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On The Day You Move
This is the last day in your current property so there are a few important things to get right! Make sure you ready well in time for the removals team to arrive to save and delays which may incur costs if you have an agreed time slot. Record all utility meter readings for water, electricity… Read more »
1 Week Before You Move
Just one week left until you move to your new place! But don’t get too complacent just yet there is still lots to do to make your move day go as smoothly as possible. Get a box sorted for all your important documents such as passport, driving licence and even some emergency “move day” cash… Read more »
2 Weeks Before You Move
With only 2 weeks to go before you move home this should now be the time to start finalising some important details that shouldn’t change before move date. Make sure all the right people and organisations are informed of your move! Confirm all the details with the removals team at Kitson’s Transport, although you have… Read more »
4 Weeks Before You Move
Now that you are only 4 weeks away from your expected move date it is highly likely that you have confirmed this move in date with your contacts at the new property. This now allows you to start planning the logistic ins and outs of the move to make sure it goes as smooth as… Read more »
Winter House Safety Tips
As the clocks go back and the nights draw in, it’s sadly the case that the British public come to experience an increase in house crime. If you’ve recently moved into a new home, and aren’t quite up to speed with your local neighbourhood just yet, it’s important that for the first few months in your… Read more »
Transportation of a Large Harp
During our time in the professional removals industry one of the most requested transport services that we receive is to transport various pieces of musical instruments and band equipment. We have experience in transporting every type of instrument from full bands to larger individual pieces such as pianos and as you can see below; harps. Harps… Read more »
Antique Book Case Removal
Due to the incredible care and attention of the Kitson’s Transport Removals team we often find ourselves with requests to remove and transport pieces of antique furniture that are worth a lot of money for collectors. As you can imagine the owners of these pieces of furniture are protective of them; choosing only the best… Read more »
Removals Available 7 Days a Week
We Work Around Your Schedule The removals and transport teams at Kitson’s Transport Ltd understand that you live a busy a lifestyle. Juggling work and kids can leave you with very little opportunity to organise and complete other events such as moving home! Our team are available to book in for removals and transport services 7… Read more »
What are my Preston storage options?
When moving house it can often be the case that you have a gap in between the leave date of your old property and the moving in date of your new property which provides a problem with what to do with all of your household items such as furniture and heavy white goods. This is… Read more »
Best Removals Company in Manchester
Are you looking for a high quality removal service with a professional team that are not only experienced but courteous and understanding to your removal requirements? Look no further than Kitson’s Transport Ltd who, with over 30 years of removal experience, are considered one of the best removal teams in Manchester. Tailored Service No removal… Read more »
Planning to Move House? Hire a Professional
So you have found a perfect new home for you and your family to move into and now it is time to organise moving all of your furniture and belongings (and the kids!) into your new property as efficiently as possible. The first thing many movers think is “Can we do this ourselves?” because “It… Read more »
Heavy Commercial Item Removals
Many commercial buildings, from offices to warehouses, often need heavy items such as white goods, technical equipment or machinery moving around the building. Just moving a heavy item itself poses several challenges and risks, but throw in stairs or awkward/bulky items and then the job becomes much harder. This is where an experienced removals team… Read more »
Are You Moving to Media City in Salford Quays?
Media City in Salford Quays is one of the most attractive and upcoming places to live in the North West. Due to unsurpassed redevelopment schemes in the area and a host of new companies relocating there such as the BBC and significant amount of technology companies it is now a hotspot for both residency and… Read more »
Moving Home With Fish
When moving house, the prospect of moving your home aquarium to the new location can seem quite daunting and risky. This need not be the case, with some solid preparation and good removals ream at hand you should be able to move the aquarium to your new home problem free. Here are a list of essential… Read more »
Budget Your House Removal
Moving the house can be a real ordeal, especially if you haven’t done it earlier. It’s quite probable that a number of aspects will be missed out and it will only add to your woes. Most of the times, the actual cost of moving a house also turns out more than what you estimate. If you want to avoid the risk of increasing cost then… Read more »
Top 3 Tips on “De-Petting” Your Home
If you are one of the 13 million households in the UK that have pets that you will be more than familiar with the general mess and smells that most pets leave on a daily basis. While you as a family are quite happy to put up with this territory from owning a pet the… Read more »
5 Overlooked House Moving Essentials
There are some helpful items that the team at Kitson’s Transport have noticed that are often overlooked when moving house (other than remembering to book us!) Vacuum Storage Bags Vacuum storage bags are infinitely more useful and efficient at storing items such as clothing and towels when compared to boxes or the dreaded bin bags.… Read more »
Tips on Moving House in Summer
Be Prepared To make moving day go as smoothly as possible, it helps to know what’s going to happen and when. Creating a plan of action will help you feel more organised and less worried about things going wrong especially if the kids are wanting to try out their new garden in the summer as… Read more »
How to Make a Rented House a Home
It can be difficult to feel completely at home in a rented property. Most contracts have strict outlines of what you can and can’t do to a rented house or apartment, meaning you can struggle to make the space feel like your own. Being unable to redecorate how you wish can be frustrating, and can… Read more »
Things To Leave Behind When Moving Home
Buying or renting a new home is an exciting time, but it can also be stressful and difficult when you have a lot of furniture and other belongings to move from your old place to the new. To make moving as easy as possible, it is a good idea to be as well organised, and… Read more »
Top Packing Tips When Moving Home
Whether moving to your dream home in the countryside or getting yourself on the property ladder for the first time, moving can be stressful. There are lots of things to remember but packing efficiently and correctly is one that is often overlooked. Time and time again we see customers who have packed last minute, carelessly… Read more »
Top 10 Moving House Hacks
Moving house is an exciting time, and one that you don’t want to spend worrying about packing, unpacking, and leaving things behind. To make your day a little easier, we’ve put together our top 10 moving hacks to make your move go as smoothly as possible. Photos, photos, photos. If you can, take photos of… Read more »
Full Size Snooker Table Transport
The removals team at Kitson’s Transport often get asked to complete transport jobs for moving games machines or pub games such as pool, both from domestic and commercial customers. One of the team’s recent removals required the team to move a full competition size snooker table. This requires additional preparation and care as a full… Read more »
Moving Warrington Customer Into Storage
Moving one of our customers for Lowton into storage in Warrington required our storage and removals team to pick the right size unit for the customer’s budget. With over 30 years of experience in packing we can condense you contents into a smaller unit ultimately saving you money on your storage costs. Our storage team also… Read more »
Heavy Machinery Transport From Wigan to Manchester
Kitson’s Transport are not just your usual removals company the team are also expertly trained in transporting heavy machinery with specialist equipment designed specifically for the job at hand. The removals team where asked to provide a transport service with a van that had a tail lift to move a heavy piece of machinery to… Read more »
Family Move From South London to Manchester
Moving house can be a stressful time for any family even if you are moving next door so when a family contacted our removals team request to move from South London to Manchester we knew how daunting a task it may seem for them. Luckily our team are highly experienced in completing full house moves… Read more »
Heavy Garden Stone Removal
The removals team at Kitson’s Transport are experts at removing heavy and awkward items from both indoor and outdoor locations! One of the most recent heavy items requiring removal was several very heavy garden stones and garden stone furniture that need to be moved from a garden in Wilmslow all the way to Leicester. Very… Read more »
Moving Costa Into Storage
The commercial removals team at Kitson’s Transport Ltd recently completed a job moving commercial kitchen units and machinery from a branch of the Costa Coffee network in Manchester to storage in Leigh. The items where all large and very heavy requiring the use of the specially fitted commercial removal van which is fitted with a… Read more »
Archive of Vintage Glass Negative
One of the latest large jobs completed by the commercial removals team at Kitson’s Transport was classed as a high importance job dealing with a nationally recognised archive of historical negatives dating all the way back to 1860! As the job contained such fragile and irreplaceable items the team at Kitson’s further modified the van… Read more »
Ship Propeller Heavy Item Transport
One of the main specialities of the removals team at Kitson’s Transport is moving heavy items over long distances. Heavy item transport is often avoided by many removal companies due to the difficulties in moving the item. Special equipment is required to lift the item onto the removals van and keep the item in place… Read more »
Electric Stairlift Removal
One of Kitson’s Transport Removal team’s recent specialist jobs involved the removal of an electric stair lift which was no longer needed in the property. These removals are rare and often require some specialist knowledge of how to remove the lift without damaging the staircase or the wall in which the lift is attached next… Read more »
Kitsons Transport removals and light haulage is based in the North West of England covering primarily Manchester, Warrington, Bolton, Wigan and surrounding areas. We are a family run business established for over 20 years and provide a wide range of services from full and part removals (ie, Student 1 bedroom apartments to 4 bedroom Detached Houses).
All our removal personnel are fully trained and experienced in all aspects of the removal industry and we provide the suitable vehicle specific to your requirements with a fleet ranging from an escort van to a transit Luton 3.5 tonne van to the larger 7.5 tonne truck.
Our company covers all of the United Kingdom supplying a seven days a week service.
We supply special protective covers for all your furniture and boxes and packing materials can be supplied on request and can also supply a dismantle and erection service for large furniture and being a family run business we add all those little extras to make sure that you have a no hassle, stress free move. We also specialise in commercial removals, moving offices and small businesses all over the UK.
We understand the headaches office relocations can cause and we make it our main aim to maintain effective communication with the client, ensuring the relocation is completed with as little disturbance to the business as possible. We supply a full packing and installation service (where requested) i.e. dismantling of desks and cupboards and erecting in the new premises.
Furthermore our experience stretches as far as light haulage. We’ve delivered everything from machinery to paper products to office furniture and a great deal more. We can provide an efficient multi drop delivery service with satellite navigation mapping systems delivering direct to the door.
We have many happy customers including some of these featured case studies here.
Kitson's Transport provide high quality removal and transport services to the domestic market. From full house removals, part house removals, single item removals to house clearances we can cover it all.