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Bizarre company names

104 replies

GoldenCagedBird · 21/04/2023 13:41

Was sat having coffee and saw van for a company called ‘Ghost Maintenance’ providing maintenance services for landlords. Their logo was literally a clipart, cartoon ghost. No wordplay. Just ‘Ghost Maintenance’.

was it the guy’s surname?
did he just really like ghosts?
can they also maintain your ghosts?

I can’t find it online and I am gutted

Have you ever seen an odd company name? I don’t mean a pun like ‘curl up and dye, just something…odd?

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JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 21/04/2023 20:07

I saw a load of men on a building site with hi vis jackets emblazoned with LTB on the back.

No idea what the name of the company was but I laughed out loud 🤣

ThreeLeggedCat · 21/04/2023 20:14

Saw a van recently for ‘Budget Forklift Truck Hire’. Made me laugh out loud as part of my job is investigating health and safety accidents and forklift truck accident crop up quite often, and can result in some nasty injuries. The last thing in the world that you want to hire is a budget forklift truck.

wheeltrims · 21/04/2023 20:22

I used to work with a bloke called Wayne Kerr! What on earth were his parents thinking!?

Spanielsarepainless · 21/04/2023 21:07

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 21/04/2023 20:07

I saw a load of men on a building site with hi vis jackets emblazoned with LTB on the back.

No idea what the name of the company was but I laughed out loud 🤣

I saw a van for LTB Carpentry. Before I was on MN I wouldn't have noticed but this made me snigger.

Albless · 21/04/2023 23:35

Beaver Printing.

Many years ago one of my colleagues had contacted local printers for some project and asked for their catalogues (pre-internet). Oner afternoon, our boss was in the office, glanced over the catalogues set out on a table, did a double take, and then said, quietly, but audibly to all in office, "Hmmm... Beaver Printing .... Interesting concept!"

Beaver Printing still exist, and every time I see their sign or an advert, I say, Beaver Printing ... interesting concept! 😂

echt · 21/04/2023 23:49

Years ago I passed a mobile dog wash/grooming van on the freeway - Doggy Style.

echt · 21/04/2023 23:50

wheeltrims · 21/04/2023 20:22

I used to work with a bloke called Wayne Kerr! What on earth were his parents thinking!?

Was this in Melbourne?

Ineedwinenow · 21/04/2023 23:56

We have a greasy spoon near us called “Bevs Big Baps” her baps aren’t that big.. (both in bread and human variety) I suppose “Bevs Average Baps” wouldn’t be a hit though would they?.

Mulberry22 · 21/04/2023 23:59

A sewerage company with a vehicle that looked like an American School bus called the ‘The Stool Bus’.

Keepthetowel · 22/04/2023 00:02

i googled Hairy Growler jewellery, it’s really nice recycled stuff.

Cattenberg · 22/04/2023 00:03

saveforthat · 21/04/2023 16:50

Not a business name but there is a business that after their name state London New York Paris (local grotty UK town) which I find amusing.

Ah, Trotters Independent Traders!

Schindlers Lifts. OK, that’s not quite their official name, but they’ve been called Schindler since 1874 and they make lifts.

The women’s clothing brands Sweaty Betty and See Jane Run.

HighInfidelity · 22/04/2023 00:42

I love Hairy Growler jewellery.

Not a company but I knew a man whose surname was Mycock. He was very annoyed when people pronounced it My Cock and would loudly correct them as Me Cock which I’m not sure was any better.

EustaceTheMonk · 22/04/2023 02:24

Not really bizarre, but I once knew a clothing company called "Decorours Garments Ltd".

Mamaneedsadrink · 22/04/2023 02:31

There's one called Knobs and Knockers (door handles I think), which I find quite funny but also a bit immature and ick. But I've always remembered it so I guess it's effective

Loria · 22/04/2023 02:37

DemonicCaveMaggot · 21/04/2023 16:58

I saw an electrical truck with a stylized drawing of three crosses on a hill on the side. Yes, the guy used the crucifixion of Jesus as his company logo. I have no idea of the company name, but it was truly bizarre.

That was the Pope.

PissedOffNeighbour22 · 22/04/2023 04:08

wheeltrims · 21/04/2023 20:22

I used to work with a bloke called Wayne Kerr! What on earth were his parents thinking!?

I went to school with a Wayne Kerr. The name 100% suited him.

Callixte · 22/04/2023 05:28

I wonder if "Ghost Maintenance" is meant to give the impression that they slip in and out like ghosts to get the maintenance done without disturbing the tenants? And/or that they're so unobtrusive that no one notices that there's a subcontracted firm rather than the landlord doing the work?

A few years ago I was in Vienna for work and there was an ad on a siding near my hotel for a housing/interior design consultancy called "Zentrum Lebensraum". OK, yes, lebensraum is German for "living space" - but (in addition to having a long colonialist settler history) it was also the official Nazi policy of "removing" (deporting, murdering) local populations in occupied countries in order to replace them with Germans.

wheeltrims · 22/04/2023 08:30

echt · 21/04/2023 23:50

Was this in Melbourne?

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No East London… pronunciation wise it almost makes it worse!

Damnloginpopup · 22/04/2023 08:37

Mamaneedsadrink · 22/04/2023 02:31

There's one called Knobs and Knockers (door handles I think), which I find quite funny but also a bit immature and ick. But I've always remembered it so I guess it's effective

I'm Norwich, since I was a kid... possibly predates the colloquialism.

Or possibly not 😁 been laughing over it for years

QuintanaRoo · 22/04/2023 08:50

There’s a Greek tattoo bloke near me called GotALotOfPotAmus which makes me laugh.

Firsttimecaller · 22/04/2023 08:52

My fave was a flooring company "Lino Ritchie" with the tagline on the van "Is it me you're looking floor?"

ShowOfHands · 22/04/2023 08:58

I too would assume that Ghost Maintenance are unobtrusive and you won't even notice them there.

The Hairy Growler is a very talented man and I love his work. I also think his name is bloody great! You don't forget him in a hurry.

AnonymousHippopotamus · 22/04/2023 09:00

I've seen a fishing equipment shop called Wayne's Tackle.

And a drain unblocking company who style themselves Shift **it

thesmee · 22/04/2023 09:01

wheeltrims · 21/04/2023 20:22

I used to work with a bloke called Wayne Kerr! What on earth were his parents thinking!?

Any chance he grew up in Scotland? It's a Scottish name and pronouncrd very differently. Couldn't get my head around the Kuuuu pronunciation when I moved to England (or Kur if you're non-rhotic).

Isn't Ghost Maintenance something to do with the fact you don't notice they're there or something? Or that they handle everything for you, so you're like a ghost.