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Top reasons for moving to Panama

Friday, June 17th, 2016

If you are looking for an exotic and adventurous place to move to, that also offers one of the lowest costs of living for expats, then moving to Panama is the best decision you could make. Currently around 1000 British expats live there either full or part-time, while American expats account for over 30% of Panama’s immigrant population of about 190,000 people. Why Panama? 1. Luxury and Modernity Panama is still a developing country, however it has the fastest growing economy in Latin America, with ... Read more

Welcome to the family

Friday, May 27th, 2016

27/05/2016 Britannia Harrisons & Rowley would like to announce the arrival of Jim Williams, who joined as General Manager on the 1st February 2016. Jim will be based at Harrison and Rowley’s office in St.Neots, taking over from John Thomson who will sadly be retiring from the business. Jim has over 30 years’ experience of running truck operations from sectors as varied as Waste & Recycling to Wholesale distribution to Parcel delivery to Washroom services; He is married to Karen with one son ... Read more

Britannia Movers announces construction of new head office

Friday, May 27th, 2016

Britannia Movers International are delighted to announce that construction of our new head office has begun in Merstham, Surrey. A short hop from our current head office in Croydon, the move is designed to bring Britannia’s hub closer to the M25, improving consolidation of Britannia’s shipping operation. Having spent time designing a more suitable office layout and warehouse specifications, the changes will allow Britannia to serve its customers across all our services in an even more tailored fashion. Merstham in Redhill is part ... Read more

The new Britannia Lanes of Devon

Thursday, May 26th, 2016

After 23 years Britannia Lanes of Devon has decided to relocate approximately 300 yards from their current position to a prime, main road location that’s still in the Marsh Barton area. Planning permission has been approved now, and Matt Collingborn tells HB that building works are scheduled to start this July, with the plan to open the new site in February 2017. Their new building will be raised by 1 metre as a flood defence against any possible flooding in the area, and ... Read more

Britannia Pink and Jones are moving!

Thursday, May 26th, 2016

John Thomson (Former General Manager) is currently project managing the construction of the new site for Britannia Pink & Jones in Kettering. As you can see from the photos that Steve Newman (Pink & Jones Self-store Manager) has provided for HB, the building isn’t too far off completion. Pink & Jones new site covers 2.5 acres with a 10,000 square foot warehouse, which will be divided into 2 sections: 1 half being kitted out with purpose built self-storage units over 4 levels ... Read more