Paladin Movers was established in 1966, in Bronx, NY. My Dad, Big H., invested all he had to purchase one truck and open a small office on Castle Hill Ave where we started our family adventure. My Dad, with a wife and new baby on the way, was determined to have Paladin succeed. Dad came from very humble beginnings, growing up on his own in West Farm in the Bronx and had to fight for everything he had.My father’s childhood friend started a trucking company and needed men to work, driving trucks and delivering furniture and steel filing cabinets in the five boroughs of NYC. Dad jumped at this opportunity. At the time he had no experience driving a truck – and as a matter of fact, no license – but became top man in the company through strong will, necessity, and determination.
Ten years later, never missing a day of work, Dad left to go out on his own and started Paladin Movers. My dad instilled a strong work ethic for my brother and myself. Every day he would yell that Paladin had to be the best in order to survive – that is all we ever heard. If we didn’t do our best all the time, there would be hell to pay.
Today, over 40 years later, we do consider ourselves the best, and as a small family owned and operated company we’ve managed to generate business solely through recommendations from our past clients. We have moved families on Long Island and the tri-state area with no formal advertising thanks to our former customers.
We truly understand the concerns families have when needing to choose a moving company, such as the character of strangers coming into their home and the potential for damage to their property and personal belongings.The moment we arrive at your home will we make you feel comfortable, thanks to our staff’s professional appearance and our clean beautiful trucks and equipment.
No one – and I mean no one – could compare to our top quality, high performance, highly recommended professional service that Dad – Harry Lapham – instilled in everyone in our family. Thanks Dad.