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Spring Moving Guide: How to Prepare Your Garden Plants for Relocation
Spring Moving Guide: How to Prepare Your Garden Plants for Relocation
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Spring is one of the most popular—and busiest—times of year to move house. The days grow longer, the weather improves, and for many homeowners, it feels like the right moment for a fresh start. But if you’re a keen gardener planning to take plants with you, spring also comes with a unique set of challenges.
At Albany Removals Ltd, we understand just how cherished your garden can be. Plants often hold years of c... -
Storage Solutions at Albany Removals Ltd.
Storage Solutions at Albany Removals Ltd.
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At Albany Removals Storage we understand that life’s transitions can be complex. Whether you require storage for a few days to several years, our facilities are designed to support you—especially if you’re awaiting a new home, relocating temporarily, or working abroad. Whatever your circumstances, we encourage you to discuss your needs with our team, so we can provide the most suitable solution.
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Planning a move
Planning a Move
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Albany Removals and Storage has been in business since 1987, offering local and nationwide removals. They have decades of advice to offer readers planning a move.
Whether you have a small or large move; require packing, or want to do that yourself; are move locally or across country, Pete from Albany Removals says it’s important to get advice; ‘it’s not like packing for a trip, you’re moving the entire contents of one home and transporting to another.’ If you y... -
Doing your own Packing
Packing Yourself? Important advice
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If you intend to do your own packing it is essential to make sure you follow some basic guidelines, so take some time to look thought the advice below. I have tried to provide guidance on what type of packaging is needed and how to organise it. If you follow this, you will reduce the chances of damages and make the whole process of moving quicker and less stressful.
What to Use
It is important to use double layered boxes designed for removals. These... -
Packing for your move
If there's one crucial aspect of moving that ensures everything goes smoothly, it's the packing. While Albany offers a packing service, some clients prefer to pack themselves to save on costs. However, it's essential to seek advice. Packing for a move is not like packing for a trip or clearing a room for decoration; you're relocating the entire contents of one home to another. I've shared packing advice before, but it's worth reiterating for new clients who are doing it themselves.
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Unwanted Furniture
When you are moving to a new home you may not always need or want to take all your furnishings with you. To save on removal costs it is a good idea to plan what you will need and what you won’t. If you need to get rid of furniture you should arrange this well before you are moving, it is not easy to achieve at the last minute.
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Why might you not want to bring all your furnishings?
The furniture won’t fit. Check your furniture will fit your new home? Will it get through the doors and ro... -
Long Distance moves
Long distance removals make up about 1 in 20 of our removals. We have helped people and businesses to relocate all over the country from West Bridgford to Glasgow, Nottingham to Cornwall and Ruddington to Wales.
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The time taken for long hauls driving is going to be a significant factor in these moves. Some moves will need to be carried out over 2 or even 3 days depending on the distance and the amount being moved. Even if you are able to make the long journey to, say the West Country and ba... -
Albany's Lorries
At Albany Removals, we provide specialist removal transportation, fully insured, and good for local moves across Nottingham, Rushcliffe etc. or longer moves across the UK.
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The lorries we use at Albany Removals are purposefully designed for the job. There is ample room for boxes and furnishings with security bars for items including white goods and furniture to be strapped securely. This limits movement of content whilst in transit, reducing the risk of damaging property.
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Rainy Day Moves
Everyone is wondering what has happened to our summer. This week’s temperatures are more like April than June. Along with the colder weather, we, in Nottingham, seem to have been experiencing a lot more rainy days. As a removal company we appreciate the cooler temperatures as removals are physically demanding, however, rain needs a bit more consideration.
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It doesn’t matter if it is a short move between West Bridgford and Ruddington, into our storage unit or a longer move from Radcliffe t... -
Need Storage?
Albany Removals Ltd. Offer storage as well as a removal service. This can help people when their moving in date is after their moving out date. It is also helpful for people who are moving out of the region for a time period but intend to move back in the future and want to keep their possessions.
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Occasionally we have people with an overflow of possessions that they do not want to let go of at the time, so store with us until they decide what to do.
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Should I use a Broker
At Albany Removals we always recommend that customers contact us, directly for a quote and to arrange a removal, rather than through a broker service. A quick internet search for a removal company will provide a list of sponsored sites many for brokers, before the actual professional removal companies appear. Booking this way can sometimes be problematic for a number of reasons.
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Firstly, brokers may not have the same level of expertise as a removal company. This is because they are not the p... -
Packing Yourself? Please Read
Packing Yourself? Please Read
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Many people choose to pack for themselves when they are planning a house removal. It cuts costs and some people have the time to do it, which makes it an option. It is really important to get advice on how to pack though. It is not like packing for a trip or to clear a room for decoration; you are moving your entire contents of one home and moving it to another.
I have written about packing before in a blog post and have added advice in the document section o... -
And now for the rain...
After giving advise on how to plan a move in the summer heat in the last blog, we have had nothing but rain! I hope I didn't jinx the weather.
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As rain is something we tend to have a lot of experience with, in Britain, we at Albany Removals are well prepared. We have covers for flooring, to avoid muddy footprints being trampled through houses and covers for furniture.
Customers packing their own boxes need to ensure they are robust enough for a move regardless of whether it is raining (se... -
Summer weather: Heat and Storms
Summer is back and it looks like another scorcher. Tucked to the East, behind the Pennines Nottingham is usually drier and warmer than cities to the west, though there have still been some spectacular rainstorms of late. If you are moving this summer, it is a good idea to consider the implications of the two extremes.
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Last summer saw the hottest temperature, in Nottingham, since records began. The Met Office confirmed temperatures of 39.8C. Although other countries regularly have these tempe... -
Long Distance Moves
Most of Albany removals customers are within the Rushcliffe, West Bridgford, Broxtowe and Nottingham City areas but there are a significant number that are moving further afield. We have moved families and businesses as far as Cornwall in the Southwest and up to the north coast of Scotland. Whether you are travelling to 100, 200 or more miles, longer distance removals need additional considerations.
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The time taken for long hauls is obviously a first factor to consider. These moves can take... -
Moving with Children
Moving home can often be a mixture of excitement and stress for adults; for children too their can be excitement, but also concerns about living in a new home and neighbourhood. For very young children, even a move within a village like Ruddington or a town like West Bridgford can feel like a huge distance; moves across Nottingham or to other counties can feel worlds away. All children are different, so whether they are full of excitement or apprehension can vary. The reason for the move may al...
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