Newsweek Magazine ranks NorthStar Moving top moving company for outstanding customer service

LOS ANGELES, CA – January, 2023 – NorthStar Moving® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, is pleased to announce they have been ranked on Newsweek’s America’s Best Customer Service 2023 list. In the moving company category, NorthStar Moving ranks #3 in the nation.

To compile the list Newsweek partnered with global data research firm Statista to identify U.S. companies that consistently provide the best customer service. This year, the ranking encompasses 676 awards across 166 categories, ranging from retailers to airlines, restaurants, moving services and much more. All of the ranked companies put the customer first.

“From day one, our mission has been to move service back into what should be the ultimate service industry, the moving industry,” said NorthStar Moving Co-Founder Laura McHolm. “Each and every day we work hard to exceed our clients’ expectations. No move is the same. Whether a client is moving across the country while they are caring for a new baby, or starting a new job while still trying to find a place to live, we customize our services to care for each client. Moving is stressful. It always occurs with a big life change. We understand that and do everything we can to alleviate the stress by streamlining the process. We are thrilled to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Customer Service providers. The honor goes to our entire remarkable team, who always put kindness first.”

NorthStar Moving and all of the companies that made the competitive list are featured in Newsweek here. 

Local Moving Company Offers Three Free Months of Storage to Southern California Residents Impacted by the Recent Fires

Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, is offering Southern California residents affected by the December fires three free months of storage. The company wants to help those that have had their homes impacted by fire or smoke damage and are in need of a safe place to store their belongings. 

NorthStar Moving has been serving clients and the community in the region for decades and wants to use their close proximity and experience to help those affected by the fires. For residents that need a secure location to store their valuables at no charge, NorthStar Moving is opening their doors to help their neighbors.

“As long time residents of Southern California, our hearts break watching families return to their homes damaged by the fire,” said NorthStar Moving Co-Founder Laura McHolm. “We know Californians are resilient, we will rebuild. To assist in this effort we would like to offer folks moving with us, out of their fire damaged homes, three free months of full-service storage giving them a chance to rebuild their homes. We are #LA Strong.” 

RESIDENTS CONTACT: If your home has endured fire or smoke damage due to the December fires and you are in need of storage, NorthStar Moving wants to help. Please call: (800) 275-7767.


About NorthStar Moving

Founded in 1994, Los Angeles-based NorthStar Moving® Company has redefined the moving industry as the first to offer eco-luxury moving services, elevating basic moving and storage services to a new unparalleled level of customer service, customized care and environmental consciousness. Honored with more awards for service than any other moving company: “A+” rated by the Better Business Bureau, voted Citysearch “Best Mover,” earned the most five star ratings on Trustlink and Yelp, and recipient of dozens of awards for corporate culture, green practices, community outreach, and growth including eight “Best Places to Work” awards and ranked on the Inc. 5,000 list for the fastest growing companies in the U.S. for seven consecutive years. The company’s local, long distance and international moving, storage services, and eco-luxury packages have been featured in leading magazines including The Robb Report Collection and on multiple home and design television shows. NorthStar Moving has proven the state-of-the-art way to move is with its red carpet service, recommended by Coldwell Banker Concierge, The Franklin Report, MovingInsurance.com and an impressive list of celebrity clientele. NorthStar Moving’s mission is to exceed their clients’ expectations with graceful customer care and to move service back into what should have always been the ultimate service industry: the moving industry. For more information, please visit www.NorthStarMoving.com and www.northstarfranchising.com.

California’s premier eco-luxury moving company awarded for workplace excellence by the Los Angeles Business Journal

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving®, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, today announced that it was named one of the “Best Places to Work” in greater Los Angeles for the seventh consecutive year. This annual program was created by the Los Angeles Business Journal and Best Companies Group.

The survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best employers in Los Angeles, benefiting the county’s economy, workforce and businesses. The list is made up of 100 companies. NorthStar Moving ranked an impressive #27 in the best medium sized company category.

Companies from across the county entered the two-part survey process to determine the Best Places to Work in Los Angeles. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final rankings. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process in Los Angeles, analyzed the data and determined the final rankings.

“I truly believe that this is our greatest achievement, creating a place where people love to come to work everyday,” said NorthStar Moving Co-Founder and CEO Ram Katalan. “Even in our seventh year as one of the Best Places to Work in Los Angeles, it never loses its thrill because it is our own team members voting for us.”

NorthStar Moving continually seeks fun new ways to motivate its employees. From flexible work schedules and work at home options, gym and showers in the office, allowing dogs to come to work, company sponsored lunches, backyard BBQs, to a company sponsored soccer team that competes in a local community league, there is no shortage of fun and team building. NorthStar Moving team members also love the fact that they can feel great about the quality of work they do for their clients and the community. The company pays their team members to volunteer in the community and just completed a very successful fourth annual summer food drive in partnership with Coldwell Banker. NorthStar Moving team members value the difference that NorthStar Moving is making in the community from its green practices to strong involvement in many charitable events throughout the year.

The rankings are published in the August 22, 2016 issue of the Los Angeles Business Journal. For more information on the Best Places to Work in Los Angeles program, visit www.BestPlacestoWorkLA.com.

4th Annual Food Drive Competition Assists Local Hungry Children in Time of Need

LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, announced today that their fourth annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing” summer food drive competition in partnership with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage raised 7,132 pounds of food to feed hungry children in Los Angeles and Orange County.

“We appreciate the support we’ve received from NorthStar Moving over the past four years,” said Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Chief Development Officer Mario Haug. “They understand that hunger never takes a vacation and that summer can be especially hard for families in Los Angeles with limited resources. Because of their generosity, we are able to help feed the 1 in 5 children in L.A. County who live in food insecure homes.”

The food drive competition, hosted by NorthStar Moving, had Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices in LA County and Orange County compete to collect the most food donations to help feed those children in need. NorthStar Moving has tallied the collected food for each office and is very pleased to announce the 2016 winners. The “Food Donation Heroes” that collected the most food in their county are: San Marino for Los Angeles County and Mission Viejo for Orange County. In second place is Arcadia for Los Angeles County and Newport Beach for Orange County. NorthStar Moving delivered all of the food donated in Los Angeles County to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and all of the food donated in Orange County to Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. NorthStar Moving will honor each of the winning offices with a $1000.00 donation and the second place offices each with a $250.00 donation to their local food bank in their name. 

“We were excited to once again join forces with NorthStar Moving Company, a long time participant in the Coldwell Banker Concierge Program, to help feed hungry children throughout the region,” said Teresa Howe, Regional VP Client Development Group for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. “The combined efforts surpassed anything we could have expected and we are ecstatic with the results!” 

NorthStar Moving also awarded Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage sales associates Kay Leavens of the San Marino office; Joella Merten and Kelsey Allen of the Arcadia office; Tom Droesch and Carmen Zeller of the Mission Viejo office; and Gina Maslach of the Newport Beach office with the “Super Volunteer” award for their dedication, enthusiasm and tireless work to collect donations to feed hungry kids.

“Together we raised 5,943 meals to feed kids’ hungry tummies, surpassing our donations from last year!,” said NorthStar Moving Co-Founder Laura McHolm. “We are pleased to provide the food donations during the summer time when the need at the food banks is the greatest. When hungry kids lose access to daily school sponsored meals during the summer, their struggle with hunger worsens. I am so grateful for the participation of all the wonderful folks at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and our entire community. Without them this would not be possible. Every year, I dream this will be the last year we will have hungry children in our communities. Please remember, if you missed the opportunity to drop off a donation during our food drive, your local food bank would no doubt cherish your monetary donations. Together, we really can send Hunger Packing once and for all!” 

Bike, skate, walk and glow to raise money for families living with cystic fibrosis

WHAT: Claire’s Place Foundation, a non-profit organization providing support to children and families affected by cystic fibrosis, is proud to announce their second annual “Glow Ride” fundraiser. The short 3.4 mile ride will make a big scene on the Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach Piers and make an even bigger impact on families with cystic fibrosis struggling to make ends meet while dealing with extended hospital stays.

Claire and her supporters, including Jane the Virgin star Justin Baldoni and Hermosa Beach Mayor Hany Fangary,will be passing out glow sticks, glasses, bracelets, and the works to all the participants at the event so we can really brighten the lives of those that struggle with this disease each and every day.

DETAILS: The event is sponsored by NorthStar Moving Company and Hermosa Cyclery, who will donate back 100% of all proceeds from participant bike rentals to Claire’s Place. 

“So many things about Claire’s Place Foundation are special,” said Steve Collins of Hermosa Cyclery. “Among my favorite are the people who run it, how close you are to the people you help, and that they help kids who should be our highest priority.” 

NorthStar Moving awarded for extraordinary efforts in fighting hunger

LOS ANGELES, May 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving®, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, announced today that it was awarded the “California Moving & Storage Association Move For Hunger Recognition Award 2016” by Move for Hunger for their commitment to fighting hunger.

The award is given to moving companies that go above and beyond to fight hunger in their greater community. NorthStar Moving was recognized for a variety of reasons. Since joining Move for Hunger in 2010, NorthStar Moving has collected 21,000 pounds of food, enough for 17,500 meals for those in their community. The company has also coordinated many food drives including their annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing!” food drive in partnership with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, which is taking place now. The Let’s Send Hunger Packing drive feeds hungry children in Los Angeles and Orange County and runs through June 17. Donations are now being accepted at 28 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices.

“This is not the first award we have given NorthStar Moving,” said Move for Hunger Founder & Executive Director Adam Lowy. “In addition to food drives, NorthStar Moving truly embraces the Move For Hunger mission. They incorporate our program into their daily procedures and promote our program to their clients, asking them to donate food that otherwise would be thrown away. We select movers for this award who make it a priority to make Move for Hunger a part of everyday business. We look forward to continuing our partnership and watching as NorthStar Moving’s hunger relief efforts continue to grow!”

“I am so overwhelmed that an organization that fights hunger everyday is recognizing our efforts,” said NorthStar Moving Co-Founder Laura McHolm. “It truly takes a team of dedicated and caring people to raise food donations and orchestrate food drives. I am so grateful that our team at NorthStar Moving has such a big heart to continue our hunger relief efforts each and every year. I am thrilled by the award, but more importantly I hope the recognition will build excitement for this year’s Let’s Send Hunger Packing food drive and keep everyone donating to their local food banks throughout the year!”

For more Let’s Send Hunger Packing food drive details and addresses of all food donation drop off locations, please visit: www.northstarmoving.com/fooddrive.

About Move for Hunger

Move For Hunger is a non-profit organization mobilizes the relocation industry to fight hunger and reduce food waste. They work with companies across North America to collect unwanted, unopened food from people who are relocating and deliver it to local food banks. To date, their network has collected more than 6,000,000 pounds of food. For more information or to find out how you can help support Move For Hunger, visit www.MoveForHunger.org.