A packing service is a removals option where the moving company supplies the materials and packs your belongings for you, rather than you boxing everything up yourself before the move. It can be booked as a full service covering the whole property, or as a part service limited to the rooms or items that need it most.
What a packing service usually includes:
- Materials. Boxes in various sizes, packing paper, bubble wrap, tape, and protective covers for mattresses and furniture.
- Labour. A trained team that works room by room, wrapping fragile items and filling and labelling boxes.
- An organised system. Boxes labelled by room and contents, which makes unloading and unpacking at the new property far quicker.
Full packing is the standard with a full removalist service. With a man and van booking, packing is more often left to the customer, though many operators will pack on request.
One practical point worth knowing: most goods in transit insurance policies treat professionally packed and self-packed items differently. If the crew packs a box, damage to its contents is usually covered. If the customer packs it, a claim can be refused on the grounds of poor packing. For fragile or high-value items, that difference alone can justify the cost of a packing service.
The Van Man Co. offers packing as part of its moving-related packing service.