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Two-person lift as standard
Every single-item job comes with two movers, straps and a sack trolley. No 'can you give me a hand'.
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One-off deliveries
You bought it. We'll get it up the stairs.
Marketplace furniture, showroom collections and single large items — collected, carried by two people and put in the room you actually want it in.
- Crew
- Two-person lift
- Turnaround
- Same or next day
- Placement
- Room of choice
- Part loads
- Shared, cheaper
What you actually get
Every single-item job comes with two movers, straps and a sack trolley. No 'can you give me a hand'.
We collect from private sellers with your name as the reference — you don't need to be there.
The usual complaints
Five things that go wrong, and how we avoid them.
Every one of these came from a customer telling us about the last firm they used.
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“You've bought a sofa on Marketplace and the seller wants it gone today.”
Send us the listing, the two postcodes and the collection window. Same-day and next-day slots are usually there.
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“A one-man van turns up for something that clearly takes two.”
Two people come as standard on single items. Nobody stands in a doorway waiting for you to take the other end.
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“The courier leaves a washing machine on the pavement.”
We carry to the room you name — upstairs, through the garden, into the flat. That's the job, not an upgrade.
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“Delivery is quoted per mile and ends up costing more than the item.”
Part loads share a van with other drops on the same route, so a short hop stays a short price.
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“It won't fit through the door and nobody thought to measure.”
We ask for the item dimensions when you book and flag it if the access looks tight before anyone sets off.
Capabilities
What the service covers
What we can help with. Confirm the scope and inclusions when you book.
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Marketplace collections
We collect from private sellers with your name as the reference — you don't need to be there.
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Retail and warehouse pickups
Showroom, trade counter and warehouse collections, including where they need a booked slot.
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Room-of-choice placement
Carried in, unwrapped if you want, and set down where it's going to live.
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Packaging taken away
Cardboard, polystyrene and pallet wrap leave with us rather than filling your bin.
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Part loads on set routes
Sharing a van with other deliveries going the same way — slower, and noticeably cheaper.
Step by step
How a single item & courier job actually runs
Click through the stages. Every one of them happens on every job — this is the running order, not a sales pitch.
Step 01
Send the item and the two postcodes
A photo or a listing link tells us most of what we need. Dimensions help.
- Photo or marketplace link
- Collection and delivery postcodes
- Any access notes — stairs, lifts, parking
Stage 1 of 4
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Movers on every single item
Same day
Slots available most weeks
Room
Placement, not doorstep
deliveries completed
Single-item deliveries
Included in the price
No line items, no day-of upsell.
- Two movers, straps and a sack trolley
- Blanket wrap for the item in transit
- Collection reference given to the seller
- Carry to the room of your choice
- Packaging removed and taken away
- Photo confirmation of delivery on request
Not included
Published up front so it never becomes an argument.
- Assembly of flat-pack or self-build furniture
- Plumbing or electrical connection of appliances
- Removal of your old item, unless quoted
- Items that cannot be carried safely by two people
Recent shapes of job
Three examples, with the outcome
Representative jobs rather than a portfolio. The point is the shape and the constraint, not the address.
Job 01
Marketplace sofa, 40 miles
Scope
Private seller, Derby to Arnold · part load
Outcome
Collected on a Saturday morning route, delivered the same afternoon into a first-floor flat for well under a dedicated-van fare.
Job 02
American fridge up a staircase
Scope
Retail collection to NG5 · dedicated van · 2 movers
Outcome
Measured against the stairwell before booking, straps and a stair trolley on the van, in the kitchen inside 20 minutes.
Job 03
Student part load to halls
Scope
NG7 to NG1 · part load · 14 boxes and a desk
Outcome
Shared a van with two other drops on the same run. Booked on the Thursday, delivered the Friday.
Questions
About single item & courier specifically
General questions about booking, insurance and payment are on the questions page.
A dedicated van is yours for the journey — you pick the slot and it goes straight there. A part load shares the van with other deliveries heading the same way, so you take the day we're on that route and pay noticeably less for it.
Yes, that's most of these jobs. We give the seller or the shop your name as the reference, collect within the agreed window, and message you a photo of the item once it's on the van.
We can, but it needs quoting separately because disposal goes to a licensed facility rather than a skip. Mention it when you book and it goes on the same visit.
We ask for dimensions up front precisely so this doesn't happen. If it's genuinely tight we'll say so before booking, and if it defeats us on the day we'll take it back to the depot rather than force it and damage your frame.
One-off deliveries
Get a fixed price for your single item & courier
Build an estimate in the browser, or ring the yard and describe the job. Either way you get a written fixed price the same day.