Business moves in Southampton
Small offices, shop stock, market stalls, trade materials and one-off deliveries, moved by a local driver for the time you need, including evenings and weekends. This page explains how businesses in Southampton use a man with a van and how to plan it.
Nothing is taken until your driver confirms. Pay them the rest when the job is done.
The kinds of job
- Office moves. A few desks, chairs, filing cabinets and screens from one unit to another, usually in a Large van or a Luton.
- Shop and stock moves. Fittings, rails, stock in boxes, a counter, moved before opening or after closing.
- Market and event stalls. Tables, gazebos and stock to a market or a venue, and back again.
- Trade materials. Timber, boards, tiles and tools collected from a merchant and delivered to a site.
- Deliveries for small businesses. A piece of furniture to a customer, a batch of orders to a courier depot, equipment to a job.
Why booking by time suits business work
A business move is usually about time rather than volume. You want the shop empty before the shopfitter arrives, or the office in the new unit before Monday. You book the loading and unloading time you need, the drive is included, and you see each driver's price before you choose. Drivers work evenings and weekends too, so the move can happen outside trading hours. The prices page explains how the price is made.
Bigger vans cost more, and each driver sets their own prices, so the form lists them cheapest first. For an office move, pick a driver who can bring a helper. Everything is heavy, and nobody on the staff wants to carry a filing cabinet.
Planning a business move
- List what is going. Desks, chairs, cabinets, screens, stock by the box. The list tells you the van size and the loading time.
- Box the small stuff. Stationery, cables, paperwork and stock in labelled boxes. Loose items are slow.
- Deal with the IT. Unplug and label every cable, bag the keyboards and mice, wrap the screens. Back up anything that matters before the day.
- Sort the loading at both ends. Does the new unit have a loading bay or a goods lift? Is there a bay outside the shop? In the city centre the council will suspend a pay and display bay for the day for £14, and the parking guide explains the process.
- Pick the time. Before opening, after closing or on a weekend, if your driver works then.
- Book the right van. A Luton for a whole office; a Large van for a few desks; a Medium for stock and materials. The van sizes page describes each.
Regular work
Some Southampton businesses book the same kind of job every week, such as stock from a lock-up to a market stall or orders to a depot. Each booking goes through the form in the same way, and you may well be matched with the same driver, but there is no contract and no standing arrangement. Book each one as you need it.
Booking and payment
Enter both postcodes and the loading time, then pick a driver and van from the list. A deposit is held on your card, and nothing leaves your account until the driver confirms and gets in touch about timing. If they can't do it, another local driver is offered the job. You pay the rest to the driver when the job is done. If no driver can take it, the hold is released and you pay nothing.
Moving a home as well? See house removals. Moving one heavy item? See single items and furniture. The home page has the overview of how the service works, and the areas page lists where drivers go.
Nothing is taken until your driver confirms. Pay them the rest when the job is done.