Moving is also the official mover of the United Way of Tri County. Its charitable endeavors earned Mark's Moving the 2011 Arpin Van Lines Humanitarian Award, besting more than 200 other agents. At Mark's Moving, customers can rest assured – Silverman and his crew pride themselves in treating you like family and your belongings as they would their own. With corporate headquarters at 111 Milk Street, Westborough, Mark's Moving has additional offices in Needham and Norwood. For more information, visit www.marksmoving.com n Mark's Moving & Storage Inc. w e s t b o r o u g h , m a Under President and CEO Mark Silverman, Mark's Moving & Storage has become a specialist in relocation and packing services, as well as a leader in storage and distribution services.