1-800-PACK-RAT Franchise News

Portable storage and moving company reallocates resources, raises money to meet demands of customers

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-PACK-RAT, a service leader in portable storage and moving solutions, is working around the clock to respond to individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Ike. 1-800-PACK-RAT has reallocated resources from several of its locations in order to service new and existing customers impacted by the Hurricane. It has also initiated a fundraising campaign to raise money for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

1-800-PACK-RAT was on the ground delivering PACK-RAT containers to customers beginning the Monday after Hurricane Ike hit despite limited resources, power, and phone service at its three Houston area locations...

Three executives added to fast-growing portable storage and moving company

WASHINGTON, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC, announces the addition of three executives to oversee critical areas of the fast-growing portable storage and moving company. The expansion of its senior management team is the direct result of 1-800-PACK-RAT's dramatic growth from three locations in 2005 to its current level of 58 serviceable territories nationwide. 1-800-PACK-RAT also has commitments to expand to over 100 markets by the end of 2009.

Joining 1-800-PACK-RAT are Hal Justice, Chief Operating Officer; Joe Kozubowski, Vice President of Inter-Market Moves; and Rhett Trees, Vice President of Franchise Development.

According to Bob Poirier, President and CEO of 1-800-PACK-RAT, "Our success and growth as a company has necessitated the addition of these highly qualified leaders...

Portable storage and moving company becomes Approved Supplier for RE/MAX

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC, a service leader in portable storage and moving solutions for residential and business customers, announces its designation as a RE/MAX Approved Supplier. The RE/MAX Approved Supplier program consists of more than 125 vendors providing a full spectrum of products and services to meet RE/MAX Affiliates' professional needs.

The Approved Supplier program only recognizes and refers the services of companies that provide superior customer service.

According to Bob Poirier, President and CEO of 1-800-PACK-RAT, "We are extremely pleased to join the network of RE/MAX Approved Suppliers...

Portable storage and moving company opens five new territories in June

WASHINGTON, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC, a service leader in portable storage and moving solutions for residential and business customers, broke its own record for growth in a single month with the opening of five new serviceable territories in June 2008. 1-800-PACK-RAT opened its 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, and 58th franchise territory in a continued effort to grow the business and expand its national footprint. The new territories service Cincinnati, Ohio; Fremont, Calif.; the greater San Jose, Calif. area, and Cleveland, Ohio.

Between 2002 and 2006, 1-800-PACK-RAT averaged 750 percent unit growth annually. The June 2008 openings of five new franchises, breaks the previous record of four openings in March 2008...

Portable storage and moving company delivers PACK-RAT Units to customers in recovery effort

INDIANAPOLIS, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC, has been working night and day to deliver PACK-RAT storage units to individuals affected by the flooding in the greater Indianapolis area. 1-800-PACK-RAT, a service leader in portable storage and moving solutions for residential and business customers, has delivered more than 50 portable storage containers to flood victims in Columbus and Martinsville since the floods began more than a week ago.

1-800-PACK-RAT employees have been voluntarily working 18 to 19 hour days in order to satisfy the same-day requests for families needing the use of a PACK-RAT container to store their belongings both preceding and immediately following the flooding...

Portable storage and moving business backs its service with a guarantee to its customers

WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC, announces a 100 percent Customer Satisfaction Guarantee in support of its industry-leading service. The portable storage and moving company, recently ranked the 11th fastest-growing franchise company by Franchise Times, now offers the following guarantee to its customers:

"1-800-PACK-RAT backs its service with a 100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied we will take the necessary actions to claim you as a satisfied customer. Guaranteed." According to Bob Poirier, President and CEO of 1-800-PACK-RAT, "At 1-800-PACK-RAT we pride ourselves on our superior customer service...

Portable storage and moving company opens four new territories in March

WASHINGTON, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC, a service leader in portable storage and moving solutions for residential and business customers experienced extraordinary growth in March 2008. Recently ranked the 11th fastest-growing franchise company by Franchise Times, 1-800-PACK-RAT opened its 48th, 49th, 50th, and 51st franchises, which service territories in and around the Greater Chicago Area, Providence, R.I., Santa Clarita Valley, Calif., and San Fernando Valley, Calif.

Between 2002 and 2006, 1-800-PACK-RAT averaged 750% unit growth annually. The March 2008 openings of four new franchises mark record growth in one month for 1-800-PACK-RAT...

Portable storage and moving company continues to expand

GURNEE, Ill., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC, a service leader in portable storage and moving solutions for residential and business customers, announces the opening of a new franchise location in Gurnee, IL. The franchise is owned by WM Pack-Rat, LLC. The Gurnee location will service the greater Chicago area.

Continuing the expansion of 1-800-PACK-RAT has been a company goal since its inception in 2002, according to Bob Poirier, President and CEO of 1-800-PACK-RAT.

"Our newest location in Gurnee not only allows us to grow our business, but it also allows us to better serve the needs of our customers, which happens to be our number one priority," Poirier said...

Portable storage and moving company and professional home stagers team up to provide customers with convenient solutions for preparing homes for sale

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC and Home Staging Resource (HSR) have teamed up to offer customers a convenient and simple solution for de-cluttering and staging homes prior to putting it on the market.

HSR members are highly trained professional home stagers and redesigners who assist consumer and realtor clients in preparing homes for sale. A de- cluttered and staged home sells faster and for a better price as compared to market averages.

1-800-PACK-RAT is the fastest-growing portable storage and moving company with 45 company and franchise-owned locations nationwide...

Portable Storage and Moving Company Implements Cell Phone GPS Technology

SUNNYVALE, CA and WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - January 23, 2008) - 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC has implemented TeleNav's cell phone GPS technology to increase efficiency and better serve its customers. The portable storage and moving company is introducing TeleNav Track™, a mobile resource management service that provides real-time information for managing field operations and enhanced on-the-go communications.

1-800-PACK-RAT is a leader in the portable moving and storage industry with more than 48 company and franchise-owned locations throughout the United States.

The TeleNav Track service will be used by 1-800-PACK-RAT to improve communication with drivers in the field and to assist with obtaining turn-by-turn GPS driving directions on demand...