How To Ensure You Lift With Care During Your House Move

Whilst hiring removalists to help and facilitate your home move will mean many of the tasks are taken out of your hands, it does not mean that you, and possibly your family, will have nothing to do. In the buildup to your moving day, there will be numerous so-called administrative tasks, such as switching utility companies and arranging broadband for your new home.

There are also likely to be many physical activities, and we want to focus on these here, especially those involving lifting. Although on the day, almost all the lifting required will be done by your removalists, you and those living with you may have to lift several items before that moving day.

Examples of this will be carrying boxes when they are fully packed, moving items around so they do not block walkways within your home, and also, if you are disassembling any items such as furniture, those individual parts, some of which might be heavy, will need to be stored safely within your home. You might be able to think of other examples, which leads us to conclude that lifting will be a part of your preparations for moving home.

As such, it is imperative that you, and anyone else doing the lifting, know how to do so safely so the risk of injuries, such as pulled muscles, strained ligaments, and, worst of all, a slipped disc in the back, are eliminated. Read More

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A Guide To Moving Permanently To London

There will be many of you reading this who might happily contact your travel agent to arrange a holiday to London in the United Kingdom, but how many of you would similarly contact your local removalists to put a permanent move to London? Given that London's current population is over 9.5 million, more than Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide combined, you certainly would not be short of others who also call the UK's capital city home.

Whilst arranging a holiday to London does take some effort, it does not come close to agreeing to move there permanently and make it your home. It will undoubtedly be more manageable if you employ professional removalists who specialise in helping Australians move overseas. However, there is much more to consider for such a bold step.

Many of those considerations will be understanding what living in London means. You need to be aware of local laws, customs, health system, financial system, housing, employment opportunities, and so much more, including immigration requirements for the UK. To help you, here is a short guide to moving permanently to London.

Immigration Requirements: Visas that might be available to Australians include:

  • Skilled Worker: For professional administrative or managerial roles
  • Intra-Company: For those working for muti-nationals with a London-based division
  • Health/Care Worker: For those working within the health profession
  • Global Talent: For those with talents and skills in emerging industries such as digital technology
  • Innovator: For entrepreneurs with new businesses or innovative business ideas
  • Family Visas: Required for family, including spouses and children

Healthcare

The National Health Service (NHS) provides healthcare across a vast range of specialities, and in most cases, treatment is free at the point of care. Read More

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4 Moving Mistakes To Avoid If You Decide To Make Another Country Your Home

For those who love travelling across the world, visiting different countries and experiencing various cultures, we are sure there has been at least one of those locations you have seen where the thought of calling international removalists to arrange to move your home there has entered your mind.

Indeed, we are confident that most people fortunate enough to spend time overseas have fallen so in love with a particular country or city they have dreamed about what it would be like to call that place home. This is especially so when the location happens to be so idyllic that it seems life would be a continuous series of days spent in paradise.

Coming back to reality, unfortunately, not everyone can move overseas for various reasons such as their employment, business, family commitments, and quite simply that they do not have the funds it would take to move. However, for those that do not have any of these barriers in their way and who wish to move to another country, it does not always follow that; if you do move, everything works like a dream, and often, it can be more like a nightmare.

We are not talking here about a chosen country not being all it seemed to be or calamities, such as the home they bought suddenly needing extensive and expensive repairs. Read More

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7 Health And Safety Matters Removalists Must Prioritise

For those responsible for running removalists, many tasks must be completed. In addition to keeping their clients happy by ensuring that the removalist services they provide are of the highest order, they also have obligations towards their employees. A large part of those obligations will relate to health and safety, and under that umbrella, the health and safety of clients will also be found.

When you consider the number of ways in which employees and clients could be at risk of injury, or worse, should something as part of a house move or office relocation go wrong, it should come as no surprise that removalist companies must take health and safety extremely seriously. Here are seven significant health and safety matters removalists must prioritise as part of their operations.

Health And Safety Policy

For removalists to comply with their legal obligations and meet or even exceed many of the industry's standards, they must have a health and safety policy. Health and safety policies will cover matters such as the responsibilities of the company management and employees and the company's procedures related to health and safety matters.

Health And Safety Training For Staff

A huge priority for removalists is to ensure that the staff working for them have been given adequate training relating to all aspects of their work, especially training that focuses on working safely. Read More

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How The Best Removalists Speed Up The Office Relocation Process

Moving to a new office location is a massive undertaking for businesses of all sizes, and it can seem daunting if this is the first time it has moved offices. However, plenty of help is available for office relocations, and prime amongst them are removalists. Using removalists for an office relocation can save businesses thousands of dollars and ensure the move is a success rather than an unmitigated disaster.

The top removalists can save a business money during its office relocation are plentiful. However, one of the main reasons is that they can speed up the whole process. Why speeding up an office relocation saves business money is explained below, as well as how removalists can achieve it.

More Effective Planning

If appropriately planned, any complex task will be done quicker and more efficiently, which applies to office relocation. With removalists having specialised knowledge and experience of many years helping businesses move to new locations, it means that when you consult with them and get them to help plan the move, you can be confident your business’s activity will be appropriately designed and, therefore, less prone to delays.

Use Of The Most Suitable Packing Materials

You might not at first associate the packing materials and boxes used for the items being taken from your old office to your new one with having any influence on how quickly it all takes place, but it does. Read More

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