Before Ryan Murphy ran one of the most-recommended moving companies in the DMV, he was flying helicopters for the U.S. Army.
Murphy spent twenty years in uniform. He deployed once to Iraq and twice to Afghanistan as a pilot, then moved into Military Intelligence before retiring. In 2006, in the middle of that career, he started Around Town Movers. Today it is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business based in Sterling, Virginia, and it has quietly become one of the names Northern Virginia families reach for when it is time to move.
The military ethos shows up in the work. A move, done right, is mostly preparation: knowing what has to happen, in what order, and who is accountable for each piece. That is a natural fit for someone who spent two decades getting people and cargo where they needed to be, safely, under conditions far less forgiving than a Saturday relocation.
The company handles the full range. Residential, commercial, and international moves across Virginia, DC, and Maryland, plus long-distance moves to all fifty states. Packing and unpacking, white-glove delivery, senior move management, office relocations, and warehouse storage. They also take on the pieces most crews would rather not, from pianos to the heirlooms a family cannot replace.
The reputation tracks. Around Town holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and a 4.9-star average across Google, Yelp, Angie's List, and MoveBuddha, which for a moving company is close to unheard of.
Ask around the DMV and you hear the same thing: the crews show up, they are careful, and the whole thing feels handled. It is the through-line of Murphy's whole story. First for the Army, now for the family down the street.
Around Town Movers · Sterling, VA · aroundtownmovers.com
