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Whether you are moving in the UK or to another country, choosing a BAR Member gives you the peace of mind that only comes from using a reputable, professional and financially protected remover.
BAR is the trade association for removal and storage services in the UK. It represents and promotes more than 450 UK removals companies (1,000+ branches) as well as over 250 International Associates worldwide.
To become – and remain – a BAR Member, companies in the UK must undergo a thorough inspection to ensure they meet the required level of professionalism and service we demand of our members. This includes adhering to our Code of Practice, providing an Advanced Payment Guarantee and offering a Dispute Resolution Service, so that anyone instructing one of our Members to carry out a move or store their goods, can rest assured they’ve made the right – and safe – choice.
Whether you are moving in the UK or to another country, choosing a BAR Member gives you the peace of mind that only comes from using a reputable, professional and financially protected remover.
BAR is the trade association for removal and storage services in the UK. It represents and promotes more than 450 UK removals companies (1,000+ branches) as well as over 250 International Associates worldwide.
To become – and remain – a BAR Member, companies in the UK must undergo a thorough inspection to ensure they meet the required level of professionalism and service we demand of our members. This includes adhering to our Code of Practice, providing an Advanced Payment Guarantee and offering a Dispute Resolution Service, so that anyone instructing one of our Members to carry out a move or store their goods, can rest assured they’ve made the right – and safe – choice.
Current challenges with Overseas Moving
Updated 12/08/2022 – There are currently unprecedented challenges facing movers engaged with overseas shipping, some of which you will already be aware of such as the availability of shipping containers and the shortage of LGV drivers. This document focuses on the reasons for the global increases in shipping rates from the shipping line. Your chosen mover will explain the potential impacts of these issues on your specific move programme, but please click through here for more detail on those issues.
Available to buy – Pantechnicon: A History of Removals and Storage book
The book is available to purchase at £20 per copy including P&P within the UK, with proceeds going to support the Removers Benevolent. To purchase a copy please email: membershipservices@bar.co.uk
Safe working in the home moving market, throughout the UK, under COVID-19 conditions
The BAR continues to liaise closely with the respective Governments of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to update the guidelines for moving home as the PM has announced the removal of all restrictions, with effect from 24/02/2022, as part of its new strategy for ‘learning to live with Covid’.
Although all restrictions previously placed upon the home moving market are now removed, it is nonetheless appropriate to remind everyone that Covid still exists and all companies are obliged by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to maintain a Covid-19 Risk Assessment in order to protect their staff and customers from harm. Your chosen BAR Member company will describe to you in detail how they plan to undertake your move, with your cooperation, that will ensure that it remains as COVID secure as is possible.
Throughout the pandemic, the professional Organisations and Associations that make up the home moving market, including the BAR, have been in direct contact with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Home Moves in Scotland Working Group, the Home Moves in Wales Stakeholder Group and the Devolved authorities in Northern Ireland, to design, implement and maintain a joined up approach to safe working practices across the home moving market.
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