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Armishaws Removals is a long established removals business with management expertise in all aspects of UK, European and Worldwide removals.

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Meet The Team

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Lloyd Armishaw – Founder & Director

Lloyd established The Armishaws Group in 1973. The original ‘man with a van’, the professional, customer focused service he set out to provide has become the cornerstone of the company as we’ve grown. As Director Lloyd Armishaw is still heavily involved in every aspect of the company.

Strange David Fact: Lloyd is passionate about our Eco Pledge. The land he purchased for our tree planting program was once ancient forest and hunting grounds belonging to King John. His vision is to bring the woodland back.

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David Armishaw – Director

Joined the team in 2002

David joined the family business at the age of 12, helping out at our depots. School holidays were often spent on the road with our crews, learning from the drivers and porters and dodging his homework. Today there’s no aspect of removals David hasn’t worked in.

Strange David Fact: A serial inventor who is very (too?) enthusiastic about power tools. Two things not to do with David, let him build something in your garden, leave him alone with hydrogen.

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Pat Carter – General Manager

Joined the team in 1998

Pat has over 40 years’ experience (man and boy) in European and UK removals. Helping with removals in and out of some of Britain’s grandest houses, there’s nothing in the world of removals that Pat hasn’t dealt with before. He’s the font of all relocation knowledge.

Strange Pat Fact: Away from work, Pat can be found growing prize winning veg and flowers, or shouting at men with funny shaped balls (he’s a huge Exeter Chiefs rugby fan).

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Chris Lewis – Group Sales Manager

Joined the team in 2005

Chris previously spent “A lifetime in newspapers” becoming National Sales Manager of The Daily Express and Sunday Express among others. He once rode a horse from St Pauls Cathedral to Somerset in 10 days to raise money for charity and enjoy the coaching inns along the way!

Strange Chris Fact: One client informed Chris he never made a decision without consulting his trees and insisted he join him. For the next 20 minutes Chris stood in the garden, hugging a 200-year-old oak, while the gentleman stood on the other side, asking the tree for advice.

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Paul Sexton – Chief Mechanic

Joined the team in 2012

Paul has been working with commercial vehicles since 1968. As we often like to tell him, he remembers engines when they were in black and white! One of life’s great problem solvers, if it has wheels and an engine, Paul and his team can fix it.

Strange Paul Fact: A keen caravan enthusiast, when he’s not getting vehicles moving, he’s slowing them down. Yes, Paul’s that guy in front of you, holding up traffic on the A303.

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Berni Battley – Accounts Manager

Joined the team in 2013

Berni worked in the steel industry for over 25 years, her CV says she was Credit Controller, we think she was probably carrying girders single handed, you don’t mess with our Berni! Today she manages the Armishaws accounts with frightening efficiency and a deceptively strong grip.

Strange Berni Fact: While she might appear the type that takes no prisoners, and you certainly don’t want her chasing you, Berni’s actually a real softie (just don’t tell her we said so).

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Craig Douglas – Sales Estimator

Joined the team in 2018

In the world of removals, if Craig doesn’t know it, it ain’t worth knowing. As well as having helped hundreds of customers during his time with The Armishaws Group, he previously owned his own removals company. Covering London and the home counties, Craig’s our man with a removal plan.

Strange Craig Fact: Craig’s recently become a grandparent for the first time, so his life’s all funny faces, little accidents, strange smells… Then, he goes to see visit grandchild.

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Kye Harman – Marketing Manager

Joined the team in 2020

A stranger in a strange land, Kye isn’t originally from Somerset or the South West, he doesn’t even like pasties! Kye joined our team at the height of the Covid pandemic, bringing his creative skills and some frankly appalling shirts with him.

Strange Kye Fact: Before getting a ‘proper job’, Kye was a singer and actor, performing around the world and in movies and TV shows such as Silent Witness, Prime Suspect and Eastenders ‘doof, doof, doof, doo-doo-d-d-d-doof!’

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Paul Wright – Sales Estimator

Joined the team in 2021

An incredible eye for detail and uncanny knack for being able to guess the volume of a room at a single glance. It’s a shame Paul’s special awareness isn’t so good on the golf course, he’d spend more time putting and less time searching the rough and cursing his five iron.

Strange Paul Fact: Paul nearly drowned during his honeymoon. At the time his new bride was absolutely beside herself at the thought of losing him. Now, after years of being married to him, not so much.

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Sue Rickards – Accounts Administrator

Joined the team in 2022

In her previous working life, before arm-wrestling removals men for fun, ‘northern lass’ Sue spent 30 years in the travel industry. She’s arranged international tours and has been to an impressive list of far away, exotic destinations such as Iceland, Australia, Wigan.

Strange Sue Fact: Sue is a keen football fan. One of her happiest days was spent at Wembley, watching her beloved Wigan beat Man City in the F.A. Cup Final.

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Kathryn Sheppard – Senior Removals Coordinator

Joined the team in 2022

A tranquil sea of calm in the choppy waters of “Armishaws help! It’s 5:29pm I’m still waiting for my solicitor to exchange, it’s raining and I think I left one of the twins at the services on the M4!!!”. She’s our shining office angel.

Strange Kathryn Fact: Kate’s an excellent violinist and finds it a great way to unwind after work. But any references to her ‘fiddling last year’s Secret Santa’ will be strongly rebuffed!

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John Lyons – Assistant Transport Manager

Joined the team in 2022

John’s been moving and shaking in transport and removals for over 30 years. Away from Armishaws, he’s a keen angler and can often be found bothering fish. Why he doesn’t go to the chip shop like a normal person is anyone’s guess?!?

Strange John Fact: As a youth John was pretty handy in the ring and boxed for the county. Today, John has the dancing feet of Anne Widdicombe and punching power of… Anne Widdicombe.

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Richard Barr – Web Developer

Joined the team in 2023

A true ‘local lad’, Richard grew up just a stone’s throw from our head office, where he could often be found, throwing stones. A digital nomad and king of our online universe, he’s revolutionised our websites and entire network.

Strange Richard Fact: After creating and selling his own digital company, Rich travelled the world like an A-lister, until he was shot at by locals in Columbia and booked a hasty flight back to Blighty (true story).

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Neil Spanswick – Sales Negotiator

Joined the team in 2023

Neil has worked in sales for a number of years, priding himself on outstanding customer service, he has been a fantastic addition to our team. Fit of mind and body, he’s a distance runner and has done the London Marathon.

Strange Neil Fact: Neil has run several marathons and cycled across the northern coast of France, raising money for charity. He’s also enjoys birdwatching and listening to heavy metal. Presumably not at the same time.

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Ruth Flak – Removals Coordinator

Joined the team in 2024

As a mum of 5, Ruth is absolutely unflappable. A truly safe pair of hands for all her clients, she takes multi-tasking to a whole new level. On the rare occasions she does get time to relax, Ruth enjoys, cooking, baking and ‘romantasy’ novels.

Strange Ruth Fact: Ruth’s a qualified netball coach, so when she’s not running around after her own kids, she’s running around after other people’s children, teaching them the finer points of the game.