Commercial Moving
Removals operatives move office and other furniture and goods to new premises or into storage.
Their work may include European or worldwide relocations, as well as local or national moves. They may also be required to move items into storage rather than into new premises.
After receiving instructions at base, removals operatives travel with the removal truck to collect the items. A team leader liaises with the customer and confirms which items are to be moved or stored. Sometimes specialist packers from the removal firm go to the site a day or two before the move to wrap and pack delicate items.
Removals operatives may have to start early, finish late or work at weekends to fit in with the customers’ needs. Long-distance moves may involve nights away from home. Moving furniture involves a lot of walking, bending and lifting and is hard, physical work.
Job Roles
- Porter/packer
- Specialist/fine art packer
- Estimator/surveyor
- Driver/packer and unpacker
- Office remover
For England
For more details on the qualification itself and the Awarding Organisations who offer it please visit The Register of Regluated Qualifications and enter COMMERCIAL MOVING in the title search.
For Wales
For more details on the qualification itself and the Awarding Organisations who offer it please visit the Database of Approved Qualifications in Wales and enter COMMERCIAL MOVING in the title search.
