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Globe and Mail
2 days ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Olympia Earns 12th Agent of the Month Award from Wheaton World Wide Moving
Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - June 12, 2025) - Today, Wheaton World Wide Moving announced Olympia as the winner of its prestigious Agent of the Month award for May 2025. The award acknowledges Olympia's quality as a moving agent, a team player among the Wheaton | Bekins network and commitment to providing an outstanding customer experience. "We're honored to receive the Agent of the Month award, and we never take the recognition lightly," said Piet Gauchat, Olympia's president. "There are a thousand things that contribute to getting an award like this. Without a doubt, the most important of those factors is our staff. Our drivers, crews and customer service team are second-to-none. They are what keeps us on track and ensures we're providing the best possible customer experience." Olympia has won agent of the month award 12 times since becoming an agent for Wheaton in 1996. Olympia has earned Wheaton's Agent of the Year Award in 2003, 2007 and 2021. Olympia also was named the American Trucking Association's Agent of the Year in 2023. "Winning the Agent of the Month award is not just a recognition of excellence," said Jim Gaw, President of Wheaton World Wide Moving, "It's a testament to the heart and hustle of the agency, and its commitment to providing first-class customer service." As summer moving season kicks into full swing, Olympia looks forward to serving its partners and clients in all of its markets - Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Austin and Tampa. With offices in MA, MD, NJ, Texas, and Florida, Olympia stands ready to serve residential moving customers as well as provide commercial services like office moving, liquidation, and FF&E to a wide variety of industries, including hospitality, biotech, and higher education. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: About Olympia Founded in 1993 by Michael Gilmartin as a household goods moving company, Olympia has consistently expanded and diversified its service offerings and geographic reach. Today, Olympia is both a local and long-distance residential moving company and commercial services firm that counts office moving, liquidation, installation, technology disconnect/reconnect, FF&E, logistics, facilities and event management among its services. With offices in Boston, Washington, D.C.-area, Philadelphia-area, Austin and Tampa, Olympia works for residential realtors and commercial clients in a host of industries including higher education, biotech, technology, restoration and real estate.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Lifetime Achievement Recipient Announced
Wheaton World Wide Moving driver among best in moving industry Indianapolis, Indiana--(Newsfile Corp. - March 12, 2025) - Wheaton World Wide Moving held its sixth annual Van Line Summit & Awards Gala on Thursday, February 27, during which Wheaton Vice President of Operations Kevin Miller announced Gene Giles as the winner of the van line's annual Lifetime Achievement award. The distinguished recognition acknowledges the recipient's enduring dedication, accomplishments and substantial contributions with the moving and storage industry and highlights Gile's long-term commitment to excellence and the impactful role he has played in shaping and advancing the industry. Giles began his household goods moving career in the early 1980s, driving for an Interstate Agent for Wheaton World Wide Moving in Jackson, Miss., Wooten Moving & Storage. Since that start in the Wheaton network, Giles has driven directly for the van line's corporate team for almost three decades, winning several Driver of the Month awards recognizing his customer service and safety records. "Gene's customers frequently mention him by name in their reviews," said Kevin Miller, Vice President of Operations at Wheaton. "A recent testimonial from his customer said he should be training other moving company drivers in customer service." As a top rated driver, Giles was chosen to haul a special trailer featuring Wheaton's support of Legacy List with Matt Paxton, a public television show that celebrates family memories during the downsizing process for older adults. The cast of the show was thrilled to see Giles and his trailer pull up to the California production site back in 2022. Show host Matt Paxton even rode around with Giles in the trailer. "Gene's lifelong hard work and quality service over the past three decades have earned the van line numerous repeat and referral customers," said Mark Kirschner, CEO of Wheaton World Wide Moving. "He is a valuable member of the Wheaton team and is highly deserving of the Lifetime Achievement award." Gene Giles (far right) accepts the Wheaton World Wide Moving 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award with his wife and daughter by his side. Wheaton Director of Traffic Doug Robinson (far left) presented the view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: Gene Giles accepts his award at the podium at Wheaton's Van Line Summit & Awards view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: Gene Giles hauls a custom-wrapped "Legacy List with Matt Paxton" trailer and got the chance to drive the show host, Matt Paxton, at a production site for the view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: About Wheaton World Wide Moving Wheaton | Bekins is one of the world's most highly regarded providers of transportation services. The van line owns five household goods relocation brands, Wheaton World Wide Moving, Bekins Van Lines, Stevens Worldwide Van Lines, Arpin Van Lines and Clark & Reid. The van line is the fourth largest household goods carrier. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., through its brands Wheaton | Bekins offers private and corporate domestic and international household goods relocation services as well as special commodities and logistic services. The van line is partner to more than 350 Wheaton and Bekins agents nationwide. To learn more, visit ### Media Contact:Jaymie Shook | 317.558.0728 | jaymie_shook@ To view the source version of this press release, please visit Sign in to access your portfolio
