What kind of removals we do
We're a clearance company that moves furniture, not a national removals franchise — and that shapes what we're good at. Small and mid-sized local moves are our bread and butter: a one or two-bedroom flat, a room's worth of belongings, a downsizer going from a family home into a bungalow or sheltered housing, a landlord shifting furniture between two lets. We also handle part loads, where only some of the contents are travelling and the rest is being cleared. What we don't offer is packing services, crated antiques transport, storage facilities or long-distance overnight relocations. If your move needs those, a dedicated removals firm is the honest answer, and we'll say so on the call.
Pricing
Removals are quoted per job rather than by the hour, because the hour a job takes depends on things you shouldn't be paying for — traffic on the A78, a communal door with no buzzer, a parking bay that's occupied. We price on the volume that's moving, the distance between the two addresses and the access at each end. Where part of the job is clearance rather than a move, that side follows our standard pricing: minimum uplift £45, £150 quarter van, £250 half van and £495 for a full 3.5t van load. Prices are a guide only — the final quote is confirmed on site or by phone, and once it's in writing it doesn't change.
Access at both ends
Most of the difficulty in a move is the first and last ten metres. Tenement stairwells, top-floor flats without a lift, narrow Victorian hallways and shared drives are all normal work for us across Largs, Ayr, Kilmarnock, Irvine and the coastal towns — as long as we know about them before the day. Tell us the floor, the stair turns, the door widths and where the van can sit at both addresses. If a wardrobe or a bed frame won't come out in one piece, we'll dismantle it in situ and reassemble it at the other end where that's practical.
The things nobody wants to take with them
Every move leaves a residue: the mattress that isn't going in the new bedroom, the garage shelving, the shed full of half-used tins, the loft boxes that haven't been opened in a decade. Because we're a licensed waste carrier as well as a van and crew, that residue is handled in the same booking. We sort it on site, set aside anything reusable, keep upholstered furniture separate in line with SEPA's POPs guidance, and route the rest for recycling or licensed disposal. Nothing leaves until you've seen it, and if you'd rather set something aside for family we'll flag it rather than load it.
Probate, downsizing and sensitive moves
A lot of the moves we do sit alongside a bereavement or a move into care, and they need a different pace. In those jobs we typically move the keepsakes and furniture the family is keeping first, then clear the rest of the property once everyone has had a chance to walk through it. Valuables, paperwork and anything of obvious sentimental value are set aside and handed over rather than binned. We work discreetly, with unmarked handling where neighbours are a concern, and we don't rush families through a walk-through.
Areas we cover
Based in Largs and covering the whole of Ayrshire and the Clyde coast: Largs, Skelmorlie, Wemyss Bay, Fairlie, West Kilbride, Millport and Arran; Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Stevenston, Kilwinning, Irvine, Dreghorn and Springside; Dalry, Beith and Kilbirnie; Kilmarnock, Crosshouse, Kilmaurs and Stewarton; and Ayr, Prestwick, Troon and Dundonald. Moves to and from Glasgow and the surrounding area are regular work — tell us both postcodes and we'll quote.
POPs-Compliant, Responsible Disposal
We follow SEPA's POPs guidance for upholstered furniture and recycle responsibly at licensed facilities. We're a SEPA registered waste carrier (WCR/R/1137430), with a Waste Transfer Note available on request.
