2017 – Finalists for the Chamber of Commerce ‘Community Award’.
2016 – Winners of the PAIMA Juan Peralta Global Ecology Award. Received the award in New Orleans for sending 0% of the waste we handle to landfill.
2015 — Official opening of our Self Storage facility with the Mayor of Wolverhampton – A brand new self-storage facility with 96 rooms at our head office in Wolverhampton.
2014 — Worked closely with University of Wolverhampton in creating new roles at Burke Bros.
2013 — Gary Burke elected on to the a board of the Chamber of Commerce. Burke Bros Moving Group were awarded the Service Provider of the Year 2013 Award and nomined for Continuous Improvement Award.
2012 — Major refurbishment carried out at our Wolverhampton head offices. Alongside investment in our staff and staff development.
2011 — After 28 years the Burke Bros brand was updated “Global Relocation” added into our new logo design to our increasingly successful International Removal Service.
2010 — Gary Burke became Vice President of PAIMA and helped over-see the transfers of PAIMA’s Head Quarters from Panama to Florida.
2009 — New logistics divisions added to the company, now 24 hours 6 days a week.
2008 — Burke Bros were gold sponsors again at PAIMA conference in Hawaii.
2007 — Gold sponsors at the PAIMA conference in New York in October and also tonnage award winners.
2006 — won the Juan Peralta Global Award for innovative ideas on helping Environmental issues presented in San Francisco for the best contribution from a moving company on global environmental issues.
2005 — company makeover investment in training, vehicles, technology and marketing
2004 — Through Dept of Trade we secured grants to investigate innovative ideas to take company forward through innovative technology
2003 — The business was split into international and UK moving divisions
2002 — joined PAIMA or the Pan American International Movers Association
2001 — Developed E-Commerce website offering online quotations for uk moving and ordering of packaging supplies.
2000 — Awarded IIP investors in people award
1999 — Gary Burke receives correspondence fromHer Majesty The Queen in recognition of bringing the merits of Wolverhampton to her attention prior to the successful bid for city status in 2000.
1998 — joined HHGFFA or the Household Goods Forwarders Association of America
1996 — joined FIDI (the global alliance of professional international moving and relocation companies)
1995 – Purchased 3 acre industrial estate Foxe’s Lane, Wolverhampton, which is still our present head office.
