England · Scotland · Wales

Where we actually work

The whole of Britain, described in the terms that change a quote rather than as a list of towns. What differs between these regions is access and driving hours, not enthusiasm.

No branch network is implied here. One office, vehicles that travel, and crews who stay with the load.

A country that splits into six, for our purposes

Not by county or by region as anybody else would draw them, but by what a removals vehicle meets: permit density, motorway access, the length of the last mile, and whether the day can be done inside legal driving hours.

London and the south-east Greater London, Kent, Surrey, Essex Dense, permit-heavy Controlled parking almost everywhere, conversions and flats in volume, and receiving buildings that want notice. Suspensions and lift bookings are arranged before the day, never on it.

The M4 and the west Thames Valley, Bristol, the south-west Corridor and country Straightforward motorway running with rural tails at either end. The last mile is what gets surveyed — lanes, gravel and gateways rather than distance.

The M1, M6 and the Midlands Birmingham, the East and West Midlands The spine The centre of gravity for long-distance work. Most cross-country moves join this at some point, and departure hours are set against it rather than against convenience.

The north and the north-west Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle Cities and terraces Dense Victorian terracing in the cities and generous suburbs around them. Access varies more within a single postcode here than it does across whole counties elsewhere.

Scotland and the far north Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond Long haul Genuinely long-distance work where driving hours and the overnight arrangement are planned in advance rather than improvised at the end of a day.

Wales and the borders Cardiff, Swansea, mid and north Wales Valleys and lanes Good roads to the main towns and narrow approaches beyond them. Vehicle access is established at survey rather than assumed from a map.

The south-east, and permits

London and the counties around it are the permit-heavy end of the country. Controlled parking in most of the places people actually live, conversions and flats in volume, and receiving buildings that want notice before a crew turns up with a lift booking.

None of that is difficult, but all of it has to be arranged in advance. Bay suspensions and building bookings are made before the day, and the survey exists partly to establish which are needed.

The spine, and the west

The M1 and M6 between them carry most of our long-distance work, and a cross-country move usually joins one of them at some point. The M4 does the same job westwards. On all three the motorway running is the easy part and the last mile at either end is what gets surveyed.

The north, and the variation inside a postcode

Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Newcastle have dense Victorian terracing and generous suburbs within a short distance of each other. Access varies more within a single northern postcode than it does across whole counties elsewhere, which is why we ask about the street rather than the town.

Scotland, Wales and the long tails

These are the jobs where hours and overnight arrangements are planned first and everything else fits around them. Wales adds narrow approaches beyond the main towns; Scotland adds distance. Both are established at survey rather than guessed from a map.

Coverage

Questions about where we go

01 Do you really cover the whole country?

For house moves of a reasonable size, yes — England, Scotland and Wales. For a single-room job three streets away in a town we have no vehicle near, a local firm will beat us on price and we will say so.

02 Do you have depots everywhere?

No, and we would rather say that than imply otherwise. What we have is vehicles that travel and crews that stay with the load, which is the thing that actually matters on a long move. Storage is arranged where it is needed and always listed.

03 Northern Ireland, the islands, the Isle of Man?

Ask. A ferry leg changes the planning and sometimes the sensible answer is a specialist rather than us. We will tell you which before quoting, not after.

04 How is a Scottish move planned differently?

Around driving hours. The load, the crew and the overnight arrangement are all worked out before the date is confirmed, because a plan that quietly assumes an illegal day is not a plan.

What size is the house?

Both addresses and roughly how much house is going. Five rungs from a studio to a country house, and knowing which one you are on is enough for us to ask something useful back.

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