Packing Services Across the UK

Three options on the same brief

Pick the packing depth that suits the move

• Full packing — the team comes ahead of move day (typically a day or two depending on property size), packs every room, labels every box. You don't lift a box; you just hand over the keys on move day. Most international moves go full pack because of the customs inventory requirements.
• Fragile-only packing — the team packs the high-risk items: kitchen contents (china, glass, ceramics), art, instruments, mirrors, lamps, electronics. You pack the rest yourself. A common middle ground for UK domestic moves where the household wants control over their own things but doesn't want to pack the breakables.
• DIY packing with our materials — we deliver professional packing materials (boxes, paper, bubble wrap, tape) ahead of move day, you pack everything yourself, we handle the loading and transit. The materials are properly sized for removals work — not the cardboard you'll find at the supermarket.

What MTC packing actually covers

• All packing materials supplied — boxes, tape, paper, bubble wrap, specialist crates for art and antiques where surveyed.
• Furniture protection — blankets, corner protectors, stretch wrap for upholstered items.
• Itemised inventory with the box numbering as the team packs — useful for insurance and (on international moves) the customs declaration.
• Wardrobe boxes for hanging garments — clothes go straight from the wardrobe to the box on hangers, no folding.
• Specialist crating where surveyed — paintings, sculptures, large mirrors, fragile antiques.
• Labelling per room or per destination location, so unpacking lands the boxes in the right place.

What's not in the packing quote

• Hazardous materials — paint, solvents, aerosols, fuel, gas canisters. We don't pack or transport these; they're either disposed of before the move or arranged separately.
• Personal documents and valuables — passports, jewellery, watches, cash. We recommend you keep these with you on the move day rather than pack them with the household contents. The team will confirm at survey what we're handling and what stays with you.
• Perishables and frozen food — common-sense exclusion. Empty the fridge before move day.
• Large pieces of art or instruments without a specialist survey — pianos, oversized art, anything fragile or high-value gets surveyed separately so it's quoted with the right crating and crew.

How packing fits with the rest of the move

Packing isn't a separate booking — it's a line on the move quote, ticked or not ticked. The same MTC team that scopes the move runs the pack. You don't get one team for the pack and another for the move day; you don't get a packing manager and a separate move manager. It's one team, one direct contact, one written quote.