We have over 25 years’ worth of experience in moving all types of personal effects, household goods, personal belongings, furniture, boxes, bags and suitcases from the UK to Canada, and have the expertise to safely collect, pack and ship any items that you wish.
Moving Personal Effects to Canada from the UK
At 1st Move International, we understand the need for the safety and security of international removals, and combine our safer packing with the fastest shipping times in the industry, shipping every week to destinations worldwide. We ship all manner of personal effects and belongings including;
- Clothing and Footwear: This includes all everyday clothes, shoes, trainers, coats and accessories, including the occasional wedding dress (new and used)
- Household Items: Kitchenware, cutlery, bedding and towels, lamps, ornaments and other everyday household goods.
- Electronics and Appliances: Televisions, computers and laptops, white goods, stereo systems and all kinds of small appliances such as kettles or toasters. We have seen an increase in air fryers recently as well!
- Books and Personal Documents: Books, photo albums and important or sentimental documents such as birth or marriage certificates. Don’t pack your passport though, you may need it to collect your goods in Canada!
- Sports Equipment: Bikes, tennis rackets, surfboards and snowboards, golf clubs and regularly Peloton bikes, which we crate individually for added protection and ease of loading/unloading.
Moving Furniture and Household Goods to Canada
Moving furniture overseas from the UK to Canada requires great care and attention to ensure the safest of journeys, and our experienced international removals team will use the utmost care when collecting and loading your furniture onto our vans. We then continue the care and attention by carefully stacking and wrapping all of your items onto pallets using our specialist, and unique, shrink-fast packing technique.
Palletised shipping prevents excessive handling of furniture items as they are loaded and offloaded with experienced forklift truck drivers, instead of being loose loaded and handled individually at various stages of the international removals shipping process.
We are able to ship all kinds of furniture items, and palletising them helps with the loading and unloading of larger items. We are the only UK International Removals company that offers this palletised shipping service, and even if you are shipping on our dedicated full container service, we palletise your goods to ensure the safest loading and unloading process possible.
Furniture items that we can ship include;
- Bedroom Furniture: King size, single and every bed size in between, either framed or divan, including mattresses, chests of drawers, wardrobes and bedside tables.
- Living Room Furniture: Sofas and armchairs, coffee tables, bookshelves, TV and entertainment units.
- Dining Room Furniture: Dining tables and chairs
- Office Furniture: Desks, chairs and bookshelves
Moving Boxes to Canada from the UK
Our shared container international removals services are perfect when you only have a few boxes or bags to ship. All items are palletised and the pallet measured exactly, so you only pay for the exact size that your boxes, cartons or bags take up inside the shared shipping container, nothing is estimated.
Shipping Cars and Vehicles to Canada
We have been shipping cars to Canada for over 25 years under our sister company, Autoshippers. The Autoshippers website is a mine of information on shipping cars to Canada as well as all major destinations throughout the world. As car shipping is a very specialist service, you will need to enlist a knowledgeable company when you are looking to ship your car, van or motorbike to Canada, and Autoshippers fits the bill.
Take a look at their guide to shipping a car to Canada where you can find out everything you need to know.
Airfreight and Faster International Removals Shipping Options from the UK to Canada
When moving to Canada, you may find that there are items that you simply cannot wait to arrive by seafreight, even with 1st Move International’s faster shipping services, and for those we can offer air freight and express options. We have accounts with major international courier companies DHL and UPS as well as international cargo airlines, meaning we can offer reliable services globally for items that you need to have earlier than the rest of your personal effects and furniture.
We can airfreight;
- Important Documents
- Fragile or Valuable Items, such as Artwork or Antiques
- Work Related Electronics
- Essential Items for Babies and Small Children