Leslies Removals was set up in March 1963 by Mr. Leslie Lowther.

Whilst in full time employment, working nights on the assembly line at International Harvesters in Idle Bradford, Leslie purchased a small van and began delivering odd items of furniture during the daytime for people in the local area.

Within 6 months Leslie found he had sufficient work to allow him to give up his job at International Harvesters and concentrate full time on building up the business.

In 1964 Leslie applied to the licensing authority for an Operators Licence to enable him to undertake household removals within a 50 mile radius of Bradford. Later that year the licence was extended to enable him to cover all parts of the UK.

The business expanded further and in 1965 Leslie purchased 2 large removal vans which allowed him to carry out large household removals, office removals, shop deliveries and storage of furniture. Over the next few years Leslie was able to increase the number of vehicles to 6.

In 1977, Robert, the youngest son of Leslie and Betty entered the family business working alongside his Father and other employees within the business. Robert gained experience in the handling of furniture and customer liaison.

In January 1988 Robert became a partner in the business and in 1995 he took over as sole proprietor. His Mother Betty is still actively involved with the business continuing to deal with telephone enquiries and bookings.

Leslies Removals has continued to expand and has now undertaken Containerised Storage which compliments the services already available.

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