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The history of Braymore
Moving at a higher standard since 1981.
In 1981 Braymore was founded by Ken Raymond and Phil Barnes as a piano moving company with a simple goal: to move at a higher standard. The company quickly became Toronto’s largest piano mover. As the piano moving expanded, Neil Martin joined them in this vision to help with the companies expansion efforts and form the basis of what the company is now today. Due to its reputation for a high level of care. It wasn’t long before it expanded its services into warehousing, distribution and specialty moving. Braymore now is one of Canada’s most unique and highly rated crane rental, piano and specialty moving companies in the country.
1981 | Braymore Piano Movers is founded
In 1981, Braymore targeted providing careful moving services at a fair price. Many of the piano stores and piano owners across the GTA region saw the value and care that Braymore used when handling their pianos. Within a few years, Braymore quickly became Toronto’s largest piano mover and established itself as the go-to company for all matters related to piano moving and storage. Braymore has moved and stored pianos for all the major piano stores and distributors over the last four decades, moving thousands of pianos each year. It has become a household name here in the GTA region as “the piano mover of choice”. Don’t take our word for it, ask around and see our reviews.
1984 | Braymore Distribution Services comes to life
Braymore Distribution Services came to life in 1984. Pianos require more care than a typical warehouse can offer. Braymore realized there was a need for companies and individuals who wanted their product stored and handled more carefully than in a traditional warehouse. Braymore began with warehousing pianos, a natural fit for its piano moving business, but then expanded to many other products and industries with similar concerns.
When people see that you have a fleet of well-equipped trucks to move unboxed products with special care, and they observe that you take extra care with their items, it is only natural for them to ask you to move other items that they are concerned about. Braymore Specialty Movers evolved from our piano moving division and expanded its abilities to handle unique unboxed products. Braymore can move photocopiers, large-screen TVs, high-end furniture, hot tubs, safes, sculptures, and more, where other movers are not equipped for the task or up to the job.
2010 | Braymore Crane Rental is born
With all the specialty moving jobs that Braymore was requested to do, lifting objects into difficult locations was a recurring request. Problem-solving difficult deliveries was something that the management of Braymore excelled at. In 2010, Braymore picked up its first knuckle crane. With the latest European craning technology, it was able to do lifts in Toronto that no other crane could do. Over the next decade, Braymore Crane Rental developed a custom collection of knuckle and mini cranes, each designed to address the moving and delivery challenges that customers were facing. These cranes are specifically designed to operate in areas where traditional stick cranes cannot. These cranes are revolutionizing several industries in construction and renovation, including HVAC, glass window installations, and the hot tub/swim spa industry. Braymore Crane Rental is now leading the swim spa industry as the best choice for crane rental services to deliver your swim spa.
