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“Striking Display at The France Show 2010!”

One of the UK’s leading overseas moving firms, Burke Bros Moving Group www.burkebros.co.uk, based in the West Midlands, put on a very impressive display for the recent visitors to London’s ‘The France Show 2010′.

For the 2010 exhibition, Burke Bros decided to make a feature of their exhibition stand by driving a real live 18 ton truck on to their display, to give the 14,000 plus visitors a fascinating insight in to the myriad of personal possessions you can pack in to the back of a truck of that size, including motorcycles that are fixed within their very own tailor-made secure crates.

April 1, 2010   No Comments

Welcome to the new Burke Bros Moving Group Blog

A couple of time a month we tend to get asked unusual questions aboutremovals and storage issues, especially moving items abroad. Sometime we have the answer to hand, other times we do a little research and forward our findings on to the customer. [Read more →]

April 1, 2010   No Comments

Keep Working Well

Skyline

As the European Regional Director within the Pan American International Movers Association of America (PAIMA) www.paimamovers.com, Gary Burke, Managing Director of the UK’s leading International moving firm Burke Bros Moving Group www.burkebros.co.uk, was invited to give his professional assessment of the global recession and its effects on the International Removals Industry. [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments

House market

We even have people moving between xmas and New Year and are already busy in the first weeks of January with many clients still trying to get completion dates from solicitors. December has seen many home movers complaining about conveyencing departments that are just not getting dates early enough to give time to prepare for moving. As the market has picked up this along with the usual departures of people emigrating to new countries, we anticipate January being busy. [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments

European Tonnage award

Members from all continents attended the convention in October 2009 where awards were presented the highest tonnage bookers in various categories. Burke Bros Moving Group were presented an award for the European highest movers of tonnage between its members for 2008/2009.Chris Starkey received the award on behalf of Burke Bros at the awards luncheon. [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments

Discussion panel & winning Team

Burke Team As diamond sponsors of the anniversary convention Burke Bros will be hosting the opening cocktail at the Pan American International Movers association`s ( Paima) anniversary convention takes place on october 8th in Florida USA. [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments

Legs on the move

Burke Cycle At the recent Wolverhampton Marathon/cycle road race held on September 7th 2009, Gary Josh & Dave Starkey  representing Fred Williams Cycles from Snow Hill took part in the annual event with 442 other cyclists and came 1st, 3rd and 12th being the first team to finish. Dave was the overall winner, Josh Burke (16) was the fastest Junior and Gary was the fastest senior (over 40). [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments

Burke Bros Recovery Service

Burke Bros Recovery
During the present economical climate we are always striving to find new ways of working and we have recently set up a separate business line.
Burke Bros Recovery Services
We have secured work with local car dealers carrying out collections and deliveries on a national basis, garages and insurance companies. Also as we have to collect many cars for shipment, we no longer sub contract this out, doing it in house ourselves, this is proving extremely popular with customers as we are with them from start to finish. [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments

Burke Bros Moving Group Congratulate French Property News As They Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary

Over their 28 years of moving people and possessions to and from France, UK’s leading overseas removals company, Burke Bros Moving Group www.burkebros.co.uk, are delighted to be celebrating their 20 year involvement with the UK’s leading French lifestyle magazine, French Property News www.french-property-news.com
Launched in 1989, and now celebrating their 20th Anniversary, this leading magazine has been instrumental in promoting the opportunities and lifestyle options available to Brits in France. [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments

Motorcycle Enthusiasts Moving Overseas Give Their Lambrettas The Special Treatment

Lambretta Scooters Arrive Safe & Sound in Austrailia
Lambretta Scooters Arrive Safe & Sound in Austrailia
International removals specialist, Burke Bros Moving Group www.burkebros.co.uk based in the West Midlands, UK, have witnessed an interesting and growing trend toward motorcycle enthusiasts wanting to ship their much-loved motorbike with them as they start their new life overseas.
To help them embrace this trend, Burke Bros have fine-tuned a special tailor-made packing service for all those motorbike aficionados. [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments

“Corporate Relocation Firm Helps FBC Manby Bowdler Make Major Office Move a Success”

May 2008 saw Wolverhampton’s foremost removals company, Burke Bros Moving Groupwww.burkebros.co.uk giving a helping hand as two large local legal heavyweights united.
West Midlands based law firm heavyweights Manby Steward Bowdler and FBC solicitors recently merged to create the new FBC Manby Bowdler LLP www.fbcmb.co.uk. This move certainly caused a logistical stir. The merger, which has now created a regional practice of over 300 people, generated a demanding need for fast and efficient office moving services. [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments

“UK Removals & Storage Firm Burke Bros Moving Group Unveils New Corporate Identity”

Burke TrucksThe movers, storers and shippers, Burke Bros Moving Group www.burkebros.co.uk are about to reveal their new corporate identity with the unveiling of their new livery on their latest removal trucks.
Founded in 1982, and with headquarters in Wolverhampton England, Burke Bros have decided to embellish their presence in the Residential, Business, and Corporate Relocation arena by giving themselves a fresh makeover. [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments

“Worldwide Removers, Storers, and Shippers Launch ‘Unusually Asked Questions’ Blog”

International and overseas removers, shippers, and storers, Burke Bros Moving Groupwww.burkebros.co.uk based in the UK, have just launched their Unusually Asked Questions Blog to give their customers and website visitors some really valuable information about moving personal belongings abroad.
Since Burke Bros get involved in removals and storage work, to and from all corners of the world, they find that several times a month a really unusual question will be asked about a personal item that a customer wants to move either to or from the UK. [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments

“Ordering Moving Boxes, Packing Materials, Shipping Supplies, Crates, Carton, and Packing Tape Just Got Easier!”

Burke Bros OnlineWith on-line purchases continuing to break new records, one of the UK’s leading removals firms, Burke Bros Moving Group, based in Wolverhampton,www.burkebros.co.uk, have launched their new on-line shop for moving boxes and packing materials.
Gary Burke, MD of Burke Bros said: “As International movers, shippers, and storers we supply a whole range of top quality packing materials, which are always a crucial part of any successful move.” [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments

Edinburgh at the recent British Association of Removers (BAR) Conference – May 08.

Gary  & Melanie Burke of Burke Bros Moving Group in Edinburgh.

Left to right GB ,Melanie Burke and Macarena Scalia ,joe Pauley
Left to right Gary & Melanie Burke with Macarena Scalia  Joe & Monica Pauley from Miami.

The setting was @ The Balmoral hotel to host the recent British Association of Removers (BAR) International Conference, which attracted 350 people from companies from the UK and overseas.

The photo shows them attending the reception, prior to the formal dinner. [Read more →]

March 31, 2010   No Comments