International Specialist Business Removals/Relocation. Expert office, factory, warehouse, library, museum, piano, safe, IT equipment moves.
- WE LEAD THE FIELD IN
COMMERCIAL RELOCATIONS
Our team of fully insured and security vetted professionals have extensive experience in Commercial, Corporate, Private and Public Sector relocations.Business Removals Rotherham, UK Business Removals Barnsley, UK Business Removals Doncaster, UK Business Removals Wakefield, UK Business Removals Huddersfield, UK Business Removals United Kingdom Business Removals Rotherham District, UK Business Removals Borough of Barnsley, UK Business Removals Doncaster District, UK Business Removals Sheffield District, UK Business Removals Wakefield District, UK Business Removals Greater Manchester, UK Business Removals Leeds City Centre, Leeds, UK Business Removals East Riding of Yorkshire, UK Business Removals Derbyshire Dales District, UK Business Removals Chesterfield, UK Business Removals Cheshire, UK Business Removals County Durham, UK Business Removals Derbyshire, UK Business Removals Derby, UK Business Removals Merseyside, UK Business Removals South Yorkshire, UK Business Removals Tyne and Wear, UK Business Removals West Midlands, UK Business Removals West Yorkshire, UK Business Removals East Midlands, UK Business Removals North Yorkshire, UK Business Removals Lancashire, UK Business Removals Nottinghamshire, UK Business Removals Lincolnshire, UK Business Removals Staffordshire, UK Business Removals Leicestershire, UK removals website removals service near me removals firms removals companies removals removal storage removal packing removal companies in sheffield removal companies in barnsley removal companies in Doncaster removal companies in Rotherham removal and storage Specialised Movers Sheffield Specialised Movers office removalist Rotherham removal moving uk moving overseas company moving house company movers to australia move in services yorkshire moves international removals to uk international removals house removals house removal home removal company removals commercial removal company commercial removal companies office removal companies national house movers office removals Specialised business solutions business relocation companies furniture removal company removal companies Specialised international removals removals and storage near me furniture removals near me - LOCAL / INTERNATIONAL
OFFICE RELOCATIONS / REMOVALS
We have the expertise and resources to plan and implement the most effective office removals on budget and to time, ensuring minimum business down-time for you and your staffFree site Surveys, free quotation with no obligation. Tailored service to match your exact requirements and budget. Packing service provided or delivery of packing materials to you to complete your own packing. Working to pre-set timetables. Environmental Solution to unwanted furniture and also electrical items. Transportation using our secure, tracked, liveried vehicles. Tail-lift vehicles for loading and unloading. Working to floor and desking plans Quality Assured Office / Premises Business Removals We provide only uniformed staff who complete, and work in accordance with, risk assessments. The BS 8522 Standard is now becoming a key question when actively finding and servicing work. We were actually one of the first companies in the UK to achieve this Standard! “We pay great attention to detail and changes in the scope of works, and always aim to provide quick responses to extra instructions from the client,” John says. “Our managerial staff are contactable 24/7 and will often work on site themselves, even on weekends. Our front line operatives are all experienced, friendly, positive and hard working. We do not sub-contract any of our removal duties. This over a period of time always wins over repeat customers.” - SPECIALIST AND EXPERIENCED
IT RELOCATIONS / REMOVALS
Our IT Relocation experts will work with you to minimise the impact of moving your IT equipment and help you get your business back up and running with the minimal of downtime.Cable Management services to ensure that all your relocated equipment complies fully with current Health and Safety at Work regulations with regard to VDU/Workstation assessment and cable-routing criteria. Server and Data Storage Relocations. Network Patching Services – working to a pre-determined patch plan if required. Portable Appliance Testing – ensuring that your new office is compliant with all Health and Safety requirements. Quality Assured Business IT/Telecoms Removals We provide only uniformed staff who complete, and work in accordance with, risk assessments. The BS 8522 Standard is now becoming a key question when actively finding and servicing work. We were actually one of the first companies in the UK to achieve this Standard! “All this will be completed to a prior agreed timescale to ensure that re-connection is in line with your departmental and business needs.” - A LEADING COMPANY IN
LIBRARY REMOVALS
We successfully moved the National Library of Qatar, a hub of learning, the centre of education and possibly one of the most important buildings in the country of Qatar.Library Relocation Services FREE Site Survey, FREE Quotation and FREE advice Developing a detailed move plan Cataloguing stock (Books/Multimedia etc.) Sequential packing and unpacking at destination Interfiling and integration Dismantling/erection of library shelving and library furniture/fittings Crate hire for books, office equipment and computers Acid-free packing materials Coloured identification labels Nationwide and International service IT decommissioning and recommissioning Moving of specialist collections, artefacts, rare books, and fine art Recycling and Re-Use of unwanted stock Environmental disposal of unwanted media Specialist Storage – We provide an Indoor containerised Storage System that is temperature controlled. Secure storage environment to ensure zero degradation of materials in storage 7 days a week service, including night-work Some Questions Our Surveyor May Ask: Are books going from Shelf to Shelf? – variations in shelf size 750mm-900mm Continuous sequence? Oversized books Reconfiguring? Expansion or reductions Triple-check: given linear measurement + book-stock number, then a shelf counting exercise by our surveyor Other Library/Collection Relocation Services: Hanging Files – e.g. Regular works for the NHS and X-Ray filing Systems Blood/Tissue Samples – Refrigerated and frozen, to be kept at specific temperatures with little or no fluctuation Gun Collections, Medal Collections – Museum collections individually tagged. Items placed in the museum display or archived as appropriate. Fine Art Collections and artefacts – Tagged then displayed or archived as required. “Specialised Movers excel in all aspects of our work and are the UK’s leading library removals company. We are a specialised library mover – with the flexibility and resources to overcome any challenges in relocation. Our library services are available to the public sector, educational/academic sector (schools/colleges), private and commercial libraries. We are proud to have a long list of extremely satisfied clients providing positive testimony to our high quality library moves.” Quality Assured Business / Academic Library Relocation We provide only uniformed staff who complete, and work in accordance with, risk assessments. The BS 8522 Standard is now becoming a key question when actively finding and servicing work. We were actually one of the first companies in the UK to achieve this Standard! Some of our Successfully Library Relocations National Library of Qatar – Doha, Qatar Manchester Metropolitan University – Manchester Salford University – Greater Manchester. Movement of in excess of a million book and journal stock, plus movement of all existing shelving and return of stock after fit-out. Paul Simpson, the Project Manager at Specialised Movers became a stakeholder manager detailing day-to-day migration of book stock and liaising with the client throughout the project. Central St Martins College Library – London Newbury Library – Newbury, West Berkshire. 1322m of book stock pack and store on site at Specialised Movers in Sheffield, return and replace after fit-out Witney Library – Witney, Oxon Brighton Library – Brighton, East Sussex American University – London Norwich Library – Norwich, Norfolk Northampton Central – Northamptonshire. Movement of 1100m of book stock store on site, and return after fit out. Kingston Hospital Library – Kingston upon Thames, Surrey Spurgeon College Library – Croydon, London. Movement of 3000m of book stock store, on site return and replace Church Mission Society Library – South East Oxford Roehampton Library – Wandsworth, London Pershore College Library – Pershore, Worcestershire University of Wales Library – Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales The Geological Society – Picadilly, London Kingsbury Library – Brent, London Warwick University Library – London New Cripps Library – Northamptonshire Cardinal Pole School Library – Bracknell, Berkshire Nottingham Trent University Library – Nottinghamshire. Movement of 5600m of book stock, return to Specialised Movers storage in Sheffield, then return to University Pangbourne Children’s Library – Reading, West Berkshire. 475m of book stock packed and returned to Specialised Movers storage in Sheffield, then returned after fit-out Aylesbury College Library – Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Bracknell Library – Bracknell, Bracknell Forest of Berkshire, 400m of book stock from various locations centralised to one new purpose built hub London College of Communication – London - ANY INDUSTRY, ANY TASK
MUSEUM RELOCATIONS
Our specialist removals Include library and museum relocations, piano moving, moving of safes and machinery, confidential waste, and recyclingQuality Assured Business Museum / Art Removals We provide only uniformed staff who complete, and work in accordance with, risk assessments. The BS 8522 Standard is now becoming a key question when actively finding and servicing work. We were actually one of the first companies in the UK to achieve this Standard! Specialised Movers understand that each Museum is unique and has it’s own requirements. We work closely with the Curator as they know their museum and artefacts better than anyone. We take great care in listening and learning so we can tailor our techniques. We use the packing, wrapping, lifting equipment and protective relocation techniques to meet the exact needs. When undertaking Museum Moves, detailed move plans need to be drawn up and strictly followed. Great care is taken when packing, wrapping and transporting items. All Specialised Movers’ staff are trained and experienced in moving fine art and vulnerable museum pieces. Our vehicles are on air-ride suspension, providing a smoother journey and are also equipped with tail-lifts to ease loading and unloading. We also have specialist lifting equipment such as; lorry-mounted cranes, spider cranes and stair robots. Specialised Movers also provide relocation services for private collectors. Our service is bespoke and discreet; we have the ability to transport single items or collections. “ Whether it is an item, a collection or an entire museum relocation, we have a proven track record in moving delicate items safely and successfully both nationally and internationally. ” John Turner Project Manager for Museums and Artefacts - ANY INDUSTRY, ANY TASK
SAFE RELOCATION
Our specialist removals Include library and museum relocations, piano moving, moving of safes and machinery, confidential waste, and recyclingFree site Surveys, free quotation with no obligation. The type of safe, its manufacturer and model The location and access/egress route Will it fit through doorways Are there steps or staircases If there is a lift, will it manage the weight Is the safe bolted to the floor Site protection Times when access is not possible for security reasons Quality Assured Business Safe / Cabinet Removals We provide only uniformed staff who complete, and work in accordance with, risk assessments. The BS 8522 Standard is now becoming a key question when actively finding and servicing work. We were actually one of the first companies in the UK to achieve this Standard! “We move any large heavy items, whether; a safe, fire-proof cabinet, or even a communications cabinet. Contact Specialised Movers for the best rates and a safe and hassle-free service. Our safe specialists are experts in moving safes which is important because as this is a very skilled process. We use specialist lifting techniques that adhere to health and Safety Legislation.” - ANY INDUSTRY, ANY TASK
PIANO RELOCATION
Our specialist removals Include library and museum relocations, piano moving, moving of safes and machinery, confidential waste, and recyclingWe move ALL types of Piano… Upright Grand Pianos Cabinet Grand Pianos Harpsichords Baby Grand pianos Miniature Grand Pianos Boudoir Grand Pianos Drawing Room Grand Pianos Small Concert Grand Pianos Orchestral Grand Pianos Concert Grand Pianos It may be that your piano is part of a premises move, or the move may be as small as just getting a piano on to a stage, or even just into another music room. Whatever the requirements are we have the right equipment. We are are a Specialist Piano Mover, and have been moving Pianos for over 30 years. Whether the piano is in your business, school, college, university, town hall or part of your orchestra we have the equipment and professional staff to move it safely to its new destination. Covering Sheffield, Lincoln & West Yorkshire. We can export wrap, crate and ship your piano to locations worldwide. Business Community Piano Relocation Quality Assured Business / Community Piano Relocation We provide only uniformed staff who complete, and work in accordance with, risk assessments. The BS 8522 Standard is now becoming a key question when actively finding and servicing work. We were actually one of the first companies in the UK to achieve this Standard! “NO JOB IS TOO LARGE OR TOO SMALL”. -
GLOBAL REMOVAL SOLUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL RELOCATIONS
Choose from a range of transit options to suit your timescales and budget – be it sea, road or air – any destination you require – Specialised Movers have the solutionSpecialised Movers have the expertise to exceed your expectations and carry out your international removals, completely stress free. You can choose from a range of transit options to suit your timescales and budget. This may be by sea, road or air, to any destination you require. For any situation, Specialised Movers have the solution. International removals require robust packing and container loading techniques to ensure your valuable possessions arrive at their destination intact! Specialised Movers use the very best, environmentally friendly, specialist packing materials and crates. These are specially designed for international removals. Every item that leaves your premises is detailed on a packing inventory for its journey to storage, Europe or around the globe. Dedicated Containers – which are packed at your current location and then sealed and prepared for shipment to your required destination. Groupage – which is shared container space with other items destined for the same destination as your new location, and is obviously the cheaper alternative to dedicated containers. BS 8564 Quality Standards in Overseas Quality Quality Assured Business International Relocation/Removals We provide only uniformed staff who complete, and work in accordance with, risk assessments. We also work to the quality assured service standard BS 8564 – Overseas Moving Services. “Specialised Movers have large road – train pantechnicons that can deliver all your effects in one journey to anywhere in Europe. Whether it’s one item, or a full business, Specialised Movers can undertake this removals project for you.” - SHORT OR LONG TERM
STORAGE FACILITIES
We provide a range of secure storage solutions tailored to your exact requirements. This includes; self storage, archive storage, specialist storage and mobile solutions.Short or long-term secure storage solutions tailored to requirements. Collection and delivery services Fully Insured Short, medium and long-term storage On site parking for cars and vans Access to your effects No penalties for taking effects out earlier than agreed Storage areas for large items Self Storage You can bring your effects to our storage centre Indoor containers sealed and stacked safely away Short or Long Term storage available Indoor containerised storage systems where your costs are based on volume and not square footage Fully Insured No Hidden costs or penalties – You only pay for the time your effects are in store Record Management / Archive Storage UK Legislation requires organisations to retain certain documentation for a required period of time, creating costly space problems in any office. Specialised Movers’ offsite storage facilities can provide you with a secure cost effective solution that fully meets this requirement. Specialised Movers can provide a fully managed document cataloguing, storage, and retrieval service, tailored specifically to meet your needs, ensuring that stored documents can be delivered to you whenever necessary, on a same day or next day basis. We will provide a tailored service to suit your requirements – whether it is just a few boxes of files or a large scale records management requirement. BS EN 14873 Quality Standards in Storage of Furniture & Personal Effects Quality Assured Business Secure Storage Solutions We employ only security vetted staff who complete, and work in accordance with, risk assessments. Our Secure Storage Solutions meet the quality standards of BS EN 14873 – Storage of Furniture and Personal Effects. “Specialised Movers operate a fully-insured, indoor containerised storage facility at 316 to 320 Petre Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 8LU. This facility is close to the rail and motorway network to enable quick and easy transport logistics.” Our Storage Facility consists of two warehouses and offices set within a locked and fenced perimeter with secure roller-shutter doors providing: Approximately 50,000 square feet 700+ purpose-built storage containers – with different sized containers Conventional storage – usually for machines, safes and oversized items Security: Fully Monitored CCTV, Roller Shutter, Alarmed Rolling Rack “Library Room”– offering secure rooms for archive storage Carpet racks – rolled carpets are bagged, labelled and placed on racks (they are never folded/creased) Archive storage – general racking and shelved storage containers Large loading bay – allowing access for articulated vehicles Storage conditions are kept cool and dry - SAVE UP TO 70% WITH OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPOSAL
Specialised Movers are licensed waste carriers and will provide a full green solution for your redundant furniture. This also includes disposal of IT under the WEEE Directive.CONFIDENTIAL WASTE – SHREDDING SERVICES Protected by CCTV and access control systems. Within a few hours your confidential waste will be processed into unrecognisable and unrecoverable fragments, shredded to your required security level. Immediately after destruction, a detailed Certificate of Destruction is issued to you for your records. REDUNDANT FURNITURE DISPOSAL We will collect your redundant furniture and: Provide a green solution to its disposal – offering a 90% re-cycling of wooden office furniture through pellet chipping services (used for pet bedding, equestrian surfacing etc). Place the better furniture to second ownership. We have a large catalogue of charities/organisations who frequently take up the offer for office furniture – even schools, colleges, organisations on tight budgets (e.g. start-up companies). ENVIRONMENTAL DISPOSAL OF REDUNDANT IT To ensure that your business complies with all EU Directives and legislation regarding WEEE, we can dispose of all redundant IT equipment and supply you with a Certificate of Disposal. Plastic Recycling Specialised Movers subscribe to PIRAP (Plastic Industry Recycling Action Plan). Recycling redundant commercial plastic into end applications that can displace virgin plastics will save an average 2 x tonnes of C02 for every tonne of plastic recycled. Specialised Movers work with major plastic manufacturer Linpac – an international market leader in the manufacture and marketing of plastic packaging and supply chain products. Through this relationship we introduced the first plastic moving crate – made from recycled plastics. Paper and Cardboard Recycling As a removals company we supply and use a large amount of paper and cardboard based protective packaging. Once these materials are no longer re-usable they are collection, baled and distributed to a number of mills throughout the region to be recycled back into usable packaging materials. Metal Recycling Metal waste will often be found on redundant furniture – chairs, filing cabinets, table legs. Specialised Movers will strip metal, even nuts and bolts. Quality Assured Business Waste / Disposal Solutions We employ only security vetted staff who complete, and work in accordance with, risk assessments. In addition, our Solutions meet the quality standards of BS EN 15713 – Secure Destruction of Confidential Material, ISO 14001 – Environmental Management Systems and ISO 27001 – Information Security Systems. ISO 14001 Quality Standards in Environmental Management SystemsBS EN 15713 Quality Standards in Secure Destruction of Confidential MaterialISO 27001 Quality Standards in Information Security Management Systems “Recycling furniture with Specialised Movers can save up to 70% of the equivalent costs of sending goods to landfill.” - CONFIDENTIAL WASTE
DOCUMENT SHREDDING
Your confidential waste processed into unrecognisable and unrecoverable fragments, shredded to your required security level.CONFIDENTIAL WASTE – SHREDDING SERVICES Protected by CCTV and access control systems. Within a few hours your confidential waste will be processed into unrecognisable and unrecoverable fragments, shredded to your required security level. Immediately after destruction, a detailed Certificate of Destruction is issued to you for your records. REDUNDANT FURNITURE DISPOSAL We will collect your redundant furniture and: Provide a green solution to its disposal – offering a 90% re-cycling of wooden office furniture through pellet chipping services (used for pet bedding, equestrian surfacing etc). Place the better furniture to second ownership. We have a large catalogue of charities/organisations who frequently take up the offer for office furniture – even schools, colleges, organisations on tight budgets (e.g. start-up companies). ENVIRONMENTAL DISPOSAL OF REDUNDANT IT To ensure that your business complies with all EU Directives and legislation regarding WEEE, we can dispose of all redundant IT equipment and supply you with a Certificate of Disposal. Plastic Recycling Specialised Movers subscribe to PIRAP (Plastic Industry Recycling Action Plan). Recycling redundant commercial plastic into end applications that can displace virgin plastics will save an average 2 x tonnes of C02 for every tonne of plastic recycled. Specialised Movers work with major plastic manufacturer Linpac – an international market leader in the manufacture and marketing of plastic packaging and supply chain products. Through this relationship we introduced the first plastic moving crate – made from recycled plastics. Paper and Cardboard Recycling As a removals company we supply and use a large amount of paper and cardboard based protective packaging. Once these materials are no longer re-usable they are collection, baled and distributed to a number of mills throughout the region to be recycled back into usable packaging materials. Metal Recycling Metal waste will often be found on redundant furniture – chairs, filing cabinets, table legs. Specialised Movers will strip metal, even nuts and bolts. Quality Assured Business Waste / Disposal Solutions We employ only security vetted staff who complete, and work in accordance with, risk assessments. In addition, our Solutions meet the quality standards of BS EN 15713 – Secure Destruction of Confidential Material, ISO 14001 – Environmental Management Systems and ISO 27001 – Information Security Systems. ISO 14001 Quality Standards in Environmental Management SystemsBS EN 15713 Quality Standards in Secure Destruction of Confidential MaterialISO 27001 Quality Standards in Information Security Management Systems “Recycling furniture with Specialised Movers can save up to 70% of the equivalent costs of sending goods to landfill.”
OUR SERVICES
International Specialist RemovalsSmall or large Office / Premises Business Removals locally or another country, we have the expertise and resources to implement successful office moves.
Our experts will work with you to minimise the impact of moving your IT and telecoms systems and get you back up and running with minimal downtime.
We take great care in listening and learning from librarians and tailoring our services to meet their exact needs.
We are experienced in moving fine art and vulnerable museum pieces. Our vehicles have air-ride suspension for a smooth journey and tail-lifts ease loading.
Whether a safe, fire-proof data cabinet, or a communications cabinet don’t hesitate to contact us for the best rates and a safe, hassle-free service.
Whether the piano is in your home, business or educational establishment we have the equipment and professional staff to move it safely to its new destination.
We have transit options to suit your timescales and budget – be it sea, road or air – any destination you require – Specialised Movers have the solution.
We provide a range of short or long-term secure storage solutions tailored to your exact requirements with fixed prices and no hidden costs.
A business that recycles its funiture with Specialised Movers can save up to 70% of the equivalent costs than if they sent the goods to landfill.
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Specialised and individual services provided





WHY CHOOSE US
We have the expertise to move anything, anywhere
We have a fleet of various vehicles and expertise for every job regardless of complexity
We will thoroughly establish your requirements and keep in touch with you from start to successful completion
All our drivers are vetted for security clearance and have the highest standards and expertise to handle any job regardless of sensitivity
ACCREDIATIONS AND STANDARDS


The BAR represents over 500 of the UK’s leading professional removal and storage companies all of which are covered by the TSI Approved BAR Code of Practice.
BAR also offers all end-customers of members a free conciliation service to ensure that any complaints against any members are dealt with in a fair and unbiased manner to the mutual satisfaction of all parties involved.


The CMG is a dedicated group of companies within BAR that specialises in all aspects of commercial relocations.
BAR AND CMG are the largest and most recognised removal industry associations, and requires member organisations to meet strict standards that adhere to current statutory requirements and to ensure that all services supplied are for the benefit of our commercial customers.


This is to certify that Specialised Movers, Membership No. S051, meets the standards and criteria required for Membership of the Overseas Group of the British Association of Removers.


The British Association of Removers and the Commercial Movers Group further developed a bespoke commercial moving standard the, BS 8522.
Specialised Movers were among the first 4 companies to achieve this accreditation, which is very prescriptive covers the following commercial removal service areas:
- Initial contact and preliminary information (removals enquiries, surveys and quotations)
- Professionalism of the removals and admin personnel (performance and presentation)
- Competence of operational personnel (experience, training)
- Vehicles (suitability, condition and maintenance)
- Packing materials (suitability and adequacy of range and stocks for different removal projects and objects)
- Key documents – specific contents of removals quotation and job sheet.
- Subcontracting removals services (control of subcontractors and ensuring consistent performance and compliance with the standard throughout a move)
- Liability / provision of removals specific insurance
- Claims and compensation for loss or damage during a move
- Equipment (adequacy, training of removals operatives))
- Health & Safety
- Security
- Monitoring the service (customer satisfaction analysis and follow-up post move)
- Complaint and feedback handling
- Corrective action
- Quality Policy – contents, communication and review.
- Quality Manual – to contain all the operational procedures, certain other prescribed procedures including recruitment, training, maintenance of
equipment, incident handling, quality control. - Document control – The Standard is separate from, but related to, BS EN 12522-1, BS EN 12522-2, BS EN 14873-1 and BS EN 14873-2 covering furniture removal and storage services for private individuals, and is intended to establish a minimum level of service and performance. The Standard is audited annually by an independent assessor to ensure compliance.


Specialised Movers realised that running a removal company may have certain detrimental effects to the environment.
To combat this, our team needed to understand the impact of our actions and how we can improve them.
Therefore Specialised Movers have achieved the BS EN ISO 14001 Standard in Environmental Management Systems as a major step towards our responsibilities to the environment.
This international Standard specifies requirements for an environmental management system to enable Specialised Movers to develop and implement a policy and objectives which take into account legal requirements and other requirements to which the organisation subscribes, and about significant environmental aspects. It applies to those environmental aspects that Specialised Movers identifies as those which it can control and those which it can influence.
The Standard covers the following areas:
- Environment – surroundings in which we operate including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation.
- Environmental Aspect – activities or products or services that can interact with the environment.
- Environmental Impact – changes to the environment whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partly resulting from our actions.
- Environmental Management System – to develop and implement our environmental policy and environmental aspects.
- Environmental Objectives – setting improvement targets.
- Environmental Performance – measuring our performance for each category of works.
- Prevention of Pollution – use of processes, techniques, materials, services or energy to avoid, reduce or control the creation, emission or discharge of any type of pollutant or waste, in order to reduce adverse environmental impacts.


You simply can’t be too careful when it comes to information security. Protecting personal records and commercially sensitive information is critical.
You need to be able to trust the removals company moving, storing or collecting the data about you or your company. This may be simply details from a payment transaction, or moving files, statements etc in your home move. More and more we hear of stolen bank details or identity fraud.
You may belong to an organisation that need to move or store important personnel files, medical records, product information.
How do you evaluate the right company for this type of work?
At specialised movers we are accreditated with the British Standard BS ISO IEC 27001 Information Security Management Systems
This ISO/IEC 27001 helps us implement a robust approach to managing information security (infosec) and building resilience.
Briefly: About ISO/IEC 27001
Internationally recognized ISO/IEC 27001 is an excellent framework which helps organizations manage and protect information assets so that they remain safe and secure. It helps us to continually review and refine the way we do this, not only for today, but also for the future.
That’s how ISO/IEC 27001 protects our business, our reputation and your information.


With our expansion into the International Moving market we wanted to offer international clients peace of mind that their prized possessions were being handled by professionals.
The new BS 8564 Quality Standard for Overseas Moving audits the core expectation of the international mover.
The Standard covers the following areas:
- Initial contact and preliminary information (inquiries, surveys, quotations)
- Personnel – their professionalism, performance and presentation.
- Competence of operational personnel (experience, training)
- Vehicles (suitability, condition and maintenance)
- Packing materials (suitability and adequacy of range and stocks)
- Key documents – specific contents of quotation and job sheet.
- Sub-contracting (control of subcontractors and ensuring consistent performance and compliance with the standard throughout a move)
- Liability / provision of insurance
- Claims and compensation for loss or damage
- Equipment (adequacy, training of operatives)
- Health & Safety
- Security
- Monitoring the service (customer satisfaction analysis and follow-up)
- Complaint and feedback handling
- Corrective action
- Quality Policy contents, communication and review
- Quality Manual – to contain all the operational procedures, certain other prescribed procedures including recruitment, training, maintenance of equipment, incident handling, quality control.
- Document control


This British Standard Accreditation and System applies to all aspects of our work and services to you, our customer.
ISO 9001 is the world’s most established quality framework. It helps you to effectively manage a business and meet customer requirements.
The ISO 9000 series of standards are adopted by 951,000 organizations in 175 countries worldwide to date. ISO 9001 sets the standard not only for quality management systems, but management systems in general.
It helps all kinds of organizations to succeed through improved customer satisfaction, staff motivation and continual improvement.
BS EN ISO 9001:
- Demonstrates ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Enhances customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system. This includes processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity and applicable regulatory requirements.


The consequences of entrusting confidential material to the wrong company can be quite catastrophic to an individual or a company/organisation.
Knowing who to trust to dispose of your confidential material or waste can be quite a daunting task.
Specialised Movers are accredited and fully comply to the British Standard BS EN 15713 for the secure destruction of confidential waste materials. Our operations are audited annually by external auditors.
When you simply just don’t have the space to store any more documents, or their time limit for storing them is up, then be assured that we will destroy your confidential material safely and securely. Whether it is one file, one box or hundreds/thousands of boxes it really doesn’t matter.
We will take on any sized work.
All our secure destruction work is done in-house. We do not sub-contract. Therefore we have complete control of all the collection and destruction processes, using our own staff and vehicles.
This British Standard for Confidential Destruction ensures;
- Company Premises, where secure destruction must be isolated from other company activities.
- Security, an approved security alarm system, a CCTV system to monitor any unloading, storage and processing areas.
- Contracts and Audit trail, a written contract between you our customer and Specialised Movers.
- Security Screening of personnel, all our are staff are security screened, and sign a deed of confidentiality.
- Security of collecting vehicles and procedure for collection of confidential waste/materials.
We also destroy (or “wipe”) SIM Cards, Negatives, Video/Audio tapes, diskettes, Cassettes, Film, Computers including hard drives, software, chip card etc, id cards, cds, dvds, microfiche, credit and store cards, x-rays, OHP slides etc.


Whether you are moving an office or home you need to be 100% sure that your effects will be safely stored in a dry and secure environment.
Moving your effects from one site to another is stressful enough. When you have to put your effects into storage then the stress levels may go through the roof!
Looking for a storage company can be confusing. What do you look for?
To further assure our customers about our storage facility we have become the first (and only) remover and storer in the region to have attained the British Standard 14873-1 and 14873-2 for the storage of furniture and personal effects.
This Storage Standard covers all storage activities that include:
- The actual storage facility
- Protection of stored items
- Security
- Identification of stored items
- Construction and condition of storage containers
- Loading of storage containers
- Handling and stacking of storage containers)
- Self-storage units
We believe we have the best removers storage site in the region – because we have made it that way!


Secure internal screening of all our employees BS 7858


The Domestic moving standard of household furniture BS 12522


Standard for secure self-storage services BS EN 15696


The CHAS health and safety assessment scheme is a pre-approval scheme to allow contractors to show potential clients that they meet the required health and safety standards.
The main purpose of CHAS is to avoid repeated applications by suppliers and contractors to become approved as local authority suppliers and to improve health and safety in businesses.
Whilst the CHAS assessment scheme is a local authority and government backed scheme, it can be used by any organisation looking to short list suppliers and contractors and can save time and money for all parties.


Specialised Movers has been accredited to SafeContractor for over 15 years. This Accreditation is audited and renewed annually.
SafeContractor is an accreditation scheme that assesses the Health and Safety competency of contractors and service providers. It saves time and money to companies who are looking for responsible suppliers with regards their Health and Safety methods, procedures and compliance.


Specialised Movers are accredited with Constructionline, a major Health and Safety register of Health and Safety compliant suppliers
The UK’s largest register for pre-qualified contractors and consultants. In terms of efficiency, time and cost saving and best practice, Constructionline is proven to deliver for public and private sector organisations alike. For suppliers to the construction industry, Constructionline means that you no longer need to repeatedly fill in standard pre-qualification forms for every construction tender.
By providing an up-to-date register of pre-qualified suppliers for construction contracts, Constructionline is a solution that 8,000 buyers from over 2,000 organisations are already making the most of. They pre-qualify all of their suppliers to government standards, and maintain relationships with a range of industry.


Specialised Movers’ Management are certified to the National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health.
This ensures that all project risks associated with both home and office removal contracts for our clients are managed effectively.


We adhere to the British Association of Removers Alternative Dispute Resolution Scheme which is independently operated by The Furniture Ombudsman.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
Feedback on our services

I would like to state how pleased we were with the Specialised Movers [team]. They worked extremely hard, support on the Monday again was second to none. The move although appeared straight forward is quite technical due to the kit we have, very bespoke to our business.


I just wanted to express my thanks (and that of all the ward staff including Charge Nurse Healy) to you and your teams for the support and hard work provided in the deep clean and subsequent moves from Ward Q1. It was a difficult move with the complexity of the patients group we have but all staff worked together to ensure patient safety was maintained and limited disruption occurred.


On behalf of all members of the Institute can I thank you for such a professional and well managed service. Your crew on site were absolutely wonderful to work with and the activity was completed without issue. We fully intend to be in touch regarding your proposal to transfer the stored items back to London.


The move could not have gone any swifter. The men were polite, professional and courteous. They actually finished ahead of schedule, I guess they don’t call you ‘specialised’ for nothing. Of course, we moved in the worst rain of the year but hey – they say, that’s good luck, right?


I’m just emailing to express my gratitude for what was a superb service. On the first day three guys worked solidly, carefully packing all our belongings. On the second they were joined by one other and the four of them worked absolutely tirelessly for at least 12 hours and probably longer. It was a tough job with lots of steps and heavy furniture involved, and they must’ve been absolutely exhausted. But they were extremely friendly, polite and incredibly efficient. I’d have no hesitation to recommend them to anyone.


Just wanted to thank yourself and John for all your help with the election in May and EU Referendum in June. You should be proud of yourselves for contributing to two successful elections and you make a very difficult job much easier. Fingers crossed we don’t have another election this year!


I’m just letting you know how impressed I was this morning by your employees. They were there before 8am and the removals went without a hitch. They were lovely with the tenant, who was stressed and panicking , by taking real care with her furniture and listening to her wishes. I did thank them at the time but I’d like their excellent service to be recognised by you too.


Just wanted to say thanks for all the help during this unloading and moving job on Tuesday. Your team were brilliant, dead on time, helpful, quick and totally professional, a real pleasure to work with.


I just wanted to say a really big thank you for all your help with the moves. We are all now in place so the guys for specialised movers have gone – they were brilliant ! The only outstanding things are the IT in advice which John is dealing with I understand. Really appreciate everything you have done.


Please pass on my appreciation to your team for their hard work on Saturday moving our furniture, computers and other bits and pieces to our new office at Manvers House. The lads were extremely professional and well organised and a credit to your business. Their approach and attitude was observed by several other people on the day and I am sure you will receive referrals for new business from it.


I just wanted to say a massive thank you to your teams that helped with over move from Hillsborough to Signet House over the last 2 weeks. At all times your staff were very pleasant, well mannered, presentable, quiet (given most of the works were completed during working hours) and very efficient. The move went very smoothly and the whole project was completed to plan and on time. I hope we have the pleasure of using yourselves in the future.


I appreciate the speed and flexibility with which everyone at Specialised worked to accommodate our needs. The circumstances were not typical, but everyone has been really professional and helpful in fluid circumstances. We came across Specialised by chance and received very positive feedback from Manchester Metropolitan University about work you had done for them. I am pleased to say that this was borne out by our experience. Thank you again for responding so positively to our request. I wish Specialised every success in the future.