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NorthStar Moving Partners with Pet Sitters International to Match Professional Dog Walkers with Pets On the Move

Eco-luxury moving company expands pet care services to connect their four-legged clients with qualified dog walkers in their new neighborhood

LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving ® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, has unveiled a new customized package with Pet Sitters International (PSI), the world’s leading educational organization for professional pet sitters, to connect clients with local professional dog walkers after a move. The service ensures pet owners seamlessly find a new pet sitter and walker for their dog when they relocate.

“Pet owners in the process of moving definitely need easy access to finding a new professional dog walker which is why we are thrilled to team up with NorthStar Moving,” said Pet Sitters International Marketing & Communication Manager Beth Stultz. “We love opportunities to connect PSI’s dog-walking members with pet owners and moving is the opportune time. As the pet-care industry grows, it is important that pet owners are more prudent than ever when selecting pet sitters and dog walkers. We provide pet owners with access to the largest online directory of professional pet sitters, free-of-charge. There are plenty of new service providers to uncover when you move to a new region, so we are pleased to work with NorthStar Moving to take one of those hassles off of their clients’ moving to-do list by providing them with a quick, free way to search for the best local dog walker for their furry friends.”

This unique partnership provides pet owners with a simple way to find trusted, professional pet care as they move to a new area. The dog and owner’s routine need not be interrupted when settling into a new home. PSI’s comprehensive Pet Sitter Locator quickly provides pet owners with a list of local professional dog walkers and sitters and indicates the credentials each provider maintains. The owner can then set foot out of their new home right after moving day and be assured their best friend is well cared for while they are away. Their beloved pet’s diet and exercise routine continue seamlessly from old home to new home, plus they have a new companion, making them happy and stress-free.

“Moving can be stressful on every member of the family and that includes the four-legged ones,” said NorthStar Moving Co-Founder & Chief of Organized Living Laura McHolm. “Think about it from the eyes of your dog: boxes are piling up where they usually curl up; strangers are in and out; and then, they are transported to a new unfamiliar space. That’s why it is so critical you don’t just leave your pet alone in the new unknown home, causing them even more stress. A stressed pet can also run away, so make sure your veterinarian microchips your pet and also make sure to have a trained professional look after your pet while you’re at work. That’s why we are delighted to team up with the experts at PSI to care for your pet in your new home and ease the minds of pet owners and their dogs. By instantly finding a new dog walker that you can trust, your dog will be exercised and get to explore their new surrounding territory on day one in the new home, easing their stress and make their tail wag.”

This new package has garnered a nickname and can be requested individually or combined with any of NorthStar Moving’s pet care services:
The Fido – It’s Monday after moving weekend. You have your new suit on and lunch in hand, ready to take on the new chapter. But wait! Your floppy eared companion is pawing at your feet with its leash in mouth already to go with you. Your four-legged best friend isn’t used to their new home and could feel absolutely deserted. And oh no, what will your energetic canine do to your new home while you are away? DON’T be a Frightened Irresponsible Dog Owner! Never fear our super dog walker finder is here! With Pet Sitters International’s free Pet Sitter Locator you can easily sniff out and evaluate and locate the supreme dog walker in your area to care for and exercise your spirited companion. Not only will you be transformed into the best kind of Fido, a Fantastic Intelligent Dog Owner, your drooling buddy will thank you, barking less and wagging more!

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 multiple “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, The Getty Museum, 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 or call (800) Ask-Pros (800) 275-7767.

About Pet Sitters International

Founded by Patti J. Moran in 1994, Pet Sitters International (PSI) is the world’s largest educational association for professional pet sitters. PSI members have access to the most extensive and helpful benefits and resources in the industry. PSI also provides pet owners with access to the largest online directory of professional pet sitters free of charge at petsit.com/locate. For more information, please visit www.petsit.com.

NorthStar Moving Partners with Professional Pilot to Relocate Private Planes

Eco-luxury moving company teams up with ferry pilot to assure that even a client’s plane has a smooth landing during a move

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving ® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, has unveiled a new customized package with Ferry Pilot Ben Zwebner, a FAA rated Air Transport Pilot, to offer aircraft transport services to clients on the move. The service ensures clients’ private planes are inspected and transported with extensive pilot experience to land them safely at their new home.

Ben Zwebner is the owner and chief pilot of The Ferry Pilot, a company that delivers aircrafts worldwide. From single engine, multi-engine to Piston or Turbo-Prop planes, Zwebner cares for each aircraft as if it was his own. He has the highest level of an aircraft pilot’s license and thousands of hours of flight time transporting aircrafts, executing safe and efficient ferry flights to deliver clients’ planes on time and without incident. Through this unique partnership, NorthStar Moving is taking care of their aircraft owner clients. Airplane owners no longer need to worry when or how they are going to fly their plane to their new home, together the team at NorthStar Moving and Ferry Pilot Zwebner will work seamlessly to execute the transport flight of the client’s prized aircraft.

“Through our partnerships not only do we move automobiles and boats, now we move aircrafts, ensuring every beloved form of transportation is moved with the utmost care,” said NorthStar Moving Co-Founder & Chief of Organized Living Laura McHolm. “We understand that handing over your plane to someone else is a very delicate matter. We did extensive research to vet a ferry pilot partner for our clients. Ferry Pilot Ben Zwebner has the training, experience, certification and accolades from his clients that meet our very high standards of trust and service. We needed a partner to be just like us, to know celebrity-level service and to deliver that to clients and their private aircrafts. We’re very pleased to offer our clients another full service package, so they don’t have to think about every detail and can rest easy knowing they are in the best hands.”

This new package has garnered a nickname and can be requested individually or combined with any of NorthStar Moving’s luxury services assuring each move is custom tailored to address a client’s specific moving needs:

The Wright Brothers – Is your head in the clouds, thinking about all of your belongings that need to be moved including your treasured aircraft? No need to reach for oxygen, our aviation expert will remove all the pressure and care for your flying machine with the same attention to detail that Orville and Wilbur gave to building their first breakthrough airplane. Your aircraft will undergo an extensive maintenance check, receive a carefully routed flight plan and be flown by an experienced pilot with thousands of hours of flight time under his helmet. So put on your aviators and sit back like a first class passenger while you watch your two-winged pastime come in for a smooth landing. You will be soon flying high, capturing the aerial view of your new home.

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 multiple “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, The Getty Museum, 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 or call (800) Ask-Pros (800) 275-7767.

About The Ferry Pilot.com

Ben Zwebner is the owner and chief pilot of The Ferry Pilot, a company that delivers aircrafts worldwide. Ferry Pilot Zwebner is a FAA rated Air Transport Pilot with over 2600 hours of flight time transporting aircrafts all over the domestic United States and the world. When you contract with The Ferry Pilot.com you can rest easy knowing that you are hiring a professional who will care for your aircraft as if it were his own. Ferry Pilot Zwebner’s flight experience ranges from small single engine pistons like the Cessna 172 all the way to larger transport category Turbo-Props like the Bombardier Dash 8 Q-400. For more information, please visit www.theferrypilot.com or call (240) 751-6090.

 
 

NorthStar Moving Treats Exotics and Collector Cars to the Best Relocation Experience Possible

Eco-Luxury Moving Company Teams Up With High-End Hauler of the Stars’ Cars to Transport Luxury Autos With Royal Treatment

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, has unveiled a new customized package to ensure clients’ prized car or car collection is transported, managed, and cared for with red carpet treatment during a move.

Through a new partnership with LA’s celebrity acclaimed Century Specialized Towing & Transport, NorthStar Moving is safeguarding their clients’ luxury automobiles. From video monitored storage to detailing, their vehicles will be attended to like a member of the family. Century Specialized Towing & Transport transports many luxury cars to and from movie sets for filming, as well as cares for the automobile collections of a long list of high profile clients. Century has the proper equipment designed specifically to transport exotic cars and the relationships with luxury auto dealers and services to not only ensure a car is transported properly, but they will set up service appointments and handle the pickup and drop off so the client never has to give it a thought. Their knowledgeable staff also babysits the autos while clients are away, particularly rock stars that are on tour, starting the car every couple of days and making sure it is safe, happy and clean.

“The partnership with NorthStar Moving is an obvious one, we are both in the moving business and our clients expect nothing less than the best and that’s what we deliver,” said Jeff Littman, owner of Century Specialized Towing & Transport. “Like NorthStar Moving, we realize every client has different needs, and we address all of them with the utmost concern.   Whether we are transporting your car to a show, for service or new car delivery, and especially in an emergency situation, you can be assured your relocation will be made securely, promptly, and with every attention to detail.”

The new luxury car transport package has garnered a famed nickname and can be requested individually or combined with any of NorthStar Moving’s luxury services to address a customer’s specific moving needs:

The Jay Leno – A legend in late night entertainment, Mr. Leno is also a legend in the car world. While you may not be personally invited to Leno’s garage to gawk at the 1986 Lamborghini Countach or the 1909 Stanley Steamer, treat your baby like Leno would. You wouldn’t just hand her over to just anyone, make sure she is in the white gloves of the pros. She will be protected from the elements of the road, not even needing to spin her own wheels, and when she shows up at your new doorstep she will be shined, tuned, and ready to roll into her new garage. No joking around.

“Many of our clients have amazing automobiles. While we take care of all of their other valuable possessions, we hand over the ones with wheels to Century Specialized,” said Laura McHolm, co-founder of NorthStar Moving Corporation. “My Uncle Jim was a car collector and growing up in California with the love of cars, I know that some cars are more than simply a means of transportation. We needed a partner to be just like us, to know celebrity-level service and to deliver that to all of their clients and their cars. We’re very pleased to offer our clients another full package service, so they don’t have to think about that detail and can rest easy knowing that they are in the best hands. When they move with us they know that their exotic cars will be transported by the experts.”

About Century Specialized Towing & Transport

Century Specialized has the experience, the passion, and the culture to transport, manage, and care for your car or collection. The company has the correct equipment to transport specialty vehicles.  From modern flatbed transporters, to enclosed trailers, their fleet and rigging is designed specifically to transport their clients’ asset with no damage; visual or on the undercarriage.  Their dedication and service to their clients and their assets, from all over the world, has solidified their unbeatable reputation.  For more information please visit www.centurytowguys.com or call (818) 993-7555.

 

NorthStar Moving Ranks No. 3,406 on the 2012 Inc. 500|5000, Makes List for Sixth Consecutive Year

Inc. Magazine Unveils Its Annual Exclusive List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies-the Inc.500|5000

NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Inc. magazine today ranked NorthStar Moving® NO. 3,406 on its sixth annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. Unified Payments tops this year’s list. NorthStar Moving joins Yelp, yogurt maker Chobani, Giftcards.com, KIND and famed hatmaker Tilly’s, among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list.

“To join this club of leading and innovative companies for the sixth year is tremendous for us,” said NorthStar Moving Co-Founder and President Ram Katalan. “The recession and down real estate market created a different reality. Many businesses thought it was a time to cut corners on the level of service they provided. Our approach was the exact opposite, now is the time to deliver more to your clients. Thus, we came up with added services to make our clients’ moves even more seamless. Among other initiatives, we built alliances with top-notch vendors to provide our clients with needed services such as recycling old household items, pet care, interior design and electronics installation. We’re happy that the market place responded to our commitment to providing customized care and top quality, luxury moving services to maintain a spot on the Inc. 500|5000 list for every year it has been in existence.”

In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2012 Inc. 500|5000 companies remains an impressive 97 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created over 400,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $299 billion.

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/5000.

“Now, more than ever, we depend on Inc. 500/5000 companies to spur innovation, provide jobs, and drive the economy forward. Growth companies, not large corporations, are where the action is,” says Inc. Editor Eric Schurenberg.

More about Inc. and the Inc. 500|5000

Methodology

The 2012 Inc. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2008 to 2011. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2008. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2011. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2008 is $100,000; the minimum for 2011 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/500.

About Inc.

Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 6,000,000 today. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

About the Inc. 500|5000 Conference

Each year, Inc. and Inc.com celebrate the remarkable achievements of today’s entrepreneurial superstars—the privately held small businesses that drive our economy. The Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony brings together members of the Inc. community, both a new class of Inc. 500|5000 honorees and the list’s alumni, for three days of powerful networking, inspired learning, and momentous celebration. Please join us October 3–5, 2012, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information about the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony and to register, visit www.inc500conference.com or call 866-901-3205.

NorthStar Moving Unveils Home Renovation Services

California’s Eco-Luxury, Full Service Moving Company Teams Up With Let’s Build It Construction to Provide One-Stop-Shop for Relocation and Remodeling

LOS ANGELES, March 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With spring home improvement and the busy summer moving seasons around the corner, NorthStar Moving ® Company, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, has unveiled a new customized package with Let’s Build It, Inc., to make the move into a new home one seamless step from renovation improvements to unpacking boxes.

For the first time, homeowners on the move can look to one source for their moving and remodeling needs. Through this new partnership with one of LA’s top residential and commercial construction companies, NorthStar Moving ensures clients are not left searching high and low for a qualified contractor to make the desired improvements to a new home in addition to the stresses of settling in. Whether it’s an update to a master bath, kitchen, or a completely new addition on a home, Let’s Build It will handle the project from start to finish, before NorthStar Moving even unpacks a box in the shiny new space.

The new home improvement package has garnered a famed nickname and can be requested individually or combined with any of NorthStar Moving’s luxury services to address a customer’s specific moving needs:

The Bob Vila – You won’t be saying “oh This Old House” when you move into your new home, instead you will be thinking I must be on “Extreme Makeover”. The 1970’s orange kitchen or roman style bathroom that made you cringe before you made an offer, now lives up to the visions of  your complete dream home, putting the skills of “Tim the Tool Man” to shame.

“In today’s real estate market, many are seeking fixer uppers or are just having a hard time finding the home that has everything,” said Laura McHolm, co-founder of NorthStar Moving Corporation. “Many of our clients have beautiful visions of what they want their new home to be, and now we can provide the complete dream with a stress-free move and modern-day Bob Vilas to turn the home into their own. By providing a partnered professional construction firm, our clients can avoid the common headaches and delays seeking a dependable contractor and other pitfalls that come with renovations. We are streamlining the move in and construction process.”