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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Allen and Coles Moving Systems. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Flights without an elevator, counting both ends.
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$900 – $1,700
Typical move around $1,300
Allen & Coles has been moving households out of Portland, Maine since 1986, and it runs additional locations in Hudson, New Hampshire and Leominster, Massachusetts — so a move across northern New England can stay with one company. The BBB records new ownership as of 1 August 2022, which is worth holding in mind when you read the company's older history. That older history is mostly industry recognition. Sirva and North American Van Lines gave Allen & Coles their National Account Growth award, reported by the Portland Press Herald in 2010 and again in 2011, and by Mainebiz in 2011. In 2021 the Press Herald reported that Tyler Bryant, the company's executive senior living director, had picked up two more awards from North American Van Lines. Two things belong on the table before you book. A federal workplace safety case in 2014 ended in a $5,670 OSHA penalty against Allen & Coles Moving Systems LLC, recorded as a safety-related violation. And the BBB grades the company B-, stating that it failed to respond to one filed complaint; it is not BBB accredited. If you are moving within Maine, New Hampshire or Massachusetts — or relocating an older relative, which the company staffs a senior-living director for — they are worth a quote. Ask who runs the branch handling your move now, get the estimate in writing with the valuation coverage spelled out, and ask exactly how a damage claim is filed and answered; given that unanswered complaint, get that in writing too.
“The seller was an entity registered to Julian Coles of Allen and Coles Moving Systems of Portland, Maine.”
“Tyler Bryant, executive senior living director at Allen and Coles Moving Systems in Portland, has received two awards from North American Van Lines.”
“Allen and Coles Moving Systems in Portland recently received the National Account Growth Award from Sirva Inc. and North American Van Lines.”
“Sirva, Inc. and North American Van Lines recently recognized Portland-based Allen and Coles Moving Systems with an award for National Account Growth”
“Allen and Coles Moving Systems, headquartered in Portland, was recognized with the National Account Growth award during the National Convention.”
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