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Established 2003 | "Tetritus fortis sine gym"
Thursday, April 02, 2026
Crew Of The Weeks
Legendary moving stalwart Johnny "Potplants" Baird and general calming presence Aodh McHugh take home COTW this issue, nailing a textbook lifestyle relocation and putting their customer's mind at ease.
"The team we had were lovely, very pleasant and nothing was a bother to them and they worked well together. our move had some very heavy stone tables and a tricky staircase, they were very calm and got the job done. l will recommend you to any of our family and friends, they were wonderful and l felt at ease after meeting and talking with them."
Excellent work team, come chat to Jack Tandy and collect your well-earned reward.
Trivia Night
MWAV Trivia is back, baby!
Friday, 24th April (ANZAC Day Eve), we are heading to the National Hotel on Victoria St, Richmond for a special Man With A Van Trivia Night!
Depot Treasure, Alex Morris, is back doing what he does best; jumping on the mic and entertaining the masses with his best trivia questions & games whilst wearing his famous blue sequinned jacket.
Booze, snacks, prizes, and fun all courtesy of The Man.
Cranbourne staff - The Man will arrange and pay for transport to and from the venue. Abbotsford staff can walk across from the depot.
RSVP closes Tuesday, 14th April. Sign up now!
Before & After
FRIDGE DOORS - BEFORE & AFTER Due to a spike in potentially dubious claims of fridge damage, take a photo of the fridge door - the whole fridge and nothing but the fridge - before handling the item, then another when you put the fridge door in place at the drop off. This will help provide definitive evidence whether a customer is savaging your impeccable reputation or if something has happened without your knowledge.
Health & Safety Rep Cranbourne
Maxx Gilbert has been anointed as Cranbourne's new Health & Safety Representative. He has been warmly welcomed into the arms of the OHS committee and shall receive training on all things safety related in the coming soon-ness.
Congratulations, Maxx!
We trust that you will enjoy your your new posting and work diligently towards making Cranbourne - and Man With A Van in general - as safe as possible.
Marble Trolley
Man With A Van absolutely does not cover marble, stone, composite, or similar items. But that doesn't mean that we don't ever move it.
We now have a collapsable trolley for moving heavy fragile items just like marble tables.
You may see a private note in an upcoming job asking you to take the marble trolley or you may be surprised with one on the job. I\f so - we have the lifting aid to help. This doesn't change the fact that we still absolutely do not cover marble, stone, composite, or similar items but we can hopefully get them from A to B in one piece.
Break-Time Not Paid-Time
Unless it’s directly on the way between pick-up & drop-off, driving to the location of your lunch break is not part of the move. ❌
Please don’t charge the customer for this time and remember to start your break right away if you need to drive a couple extra blocks to get to Lee Lee’s. ✅
Dunk Report
Shifters sent a message to the league and the word is out! Shifters dismantled their old enemy in The Misfits 47 - 29 and firmly claimed that they are in the championship window. Now it seems teams are too scared to play them with "Hoops I did It Again" forfeiting last night's match up.
Jump on the Shift-heads™ supporter train & cheer them on from the sidelines.
Upcoming Shifters matches:
8th April 7:45pm vs Make A Swish Foundation (11th)
15 April 8:30pm vs Warriors Orange (7th)
Flu Vax
Ah-Choo! With the season of sniffles edging closer and closer as each passes, it's high time you consider if getting vaccinated against the flu is right for you. Book your vaccination and The Man will reimburse you up to $20.99 to get your flu vaccination. Just email your receipt through to managers@mwav.org or hand deliver it to the office for processing.
You can book your shot at Chemist Warehouse right here! https://rsvp.chemistwarehouse.com.au/vaccination-event-details?eventId=186
Flushing Out Bad Manners
Sometimes on the job, you will find yourself in the situation where you need to unload a #1 or perhaps even a #2 at the customer's pick-up or drop-off.
This is a reasonable and natural occurrence but it is important to remember to put on your politeness hat by asking the customer to use their facilities before you use it. Failure to do this can leave a bad feeling in their tum-tums.
Half Full or Half empty?
Please make sure you return your truck with more than half a tank of diesel.
Tomorrow's crew will appreciate you for giving it the power to get them from A to B to C to D then all the way back to A.
Dude, Where's my Drill?
Generally, there are only enough drills to go round for the XLs and for specific jobs which require them.
If you want to take a drill but you're jobs don't have notes requiring them or you're not in an XL, clear it with the morning manager first. Otherwise, the crews that need them go without.
Marble Trolley
Man With A Van absolutely does not cover marble, stone, composite, or similar items. But that doesn't mean that we don't ever move it.
We now have a collapsable trolley for moving heavy fragile items just like marble tables.
You may see a private note in an upcoming job asking you to take the marble trolley or you may be surprised with one on the job. I\f so - we have the lifting aid to help. This doesn't change the fact that we still absolutely do not cover marble, stone, composite, or similar items but we can hopefully get them from A to B in one piece.
Tommy's Tales
A real 7-10 split this issue with a cracked timber leg on a white hall table. After getting snagged on an elevator door, the leg luckily didn't split too far or deep making an easy repair job for Tobias "Tiji" Priddle.
With a great set of photos and plenty of helpful info provided by the team, repairs are well underway with this unit expected to be back with it's owner shortly after the Easter break.
The Vibe
A decent turnout on the vibe front with only a couple of negative reviews somewhat bringing down the average. Key feedback centres on working efficiently and customers feeling like they received the service they paid for. Please don't use your personal phone on the job unless absolutely essential, it very quickly visually communicates to your customer that you aren't moving their stuff and can turn a great move to a disappointing one rather quickly.
Happy Easter
Happy Easter to each and every one of you. Remember that the office will be closed across the Easter break and will reopen on Tuesday, 7th April.
Start times for Tuesday will be sent out on Easter Monday.