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Get a fast, free quote today from Hampshire’s trusted relocation specialists. Keeping families on the move since 1857.
Our Removals Service Includes…
Removals Coordinator
On hand to help you through to your completed move.
Mileage
There are no hidden costs. All our quotes include mileage.
Goods in Transit Cover
Restricted liability is provided as standard.*
Robe Cartons
Clothes travel in style in our robe cartons.
Covers & Blankets
Slot-on, padded covers protect white goods and furniture.
Carbon Footprint Offsetting
To offset carbon emissions we’re planting 2,000 trees.
Uniformed Crew
Our trained crews are DBS checked and carry photo ID.
Recycled Materials
We use recycled/recyclable materials where possible.
Biodegradable Mattress Bags
Mattress bags are used once, then recycled.
Carpet Runners
Floor protection is available for both locations.**
Extra Services
Packing
Comprehensive expert packing services, from single room, specialist items to complete home contents packing.
Storage
Short and long-term containerised storage. We'll collect from your old home and deliver to your new property.
Packing Materials
Wardrobe cartons, boxes, packing materials, tape, paper wrap. Made from recycled and recyclable materials.
A Very Short History of Hampshire
12,000 BCE
The first settlers move to Hampshire during the last ice age.
43 CE
The Roman general Vespasian (later Emperor Vespasian), commander of the Second Legion, occupies Hampshire.
755
The name Hamtunscir first appears in records.
871
Alfred the Great is crowned King of Wessex (West Saxons) at Winchester.
1066
Shortly after taking the throne, William the Conqueror clears the New Forest to be used as royal hunting grounds and builds castles in the region.
1139
Lidelea, Powder(ham) and Bentley castles are all caught up in fighting during the Anarchy.
1216
Unhappy with King John following the signing of the Magna Carta, rebellious barons invite Prince Louis of France to invade. He soon attacks locations such as Winchester.
1643
The country is dragged into the English Civil war. Holes made by muskets during Battle of Alton can still be seen on the Church of St Lawrence.
1739
Dick Turpin finds himself hanging from the wrong of a rope after years of attacking people on Hampshire’s roads.
1830
The Swing Riots hit a number of towns with business and buildings attacked including the workhouse in Selbourne. Over 2,000 protestors are put on trial, 252 sentenced to death and 481 deported to penal colonies in Australia.
1910
First powered flight takes place at what will become Eastleigh and later Southampton Airport.
1936
The first Spitfire flight occurs on the 5th of March. The iconic plane will play a pivotal role in the Battle of Britain over the South Coast in 1940.
1944
During late spring, huge numbers of Allied troops build up in the county ahead of the D-Day landings.
1955
American Clarence Birdseye trials his new invention Fish Fingers on the people of Southampton.
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