Furniture & large items
Sofas, wardrobes, appliances and everything else that will not fit in a car — collected, protected and delivered anywhere in the UK.
- SVCFLI-10
- TYPICALSofas · beds · wardrobes · appliances
- HANDLINGWrapped · strapped · carried in
- LIFTTwo-person on request
- COVERAGEMainland UK
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What it is
Between the parcel and the removal sits a whole category of things that are surprisingly hard to move: the three-seater sofa, the solid-wood wardrobe, the washing machine, the dining table that seats eight. Too big for any parcel service, too singular to justify a removals firm — and too heavy, awkward or precious for a borrowed van and a favour.
This is that service. One item or a few, collected from a shop, a seller or your old house, and delivered wherever it needs to be — including up the stairs and into the room, not abandoned at the kerb in the rain. Items travel wrapped in blankets and strapped against the vehicle wall so nothing rubs, shifts or falls in transit.
The physical realities are planned rather than discovered. Does the sofa actually pass the door frame? Which staircase turns? Is the wardrobe coming apart, and who is reassembling it? We ask these questions at quote stage because the answer changes the crew, the time and occasionally the advice — sometimes the honest recommendation is feet-off and legs-off before we arrive.
Distance is the easy part: Manchester across town, or Manchester to Cornwall, the handling is identical.
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Who it suits
Private use
Furniture bought online or at auction with “collection only” in the listing. Pieces handed down through family and moved between generations. The appliance upgrade where the new one arrives but the old one needs to reach your sister's flat. Single precious pieces — a piano stool, a dresser, a cot — moving between homes.
Business use
Furniture retailers and restorers delivering to customers without running their own transport. Office managers moving desks and chairs between sites. Interior designers getting statement pieces to a project on the day the room is dressed. Property staging, in and out on schedule.
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What we need from you
- Both postcodes — and floor level, lift or stairs at each end
- The item list with approximate dimensions — height × width × depth
- Weight class — one-person, two-person, or genuinely heavy
- Doorways and access — narrow frames, tight turns, low ceilings
- Timing — a day, a window, or coordinated with a seller or shop
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How it works
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Describe the item
Dimensions, weight class and both addresses via the quick enquiry. A photo helps — attach one when we reply.
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Plan the lift
We confirm crew and method — including whether anything should be dismantled first — and fix the price.
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Collect and protect
The item is wrapped, loaded and strapped. If collecting from a seller, we confirm to you when it is on board.
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Deliver into the room
Carried in, placed where you want it, packaging debris taken away where agreed — and delivery confirmed under your MNA reference.
FLI-10 — Specification
- Vehicle class
- LWB van typical; Luton with tail lift for multiple or heavy pieces
- Two-person crew
- Available on request — confirmed when you book
- Coverage
- Mainland UK, direct
- Included
- Blanket wrap · strapping · room-of-choice delivery where access allows
- Not included
- Furniture assembly and disassembly unless arranged · disposal of the old item
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Large item questions
Can one driver really move a sofa?
Some sofas, yes; many, no. That is why we ask the weight class up front — where an item needs four hands we send four hands, and the quote says so before you book rather than the driver discovering it on your doorstep.
Will it fit through my door?
Measure the item and the narrowest point of the route — door frames, hall turns, stairwells — and tell us both. If it is tight we talk it through before moving day; the worst place to solve geometry is halfway up a staircase.
Can you collect from a shop or auction house for me?
Yes — give us the release details (order number, lot number, your name) and the collection deadline. Auction houses in particular have strict clearance dates; we work to them routinely.
Do you move appliances that are plumbed or wired in?
We move them once they are disconnected. Disconnection of gas appliances must be done by a qualified engineer before we arrive; electric and water connections you can usually handle yourself.
What if the item is damaged in transit?
Condition is checked at both ends against photos where provided. Goods-in-transit cover of £25,000 applies as standard, restated on your quote, and our standards page sets out exactly how a claim would run.