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Avoiding the man and van

Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

We are rapidly approaching the busy season for home movers and this is when we see the emergence of everyone with a small van that sets themselves up as a removal company. In the second in our series we look at how to avoid the rogue operators. Sadly as an unregulated industry anyone can say they are a removal company and then turn up and empty the entire contents of your home and drive off with it - yet people are ... Read more

Matthew prepares for his first summer in the Removals & Storage Industry

Saturday, June 1st, 2019

Matthew joined the Stafford team as a Graduate Trainee Manager in September 2018. Since then he has embarked on a structured training program having spent time in every part of the business as well as undertaking external training. The summer represents the peak period in the moving industry – Matthew has braced himself for a busy time ahead! www.britannia-movers.co.uk/branch/britannia-goodwins-removals Read more

2019’s Best Countries to Move to for Improved Health and Wellbeing

Friday, May 24th, 2019

Let’s be honest, living and working in the UK can take its toll on a person! You are certainly not alone if you have considered moving to another country purely for improving your health, wellbeing and overall quality of life. There are of course many other countries where residents experience much of the same problems. So how can you choose a country where you are certain the move would only have positive impacts on your happiness and wellbeing? Thanks to the annual World ... Read more

Online Removal quotes vs written Removal quotes – the true story

Friday, May 17th, 2019

With the proliferation of comparison sites on the internet these days, it seems so much easier to sit at home and sort your removal quotation out on line. After all, you just pop the details in and out comes the price, right? Not quite… Third Party Operators Most removals comparison sites are operated by third parties who pass the details onto often unchecked and unverified companies to see who will do your move the cheapest. Once they have passed on your details and ... Read more

Planning and moving this summer

Thursday, May 9th, 2019

As we look forward to the summer ahead it should be noted that this is also the main time of year that people look to move house and here at Britannia Lanes we are prepared for it. We thought that it would be helpful if we could share our knowledge with everyone to make the moving process as simple as possible. The following are a few tips that we have found over the years helps make sure that our clients get a good ... Read more