We recently had our 10,000th client for moving in London!

Thank you to everyone who had supported us since 2009. We continue to learn and to improve what we do all the time.

Was Santa good to you? Time to make extra space with self storage London or moving in London to a bigger place?

Christmas is a hectic time of year and with gifts and the Boxing Day sales we can often amass a lot of new items that require additional storage, rubbish removal or we have to start thinking about getting a bigger place and moving in London.

January usually signals the time to cut back on the excesses, taking stock after what is enviably an expensive December and planning for the new year ahead. As the economy seems to now be getting stronger, the housing market has picked up and people are generally feeling a little more confident. If this year you are planning to undertake renovations, upsize or downsize, there are a few considerations that you might want to think about now.

January Clear Out

Traditionally we think about Spring as the time to clear out our old or unwanted stuff, but it is always prudent to get ahead of the game and clear out your cupboards, donating to charity shops or using a rubbish removal service. Storage in London is always at a premium, so the earlier you get on to this the better. If by the end of January that new home gym or running machine is starting to look less of a good idea than it was at the start of January, self storage can also be another good idea.

Moving Home

The bigger option though is always to move home. Moving in London takes time though, as the buying process can be long and drawn out, while actually securing the place you want may take many months. To make your move in summer as most want to, you really need to start looking now. If you are renting, January can be a good time to get a better deal.

Whatever you plan to do in 2014, we wish you a safe and prosperous year!

After last weeks blog on FAQs I thought I would share some of the not so frequently asked and more interesting questions we have received and some interesting removals we have completed:

Do you ship aeroplanes?

Earlier this year a client asked if we could ship an aeroplane to New Zealand. This wasn’t a toy plane; it required its own custom container. You may think why can’t they just fly there? However this was a Pilatus PC 6 which is small aircraft built to fly short distances. Flying to New Zealand is not just around the corner!

Moving a life sized Lego house

Just over a year ago our team moved James May’s life sized Lego house. This was built using 3.3 million plastic Lego bricks and included a working toilet, shower and bed. The house was split into large sections when moved and filled two of our Luton trucks.

Can we move a life size deer?!

Just over a month ago we were asked by a commercial client if we could move a deer for them. No it wasn’t alive! This was a life sized male deer trophy, approximately 1.5m high with antlers and the works. The size of it alone made it difficult to move but add in the three flights of stairs it had to go up plus being very fragile definitely made it an interesting move.

Buckingham Palace’s Christmas tree

A few Christmas’s ago we moved and assisted with the set up of Buckingham Palace’s Christmas tree. Completing a move for royals is no ordinary job, but moving a four meter high Christmas tree definitely made it an unforgettable experience for our team.

The world’s largest butterfly

Earlier this year a client we moved owned the world’s largest butterfly. The butterfly was in glass housing and unfortunately wasn’t alive so luckily we didn’t have to catch it then let it free at their new house! For those wild life fanatics the scientific name for this butterfly is Atacus Atlas.

Kiwi Movers try and commit to community work on a regular basis. We believe this is important, as a member of the local business community and as a responsible company. For most of us at Kiwi Movers, we have been involved with some sort of volunteer work, whether its parents managing their son’s under 10s rugby team, planting new trees for the Department of Conservation or delivering food parcels for the elderly through the ‘meals on wheels’ programme, the majority of Kiwi’s are happy to volunteer to help out their local community.

Many charities rely on volunteers and wouldn’t survive if it wasn’t for their help. Here at Kiwi Movers we decided to bring the mentality from home into our community here in Wandsworth and London by using our knowledge moving stuff, but also a wide skill base within our team. 

Recently our team got their hands dirty with a couple of charities in London:

Earlier in the year during July when the sun was shinning for 10 hours a day our team volunteered their time with the local St Anne’s Church in Wandsworth. St Anne’s Church holds their annual summer fete every July to raise funds for the church. Using our knowledge of ‘moving stuff’ we assisted with the logistics and helped set up the stands at the fete.

Our commercial client Portland Brown Serviced Apartments regularly assists London charity the Christ Centre by donating beds, sofas and various other types of furniture. The Christ Centre gets people off the streets in London by finding them a roof to live under and assisting with employment. Portland Brown recently asked if we would like to help out. We jumped at this opportunity and our team delivered mattresses and sofas to various locations throughout London.

You may not get something in hand when volunteering but it sure is rewarding putting smiles on people’s faces and knowing you have done a good deed for your communityJ.

If you have a community or charitable project where you need assistance, please get in touch and we will be more than willing to see how we can help.

Jake George

Move Manager

We like to get involved and help out where we can in our local community here in Wandsworth. Recently we have been able to do this several times with different events. On the 22nd June some of our team helped out with the annual St Anne’s Church Fete. This has been the second year that we have been involved and in this case, really is about giving our neighbours a hand, as St Anne’s is located very close to our office.

Over the weekend, some of our team helped out at the Clapham Common Fete held on the 7th July. Again, some of our team helped out setting up and transporting a lot of the tables, chairs etc required for the day.

Thankfully on both occasions, the weather has played its part, while our guys don’t mind helping out with the BBQ (we do have a background with BBQ’s!).

If you have a community event and need a hand, please feel free to contact us. We can’t guarantee we can help on every occasion, but we will always do our best to help.

Please contact our Commercial Manager on 020 8877 9682*.

The June issue of Village Magazine has done a great article on Kiwi Movers and Removals Wandsworth. Have a read or check your letter box!

At Kiwi Movers we take great pride in providing a quality service. This isn’t just something that we talk about, it is something that we practice and instill in our staff. 

To demonstrate this, we have created a new Company Charter that is based on the principles we believe best reflect our values. These are:

• We place the customer experience at the core of all we do. Our customers are the reason for our existence. We ensure that our staff are fit, friendly and professional to provide a high quality service that is responsive, reliable and efficient.

• We will be problem solvers with a ‘Can Do’ attitude. Our work is varied and requires us to constantly innovate and find solutions. Our staff are multi-skilled and experienced to get the job done. 

• We continually strive to improve. We are consistently learning and apply this to anticipate and respond to changing customer, employee and system needs through constant evolution and innovation.

• We operate our business ethically. At Kiwi Movers we operate to conduct our business to high standards of fairness, honesty, and integrity. We are individually accountable and collectively responsible.

If you wish to know more about this values, or any other information about Kiwi Movers, please contact 020 8877 9682* or for more information about us, visit kiwimovers.co.uk/about