Service West, Inc., a nationally known provider of contract furniture installation, warehousing and commercial moving services, announced today the opening of three full-service branches serving markets in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia.

The new branches, operating as Service West™ under a licensing agreement with Service West, Inc., offer the full line of services associated with the Service West brand, including receiving, delivery, installation, reconfiguration, long- and short-term storage, asset management, refurbishing, repair, maintenance, warranty service and commercial moving. They also provide interstate and intermodal transport.

The action by Service West, Inc. marks the first-ever expansion of the Service West brand outside the United States’ borders. The Australian branches are owned and managed by former executives of Source One Group, Australia’s leading provider of integrated contract furniture installation and logistics services until the company ceased operations in May.

“Individually and collectively, our associates in Australia are well known for providing cost-effective solutions based on many of the same best practices employed at our branches here in the US,” said Mark Vignoles, the owner, president and founder of Service West, Inc. “We’re all in sync on the critical importance of high field efficiency, quality execution and extraordinary customer service. Our ongoing exchange of information, ideas and market feedback in these areas enhances our capability for innovation and will add further value to the Service West brand on both sides of the Pacific,” he said.

The Australian owner group consists of Chris Orchard, Dean Constable and Steve Hoy. Speaking on behalf of the group, Orchard, the general manager of Service West Sydney, said, “The unwavering commitment to the client’s success which is at the core of the Service West brand is being very well received in Australia. The staff here shares our enthusiasm over the opportunity to represent the brand and be closely associated with a successful national leader in furniture and facility services.”

MORE ABOUT SERVICE WEST, INC:
With annual sales of $38 million and a US work force comprising more than 400 installers, technicians, warehousemen, drivers, project managers and administrative staff, Service West is the largest independent contract furniture installation firm in the United States. It was founded in 1981 by the owner and president, Mark Vignoles. The company operates full-service branches in San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York. All provide furniture installation, warehousing, asset management, repair and refurbishing, commercial moving, delivery and on-site facility services.

Service West is a founding member of Facilities Services Network, a group of independent office furniture installation firms serving markets in the US, Canada and Australia. FSN is dedicated to identifying, developing and implementing best practices for every aspect of the furniture services specialty.

More information about Facilities Services Network is available at facilitiesservicesnet.com.