W H HUMPHREYS & SON
REMOVALS
Our Founder, the Great Grandfather of the current Managing
Director, William Henry Humphreys, commenced in business in Watford in 1918
with the gratuity payment after leaving service following
being a P.O.W. during World War I.
A horse and cart was purchased and away he went moving such wares
as turf for the new Vicarage Road football ground to the rather grim loads of
grave stones during the pandemic of 1919. With a base in Clifton Road Watford
he was in a handy spot for both jobs.
A Chevrolet lorry was purchased later and the haulage business was
up and running.
William’s son Horace Henry takes over as Managing Director during
the 40’s and the company relocates to Sydney Road securing the two acre
businesses head quarters that are used to this day. Horace was a forward thinker and soon acquired land behind the
Sydney Road small holding which was ideal for securely parking the growing
fleet of trucks with their loads.
