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Pink & Jones Open for Business

Friday, November 4th, 2016

After years of being situated out of the Northamptonshire area, Britannia Pink and Jones are pleased to have a brand new warehouse and office to call their own. Situated on Pytchley Business Park in Kettering it has been purpose built and designed from the ground up. It has state of the art CCTV, a very welcoming reception and even a brand spanking new coffee machine for all those customers that will be flooding through the doors now they have their old ground ... Read more

New Trainee Manager

Friday, November 4th, 2016

Britannia Lanes of Somerset and Bristol are delighted to announce that Shaun Hamilton has become their new Trainee Manager. Ria Russell (Director) says, “He started with us when he was 24 years old in June 2009 as a temporary porter and then in Sept 2011 he left for a while. He came back in July 2013 as a long distance porter/packer. Shaun has now joined the office team with a wealth of experience at the sharp end of removals delivering a ... Read more

Britain’s Strongest Removalist

Friday, October 21st, 2016

At this year’s Movers & Storers show, (taking place on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd November in Hangar 42, Bruntingthorpe) Britannia are sponsoring the first ever ‘Britain’s Strongest Removalist’ competition that will be held on the Tuesday. Andy Shotbolt of Britannia Reeves, is the brains behind this fantastic and exciting new competition. Andy tells us “this is something I’ve wanted to do for years, and during a light-hearted discussion with Charlotte Parslow (Animo Events) who was looking to bring in a ... Read more

Britannia Lanes of Cornwall Sponsors Perranwell FC

Friday, October 21st, 2016

Matt Lane (Lanes of Cornwall’s Self-Store & Self-Drive Manager) has for the last 7 years played for Perranwell FC’s over 16-year old’s football team. They are at senior level and play in the Cornwall combination league. Matt’s Father – Mark Lane (Director of Britannia Lanes of Cornwall) has been watching him play every week, and this season he generously offered to sponsor the team’s kit. Britannia Lanes of Cornwall also provides one of their self-drive mini buses for the team to travel to ... Read more

Britannia Leatherbarrows help at the Bournemouth Pier to Pier swim the biggest charity swim in Europe

Tuesday, August 16th, 2016

Sunday 7th August 2016 welcomed the Bournemouth Pier to Pier swim back as the biggest charity swim in Europe Thousands of swimmers supported the fight against heart disease by taking on an unforgettable swimming challenge braving the open sea between Bournemouth and Boscombe Piers, a total distance of 1.4 miles. One participant urging others to join in with this incredible fundraising event is David Bigglestone, sales executive for Britannia Leatherbarrows Removals who underwent a triple heart bypass 10 years ago. David has now ... Read more