The company continues to operate as part of the Allied International Network which has 600 offices in over 45 countries. In 2012, the UK arm of the company entered a pre-packaged insolvency, before being bought by two of its directors. This deal secured employment for the company's 900 staff members. As part of its approach to corporate responsibility, Pickfords announced a fundraising partnership with the NSPCC in 2010. Publications Hays Wharf Cartage Company (1947) Transport Saga, 1646 - 1947. London: Hays Wharf Cartage Company (a history of Pickford's Ltd and Carter Paterson & Co.) References External links Poynton: A Coal Mining Village. Chapter 8 Removal companies of the United Kingdom Former nationalised industries of the United Kingdom Transport companies of Australia 17th-century establishments in England Heavy haulage