We’ve all witnessed – and been affected by – the ongoing shortage of hauliers across the UK. If there is one upside however, it’s that it reminds us of just how important professional drivers are to our economy. With many European drivers having left the country, with the pandemic having prevented people gaining new licences […]
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The ongoing shortage of fuel deliveries across the UK has dominated the news in recent weeks, but we want to assure our customers that we are continuing to operate as normal. While there may be a shortage of fuel in forecourts across the country, there’s no shortage of fuel in the country as a whole,
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Our next cohort of newly recruited removal porters are now fully trained and ready to help clients move home, relocate or put things into storage. As home removal specialists, we take great care to ensure your belongings are in safe hands, so we take training very seriously. Under the watchful eye of Dave Burns, who’s
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To make sure our lorries are always well maintained and suitable for your removal, storage, haulage or van hire needs, we’ve employed a new strategy of in-house brake testing. With Totalkare extension ramps and mobile brake testers, we ensure high levels of efficiency and accuracy when checking our lorries’ brakes, to make sure our vehicles
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It’s been an interesting year for the home removal industry. Demand has spiked with many homeowners trying to make the move before the stamp duty holiday deadline in September, and it is becoming more difficult to find a home removals service company that you can rely on. Up to 100,000 household moves each month With
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Exciting Times We are pleased to announce the acquisition of Bespoke Moving Solutions. Bespoke will significantly strengthen our global move offering to Sports, entertainment, celebrity and HNW movers. After a lifetime working in high-level corporate relocation, Roger has spent the last 7 years nurturing and developing Bespoke Moving Solutions as the go-to mover for discerning
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Safe home removals procedures are now in place and it is still possible to move home during lockdown REMOVALS SERVICES – BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING IN LOCKDOWN New national lockdown restrictions were announced on 4th January 2021. However renters and homeowners can continue to move house during this period. Here’s an extract from the latest
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Exciting new announcement We are really pleased to announce that Matt and Joe Ballard have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on behalf of our company Ballards Removals Ltd with one of our significant relocation clients, Bespoke Moving Solutions. Ballards has provided Bespoke with fantastic packing and transport services over the last two years for
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Ballards have a range of vacancies available based at Markham Moor We have a range of opportunities to join the professional removals team at our base near Retford and Newark, just off the A1. Here are our current vacancies. Senior Class 2 Driver Class 2 Driver Senior Porter- Foreman (when required) 3.5t Driver, packers, export
A few more lockdown reflections about my early life in and around Retford My home town was, and still is, Retford. When I think back, it was quite an industrial town with several large employers. In no particular order, I can remember Jenkins, who made all sorts of fabrication & metal work and employed several
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Sharing some more memories from my past As many people have found, the COVID-19 lockdown gave us time to think and reflect, and I’ve found myself reminiscing about my childhood and early adult life, so I thought I’d write down some of the things I remember well. Born in 1952, my childhood was unremarkable except
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Are many people moving home at the moment? What’s changed following the COVID-19 lockdown? House moves were all put on hold for a couple of months from March due to COVID-19, however since 11th May, in line with government guidance, we’ve been fully up and running and helping many families to move home. You may
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Gainsborough has seen a lot of changes over the years – with a lot more to come! Ballards Removals was established by me, Richard Ballard, in 1978, so my memories of removals in Gainsborough go back a long way! We’ve provided removals services to people and businesses in and around the town for over 40
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More evidence of Ballards commitment to providing outstanding service in removals and storage. We are delighted to have achieved a range of British and European Quality Standards, and are the only Removals Firm in the local area to hold all 6 of the most demanding standards available. The attainment of these certifications demonstrates that Ballards
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See the parade of vintage removals vehicles organised by BAR As active members of BAR, the British Association of Removers, we were delighted to be involved with the annual conference on 23-25 May. This year, the event was in Stratford-upon-Avon and as always was a useful event for removal professionals. The highlight for us though
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