Any recommendations? I am trying to search but not coming up with a lot. I am looking for company names, costs and would like to ship things for an affordable price. Thanks.
It would probably depend on just how much you're shipping.
My guesstimate for my pending move is about 5-600 cubic feet (about the size of a Luton van). I want a full door-to-door service including packing.
So far Pickfords are talking in the region of £2500, Anglo Pacific marginally more and Crown a little over £3000. Insurance is extra, and varies from 3-5% of the declared value depending on who packs it and how comprehensively you want to be insured. The more expensive options appear to cover things like replacement of a set if one is damaged etc.
I have no experience of these firms so don't know if they are any good. A couple of people I know have used Pickfords and said they were OK, and one person used Crown and rated them highly.
I've spoken to all three over the phone - Pickfords were very slow at getting back to me, Anglo Pacific have been very helpful over the phone, Crown were helpful but since I didn't have so many questions they didn't get the same chance to be helpful as Anglo Pacific did.
