Tips on Effective Packing

We strongly recommend that you allow us to pack or crate the following items for transportation:

Glass table tops and marble	Large musical intruments	Snooker table slates
Heavy pictures and mirrors	Home and garden statuary	Antiques and trophies

Some things should stay with you as you move, such as:

· Cash, securities, jewellery and furs

· Personal papers like birth certificates, insurance policies and deeds

· Coin and stamp collections and special family photographs

· Documents related to your move

· Firearms accompanied by the licence.  In accordance with the licence these will need to travel in a locked case.

Doing your own packing?  Here are some professional tips:

· Wrap fragile articles the way the professionals do; use 2 layers of newspaper per glass, dish or figurine.  Wrap firmly but loosely enough to provide a cushioning effect

· Don’t overcrowd boxes  -  pack them so that articles cushion each other.  The top of the box should close with slight pressure

· Do not mix incompatible items such as books and glassware

· Pack glasses standing on end, upside down and not on their sides.  Stack plates and dishes on edge rather than flat and fill empty spaces with wads of scrunched newspaper

· Before packing crockery, line the bottom of the boxes with crumpled paper or polystyrene pellets

· Tape boxes across tops and edges and seal every opening tightly

· Pack up your belongings room by room and label the boxes accordingly to make unpacking easier.  Also mark each box with your contact number and destination address

· Mark items that you will need straight away in your new home with “unpack first” and label only truly delicate items “fragile”

· Do not pack paints, turpentine, pressurised cans, corrosive items such as bleach and caustic soda or any flammable substances  -  give them to your neighbour.  Whilst British health and safety legislation has become ridiculously restrictive, you can still purchase interesting chemicals in Europe quite freely!