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Beck & Pollitzer HQ Dartford – 1960s

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This photo shows the current Beck & Pollitzer Head Office when it was first acquired in the 1960s. Originally based in London, Beck & Pollitzer moved from the purpose-built Universal House to its current premises in Dartford, Kent (pictured). Due …
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The start of a Swedish success story

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Mamma Mia! Here we go again, expanding our business. This time in Sweden. Our expansion into this country means we’ll be ready to support all kinds of businesses in Scandinavia with large-scale removals and installations. And we’re talking moving …
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Transportation of 68-tons case to China

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1960 relocation project: Transportation of 68-tons case to China This ThrowbackThursday shows a relocation project from the 1960s, which was prepared in a Beck & Pollitzer warehouse prior to shipment. The engineer in the photo is tightening a …
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Labelling Canned Goods 1958

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Quality assurance workers checked shipments for damage before redistribution This ThrowbackThursday photo was taken in 1958 at Beck & Pollitzer’s Wharf Department. As part of our shipping service, the company received imported goods from clien…
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Delivery of a new Rover P5 in 1958

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Delivery of a (then) brand-new Rover P5 to the Royal Festival Hall This ThrowbackThursday is from 1958 and shows the delivery of a (then) brand-new Rover P5 to the Royal Festival Hall. Beck & Pollitzer undertook the project for the car’s origi…
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Installation of 180 machines in the 1950s

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Installation of 180 machines in just 3 days for an electronic components manufacturer! This ThrowbackThursday is an impressive project from the 1950s. Beck & Pollitzer undertook an installation project for the Mullard Valve Co. at their Mitcha…
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Custom-built Groupage – 1950s

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Custom-built Beck & Pollitzer groupage vehicle This Beck & Pollitzer vehicle was custom-built in the 1950s. As the photo shows, the vehicle was manufactured in London, as H.M. Government (UK) had recently issued new and detailed requiremen…
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Maintenance and installation work

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Royal Artillery Memorial – maintenance and installation work for the British Government This ThrowbackThursday is from the 1940s and shows Beck & Pollitzer providing maintenance and installation work for the British Government. The statue in t…
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Beck & Pollitzer Travel Division

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Beck & Pollitzer Travel Division  – Trip to Russia This ThrowbackThursday is another Beck & Pollitzer Travel Division treat from 1959. In a previous post, we showed a photo of Academy Award winner Vivien Leigh with Glyn Byam Shaw and our T…
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Leipzig Orchestra – 1930s

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Leipzig Orchestra, one of the many clients who toured with the Beck & Pollitzer Travel Division This photo was taken in the 1930s and features one of the trips organized by the Beck & Pollitzer Travel division. As you can see from the imag…
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