Movers Not Shakers

We used Movers Not Shakers for the second time recently to move from London to Birmingham.

Clinton was fantastic in providing a competitive quote soon after my enquiry.

On the day of moving, the men were very efficient and friendly, with no aspect being too much trouble for them. We had the full packing service and all of our fragile items arrived intact.

I highly recommend this company and look forward to using them again next time we move home.

Service cost: £1170

Having considered a number of quotations for our move we selected Movers Not Shakers. The estimate was not the cheapest nor the most expensive but seemed to be sensible and fair compared to the others. The preparation pre-move was excellent with good communications and parking suspensions were arranged for us. We chose the packing service which proved to be a massive help. The team that carried out the move were absolutely brilliant - really professional but also really friendly and incredibly hardworking. They were also very attentive to our needs, moving our office equipment last and then installing it first thing the next day so that we could continue to work. Excellent value for money and I would recommend to anyone.

Service cost: £1760

I was really pleased with the job this firm did.

Right from the start with the telephone booking they were helpful and straightforward. Guys were efficient, friendly and speedy and got two sofas out of a hard to access property with no fuss.

I felt everyone went out of their way to help and it made such a difference that everyone actually works for the business and they all know each other. Much more reliable than bigger firms which contract out.

Only drawback was minimum 3 hour charge but I knew this in advance. The rate of 65 per hour plus VAT was reasonable. Highly recommended.

Service cost: £234

We recently moved from a basement-access 3 bedroom flat to a 3 bedroom house. We needed to move all our furniture and belongings, and also move a section of our belongings into storage and dispose of some unneeded furniture. Clinton was extremely helpful in organising this from start to finish. He was able to assess the project requirements over a Facetime video call (very helpful when you're busy at work and can't easily accommodate an in-person inspection). He also proposed a storage solution (using a Big Yellow facility in South London) that was much cheaper than local facilities, and provided a van to take the relevant items to the storage unit / dump. The move was done over two days, and on the second day, there were up to 6 men with 2 vans helping out. The team was extremely professional and polite, and great to hang out with. They took great care of our belongings, despite access being awkward at both locations, and all our belongings ended up intact and where they needed to be. We've used corporate relocation services in the past, and this was an equivalent level of service. I particularly liked the fact that Clinton was easily accessible throughout the process whenever I had a question, and was able to adapt the service throughout whilst we figured out what we needed to do. All in all, they provided great peace of mind during a very busy and stressful time, and I would recommend them highly and use them again in future.

Service cost: £1350

We were very happy with the packing and moving service. The team from Movers not Shakers were incredibly efficient and professional as well as being friendly and a pleasure to have around over the 2 days.
We had them for a day of packing, and then the move day. Both days they started early (bang on time) and were so quick they packed our 2 bedroom flat up in just over half a day! They took all the stress out of the move and made the 2 days run very smoothly. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a moving service. They were brilliant.

Service cost: £2000

From initial enquiry through to arranging for empty boxes to be collected every single interaction with all of the guys at Movers Not Shakers has been fantastic. I couldn't recommend them highly enough. We moved from a 2 bed flat to a 3 bed family home. The guys were all really really personable. Nothing was too much trouble for any of them, and they managed to work like trojans consistently throughout the day. However they did this in a calm, unflappable way which made me feel really assured on my important move day. Their quote was thorough, and in comparison to others very fair. I've used other removal companies in the past, but this was by far the most personable experience I've ever had. Nothing was too much trouble, and nothing at all was missing or damaged. Truly a great job. I've already recommended them to friends, and will continue to do so. Well done guys - it's not an easy job moving someone's 'life' around the city, but I think you are great at it. Thanks.

Service cost: £1250

They damaged an antique item and would not compensate me or return emails or calls. They said they could not claim it on their insurance and that they were not negligent. Mike is very rude and dismissive. Tried to turn the story to make us look bad and accepted no responsibility. I saw the damage happen during removals and the men never even apologised. Just carried on as of nothing happened.

Extremely overpriced considering they are not regulated. We had three men but one barely did anything. Steer clear - better man and a van conpanies out there or at their price a regulated BAR member removals company.

Do not use this company if you have anything of value, expensive items or antiques etc.

Service cost: £750