ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE U.K. SHIPPER

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Peter,
Are you prepared to answer general shipping questions ?

I'm sure there are many who whould like to ask questions.

If so, I've prepared a list of questions I have.

Cheers

Steve

PS I've added your company to my list ('Sea Freight' on my NZ Links page)

Hi Steve,

No problem responding to questions, the more people know and understand about shipping household and personal effects the better.

Regards
Peter :icon_biggrin:

Hi Steve,

Check out home page on www.etenerife.com. Go to [b:83070011a3]Living in Tenerife [/b:83070011a3]and click on [b:83070011a3]Moving to Tenerife FAQ[/b:83070011a3]. We have a number of questions and answers there. They may not be the same questions as yours as I believe you will be more interested in the actual shipment side. However, it does show that we try to give as much assistance to would be movers as we can.

Regards
Peter

Hi Peter,
Obviously the people on here are interested in shipping to NZ.
Some are in the UK (some not).
These are the questions I've compiled, which I will ask any company I contact.
I've tried to cover everything I think everyone would ask, if they thought of it !
Also people will have different ideas on how they want to do the shipping.
So some answers may suite one person and not another.

Ok, here goes:

Do you pack straight to container at our residence or into wooden boxes that later go into a container ?

Do you do a self-packing option ?

What type of storage can you do (container or wooden storage containers) ?

How much is it to ship a 20ft container ?

How much is it to ship a 40ft container ?

How much is air freight for things we want quickly ?

What's the cost of storage in the UK ?

What's the cost of storage in NZ ?

[u:f9c70156a2]Cost of insurance:[/u:f9c70156a2]

For shipping where removal company packs ?

For shipping where self-packed ?

For storage in UK ?

For storage in NZ ?


Do you use only insulated containers ?

[u:f9c70156a2]For self-packing:[/u:f9c70156a2]
How long do you allow us per container ?

How much are packing materials ?

Can you offload/load the container from the ground at our residence ?

Is there any problem with customs clearance or anything else with self-packing ?


How often and how long is the shipping by sea ?

How long from residence to shipping ?

[u:f9c70156a2]Are you a member of:[/u:f9c70156a2]

British Association of Removers (BAR) ?

Federation of International Furniture Removers (Fidi) ?


[u:f9c70156a2]On what things can/can't be shipped:[/u:f9c70156a2]

Can you ship opened/unopened paint ?

Can you ship wood (treated or untreated) (furniture is wood !) ?

Can we use cardboard banana boxes for packing?


Were you prepared for that :icon_eek: icon_exclaim.gif :icon_biggrin:

Cheers

Steve
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I've had to remove the first post in this thread, as while Taffy's away, he's given me the honor of moderating this brilliant forum.

Unfortunately I think that this post was blatant advertising for the company and not really keeping to the forum's rules.

I've left the useful answers to Steve's questions though.

Gargar - if you want to email Taffy about some kind of arrangement for advertising your services through this site, then please feel free.

Thanks,

Jodie

[SteveNetWriter]

Oh dear, Jodie, what have you done :icon_eek: icon_exclaim.gif
My answers have gone :icon_eek: icon_exclaim.gif :icon_eek: icon_exclaim.gif

You're a hard women :icon_biggrin:

Cheers

Steve

[Jodie]

Hi Steve,

I think your answers are on the other shipping thread in the immigration section....

http://movetonz.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=152

Yeah, I am a hard woman! :icon_wink:

Jodie

[SteveNetWriter]

Hi
How did they get over there :icon_biggrin:
Thanks Jodie.
Must go to bed !

Cheers
Steve

Hi Folks,
Direct advertising isn't permitted on this forum, unless it has been arranged with me directly, and I'm certain the company is reputable, so you did the right thing, Jodie. I've been in contact with Peter from Bargate, and asked him a load of questions about how his company ensures that their customers goods arrive as intended!

Everything I asked was answered (in my opinion) honestly. Peter is also willing to offer some special rates to all MoveToNZ members as he is confident about his service.

If I was going to ship anything, I would give them a try as there has been no 'brush offs' or cleverly worded statements in response to anything I've asked.

I'm not in a position to recommend this company, as I've never used them, but if anyone does decide to employ their services, we would all be grateful if you could report back your experience. I think after that horror story of that guys stuff being trashed, it would be nice to find a reputable company who cares for your posessions!

So, Peter (aka gargar), are you up to the challenge?!