SIRVA's North American Van Lines Selected to Move NBA's Oklahoma City Basketball...

SIRVA's North American Van Lines Selected to Move NBA's Oklahoma City
Basketball Team
Professional Basketball Club Moving from Seattle to Oklahoma City

CHICAGO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- North American Van Lines, Inc., in
partnership with SIRVA Relocation, LLC, has been selected by the National
Basketball Association's (NBA) Oklahoma City franchise (formerly known as the
Seattle Supersonics) to relocate the team from Seattle to Oklahoma City. The
cooperative effort to handle the move-led by North American Van Lines Agents
A-1 Freeman Moving Group, Inc., and Lile International Companies-began in late
July and is expected to continue through the start of the NBA's 2008-2009
season.
The awarded contract includes moving and relocation management services
for the Oklahoma Professional Basketball Club's offices and equipment, team
personnel, players and coaches, as well as all related business services and
household goods relocations.
"The selection of North American and SIRVA Relocation to move the entire
Oklahoma City Professional Basketball Club's assets speaks volumes to our
company's collective expertise and professionalism," said Mike Wolfe,
President, SIRVA Moving Services. "Our capabilities are ideally suited to such
a complex relocation experience, and we are honored for the opportunity to
demonstrate our superior service under these circumstances."
Based in Oklahoma City, A-1 Freeman is North American Van Line's largest
agent in the Southern United States. The company currently manages
approximately one million square feet of warehouse space in seven locations in
three states, and operates more than 400 pieces of equipment.
Lile International Companies, which is certified by the Women's Business
Enterprise National Council as a 100-percent Women-Owned Business, specializes
in relocation, warehousing and distribution services. The company is comprised
of numerous facilities strategically located throughout the Pacific Northwest.
About North American Van Lines, Inc.
North American Van Lines, Inc., established in 1933, is a subsidiary of
SIRVA Inc., a leader in providing relocation solutions to a well-established
and diverse customer base around the world. The van line, with headquarters in
Fort Wayne, Ind., and with more than 400 agents, handles corporate,
government, military and private relocations, and operates in the United
States, Canada and more than 100 countries worldwide. Information on the
company can be found on the Internet at www.navl.com .
About SIRVA Inc.
SIRVA Inc. is a leading provider of relocation solutions to a
well-established and diverse customer base around the world. The Company
handles all aspects of relocation, including home purchase and home sale
services, household goods moving, mortgage services and home closing and
settlement services. SIRVA conducts more than 300,000 relocations per year,
transferring corporate and government employees in addition to individual
consumers. SIRVA's well-recognized brands include Allied, Allied
International, Allied Pickfords, Allied Special Products, DJK Residential,
Global, northAmerican, northAmerican International, SIRVA Mortgage, SIRVA
Relocation and SIRVA Settlement. More information about SIRVA can be found on
the Company's Web site at www.sirva.com .
SOURCE SIRVA Inc.

Jeremy Ahto, +1-312-595-0203, jahto@hsr.com, or Kevin Metz, +1-312-595-0203,
kmetz@hsr.com, both of HSR Business to Business