Burke Bros Moving Group

Burke Bros Moving Group: removals and storage from Wolverhampton

Burke Bros Moving Group is a removals and storage company headquartered at Burke Bros Trading Estate, Fox's Lane, Wolverhampton. It presents itself as a nationwide domestic removal service and an international door-to-door mover across Europe and worldwide, with more than 40 years of experience in the sector. The company operates through a network of offices in Wolverhampton, Birmingham, London, Bridgnorth and Telford, and its site also lists Rugby and Coventry & Warwick among its contact points.

Household and UK moving services

The company covers home removals for moves of any distance within the United Kingdom, from local relocations to moves to the other side of the country. It also offers a student service and a vehicle shipping service, alongside the core household moving work. The site describes the domestic removal service as professional and priced affordably, and invites customers to book a pre-move survey, either in-home or virtual, before quoting.

European and international removals

Burke Bros runs regular moving services to and from Europe for household effects and vehicles. The site lists specific destinations including Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Beyond Europe, it provides complete door-to-door international moving services to worldwide destinations, and it also handles pet transport as part of its international offer.

Corporate relocations and business moving

For companies, the firm provides professionally managed moving services aimed at supporting employer relocation and talent management programmes. It also offers a complete business relocation service for companies and employees, and states that it provides removal and storage services to a range of organisations. A corporate sales co-ordinator and a dedicated corporate contact address appear among its team and contact details.

Storage and packing

Burke Bros offers secure storage for personal possessions and business archives. The storage options described are containerised storage, presented as a cost-effective and safe method for keeping household effects in good condition, and self-access storage. Packing services are also part of the offer, and the site includes a link to buy packing materials.

Accreditations and environmental certification

The company states that it is a fully accredited member of the British Association of Removers (BAR) and a quality certified senior member of the Fédération Internationale des Déménageurs Internationaux (FIDI). According to its site, membership of both bodies guarantees that advance payments are financially protected through a bonding scheme. Burke Bros also states that it adheres to the BAR Alternative Dispute Resolution Scheme, independently operated by the Furniture and Home Improvement Ombudsman. On the environmental side, the company describes itself as the world's first moving company to be PAS2060 certified Carbon Neutral, having measured and offset emissions across Scope 1, Scope 2 and all 15 categories of Scope 3, as part of a longer path to Net Zero by 2040.

Team and company details

The site lists a management and operations team that includes directors Gary Burke and Chris Burke, a general manager, an operations controller, an international manager, an import and export co-ordinator, a transport manager, a corporate sales co-ordinator, a marketing officer, sales representatives and move co-ordinators. The company notes that some staff have been with the business for more than 20 years. Burke Bros Moving Group is registered as company number 01883960, with VAT number 371 675 924.