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Furniture delivery firm UK

         

werebear

3:20 pm on Jul 16, 2005 (gmt 0)

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I am having problems finding a delivery/logitsics firm that will delivery furniture in the UK.
Most delivery companies run a mile when you tell them its furniture.
Any suggestions are appreciated.

julesn

8:17 pm on Jul 16, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Furniture delivery is perceived as a "two man" delivery service, and most couriers use a single driver and only accept individual parcels up to 25Kg that are under a metre in length.

Would your shipments exceed those "one man" limits? If not, then you're probably best off persisting trying to find a standard carrier.

Can you get your supplier to ship direct to the customer using their existing services? Or can they recommend delivery services that they use or their other customers use?

Or are you the manufacturer? The companies below claim to offer two man delivery services. They may require a contracted number of deliveries rather than ad-hoc arrangements, and I'm not sure of your circumstances.

Lane Group
Cranleigh DHD
Fiege Merlin
Nightfreight
Hammond Logistics

regards,

jules.

Faith

10:22 pm on Jul 16, 2005 (gmt 0)

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As Jules says, Nightfreight should be able to help. Whenever we have large load or unusual shaped deliveries or indeed any delivery from them, there are 2 guys and very nice they are too!

werebear

11:21 am on Jul 17, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Thank you for your helpful comments My furniture is a 2 man lift its heavy Indian hardwood and Mexican pine furniture.
I have used a firm for the last year and they are messing me about.
For example I have a contact with them to deliver the furniture within 10 days of receipt of the goods and have several time taken a month or more causing some cancelled orders.