Moving companies

[yummydeb]

Hi all - I just posted an 'intro' the other day, but to recap, I'm getting married (in the US) and moving to the UK (to Scotland) in May/June, and I'd like to know if anyone has any recommendations for door-to-door moving companies. I've read back over a few pages of posts under this tag but only found one reference back a bit that linked to a

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[pomma_penses]

Two years ago I used Rainier Overseas Movers, they were good, no hidden charges, etc.

Have you read the International Moves page on movingscam.com yet?

[anna_lise_a]

We used them as well, when we moved from Florida to England. They were very good.

[yummydeb]

Thank you for seconding that recommendation :-). It's good to hear from people who have used a company, to get an idea of how things went!

[yummydeb]

Thank you! I hadn't seen movingscam.com yet, so thank you for that as well - what a good resource!

[woopflying]

http://compare-removal-companies.co.uk/selectarea.asp?rnid=6

[yummydeb]

Thank you! I hadn't come across that in my searches, so I appreciate the link.

[lynseysarah22]

We moved from San Diego to the UK in October of last year. Can't remember the name of the company we used but I'll find out for you, they did a great job, only 2 mugs broke. And we moved our whole house basically! We did do all our own packing and unpacking though, to save money.

[yummydeb]

Thank you for finding out, I appreciate it! I'm glad everything made it there safely during your move :-).

[yummydeb]

Thank you! I think it was indeed your reference :-). It sounds like they did a good job for you, especially with getting it to your house despite the glitch at the end. Thanks for the information!

I Q Global

[katieledge]

Hi, I am planning to use I Q Global for my move from NY to London, thanks to this post. Would you recommend to get everything palletized? I am trying to get to grips with all the terms.

Thanks so much for your advice,
Kate

[sioneva]

I don't have a suggestion for a company...but we're moving a single pallet worth of boxes (1 square meter) and the *cheapest* price I could find to do that was £220.

Unless the items you're moving are heirlooms, I'd seriously consider NOT moving the furniture/household items and just buying again here. It may very well work out to be cheaper.

[yummydeb]

Thank you for the suggestion/advice. Some of the items do mean a great deal to me, so I do want to take them. Others, like my bed - well, if it would add as much to the cost to move it as to buy a new one when I get there, I may rethink sending it. But I have so little, it will hopefully not cost too much. Thanks for responding!

[anna_lise_a]

Something to consider when it comes to moving furniture - UK rooms are generally a lot smaller than US ones, so US furniture sometimes looks too big for the room - or won't fit at all! - when it gets here...

[thekumquat]

Yes - for example 10 foot by 12' would be considered a 'big' bedroom, but once you've put a king-size bed in it there's not much space!