Moving Matters

In this episode, former guest Dan Braddock , Branch Manager of GB Liners , reminds us how he began within the industry some 18 years ago, working for the family business before joining GB Liners where he has spent the last 14 years. GB Liners have 11 branches, run approximately 100 vehicles, employ in-excess of 250 , and offer self-storage, containerised storage, document storage, and provide loca...

In this episode, Derek Milner , Managing Director of Intransit Removals & Storage , discusses how he began within the industry in 1997 as a part time venture, selling his car to buy a transit van, and having no background in removals and storage at all. Derek maintains that having a side line to removals, such shop deliveries, is a necessity to help with the quiet times within the moving indus...

In this episode, Rod Hepworth , Director of It’s Your Move Ilkley , discusses how he began within the industry 23 years ago at the ripe old age of 40 , after a life of many careers including a Cow Inseminator and a Professional DJ ! Rod founded It’s Your Move Ilkley in 2007 , which provides mainly domestic moving, storage and packing services, local and national ( although they do International to...

In this episode, Martin Budd , Sales Director & Brand Ambassador of Pickfords , discusses how he began within the industry, firstly within records management in 2001 with Hays , before joining Sirva ( Pickfords ) in 2003 for 3 years followed by Crown , and then PHS Data Solutions . And in 2016 , Martin was invited to re-join Pickfords where he remains to this day. Martin discusses what a Brand...

In this episode, Paul Taylor , Managing Director of White Rose Removals , discusses how he began within the industry working for removal companies in West Yorkshire before setting up his own company 12 years ago. Today, White Rose Removals are based in Leeds and share office and warehouse space with GB Liners . White Rose Removals primarily undertake domestic moving and packing services as well as...

In this episode, Phil Hambleton , who has just retired , discusses how he got involved within the industry in 1984 , when he and his parents decided to buy a small removal company and rebrand it as Hambleton’s . After building up Hambleton’s , Phil’s parents decided to retire in 2002 , and Phil consequently sold Hambleton’s in 2004 to North West Removals after it became too much for Phil ( as one...

In this episode Rob Hindmarsh , Managing Director of Knaresborough Movers , discusses how he got involved within the industry 30 years ago at the tender age of 15 , working for a local removal company during weekends and school holidays. The day Rob left school he started full time employment with K.W. Removals in Ripon ( sadly no longer trading ), where he worked for 13 years, starting as a porte...

In this episode Josh Pask , Managing Director of Pask’s Removals , discusses how he got involved in the industry only 2 years ago during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Josh is a professional football player and after a transfer from West Ham United to Coventry City he suffered ligament damage to one of his ankles at the start of the football season. Once back to playing midway through the se...

In this episode Andrew White , Managing Director of Dream Move Relocation , discusses how he got involved in working with movers some 15 years ago, helping with the relocation of employees, individuals, families, and pets. Dream Move Relocation is based in the North West , but can operate nationwide, and assist with the finding of properties for people relocating to the UK, including helping with...

In this episode Craig Atkinson , Director of Craig Atkinson Removals , discusses how he returned to the industry 5 years ago after a decent break, but started within the industry at the tender age of 16 . Today, Craig Atkinson Removals is a relatively small company based in Burnley , Lancashire , that only undertake domestic moves and packing services. Craig has a team of 6 and runs 3 vehicles, hi...

In this episode Gerrard Halsey , Founder of Gerrard Halsey Video Surveys , discusses how he stumbled into the industry back in 1996 as a 19 year old summer student to help out in the warehouse of Interconex, where 6 weeks turned into a 25 year career within the industry. Gerrard was at Interconex for 4 years ( 1996-2000 ) before being made redundant after learning Interconex was being merged with...

In this episode Adam Maton , Owner and Founder of wemove , discusses how he began his man and van journey in the sexy world of removals & storage 6 years ago, although Adam’s initial career started in the corporate world of Risk Management , where he worked for 8 years before relocating to China to teach English for year. wemove provide a full domestic removal service ( mainly local ), packing...

In this episode Holly Oven , Transport Manager of Britannia Alan Cook discusses how she began in the industry only 2 years ago and is still a mere 21 years of age! Holly has always been indirectly involved within the industry, but her initial career path was to be in accounting where she began her training during and after college, until Covid happened. Britannia Alan Cook is a family business whi...

Continuing on from Episode 56 , the one thing Judith would like to change within the industry is the whole exchange and completion experience, making it more legalised and no longer allowing exchange and completion on the same day, and to become prouder in requiring a financial commitment from the customer, such as a deposit. The advice Judith would give herself just starting out in the industry a...

In this episode ( part 1 of 2 ) Judith Bennett , Director of Britannia Bennetts of Malvern discusses how she began in the industry nearly 25 years ago after going on a blind date through mutual friends with the enigma that is Alan Bennett ( episode 35 ), who Judith got engaged to only 8 weeks later! Britannia Bennetts run 4 HGV’s, 4 low-loaders, have a 20,000 sqft warehouse with 350 containers and...

In this episode Graham Byers , Managing Director of Removal Services Scotland discusses how he began in the industry in 1986 as a trainee manager for Pickfords , becoming their youngest branch manager at the tender age of 21 ! In 1992/3 Graham’s good friend Ian Wright started Removal Services Scotland , a company Graham joined from the offset, and in 2017 Graham and his colleague Greg McMullan too...

In this episode Tommy McNee , General Manager of Guardian Moving & Storage returns for a full episode and discusses how he began in the industry nearly 20 years ago, but prior to that and when just out of nappies ( Tommy’s words not mine ) he began travelling with his Dad who had started a delivery company and consequently branched out into removals. Tommy was due to go to Sterling University...

In this episode Adam Sinclair , Managing Director of Sterling Sinclair Removals discusses how he began in the industry only 6 years ago ( in 2016 ) at the tender age of 23 , after experiencing removals several times during his professional rugby career. Sterling Sinclair Removals have a fleet of 6/7 lutons/loloaders, a 18 , a 15 and a 7.5 tonne truck. Storage wise Adam has 130 shipping containers...

In this episode Andy Shotbolt , Managing Director of Britannia Reeves discusses how he began in the industry after a ( non-working ) 3 night trip away to Scotland at the tender age of 11 with his grandfather, who was a driver for White & Co , a company Andy joined, becoming a fourth generation remover for the company. Andy spent approximately 18 years at White & Co , starting as a porter f...

In this episode Max Kreynin , Managing Partner of VoxMe Software discusses how he began as a fellow supplier to the industry some 22 years ago after being told by his brother to develop tech for moving. VoxMe Software is a Canadian based company, with offices and staff in Israel , Europe and the Far East , and they provide mobile apps for pre-move surveys, digital inventory control, scanning and l...

In this episode Mark Tresler , Managing Director of Britannia Movers International discusses how he began his career in the industry joining Britannia almost 19 years ago as a temporary financial controller on a 6 month contract. Britannia Movers International is a co-operative of likeminded business owner/managers who all trade under the same brand and are shareholders within Britannia . Britanni...

In this episode Ian Siddle , Managing Director of Arnold & Self discusses how he began his career in the industry some 33 years ago, joining Arnold & Self after being refused time off for his skiing holiday from his first job! Arnold & Self was originally formed by Andy Self & Peter Arnold in 1986 , mainly providing furniture delivery services for Alders during the week and underta...

In this episode Joshua Taylor , Managing Director of Caversham Moves discusses how he began his career in the industry 15 years ago, which was on a part-time basis for 10 years during his initial career as a sports & massage therapist. Caversham Moves was formed 5 years ago ( although their management team have 15-20 years of experience within the removals industry ) and are based in Berkshire...

In this episode Neil Purdie , Managing Director of Purdie Worldwide Removals & Storage discusses how he began his career in the industry some 21 glorious years ago, delivering coal in the company’s early years before the role of the business changed to removals and storage. The original company was started in 1960 by Neil’s grandfather, as Matt Purdie & Sons , a coal merchant but he quickl...

In this episode, Andrew Fahey , Director of P. Fahey & Sons discusses how he began his career within the industry by joining the family business some 40 years ago. P. Fahey & Sons is based in Manchester and was started by Andrew’s grandfather some 65 years ago from a second-hand shop. However, legend would have it that, Andrew’s great, great, grandfather moved to Chicago in the 1890’s to w...