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How will my furniture be protected in transit ?

How will my furniture be protected in transit ?

Moving house is a big task, and one of the most important concerns is ensuring that your furniture arrives at your new home in the same condition it left your old one. Furniture is often bulky,...

10 Top Tips for Moving House in Winter

10 Top Tips for Moving House in Winter

Moving house is a challenging task at any time of year, but moving in winter comes with its own unique set of challenges. Cold temperatures, slippery roads, and unpredictable weather can add extra...

What is the best age to downsize your home?

What is the best age to downsize your home?

The best age to downsize your home depends on various factors such as your financial situation, life stage, and personal preferences. While there isn't a one-size-fits-all answer, many individuals...

How long does it take kids to adjust to moving?

How long does it take kids to adjust to moving?

Moving to a new home can be an exciting yet challenging experience for families, especially for children. Adjusting to a new environment, making new friends, and coping with changes can take time....

Who do I need to tell I’m moving house?

Who do I need to tell I’m moving house?

Moving to a new house is an exciting journey, but amidst the hustle and bustle, it's crucial not to overlook the essential task of informing the relevant parties about your relocation. From...

Unipol Donations to Slate

Unipol Donations to Slate

Another drop to SLATE in Armley, this time with a van load of unwanted furniture donated very kindly by Unipol Student Homes.

Round and Round and Round We Go….

Round and Round and Round We Go….

The week before last was a particularly strange week for Greenbox Removals in the sense that we did 3 house moves in 7 days that had a spiral staircase in them. One of the house moves even involved...

A lovely Tweet

A lovely Tweet

Greenbox completed a house move on behalf of Hannah last Wednesday but Hannah was down in London so her mum – Ruth – was there to show us what was required. We moved all her belongings into Big...

Big Yellow Tetris

Big Yellow Tetris

Completed a move into Big Yellow Storage for Nita last weekend. It was a lovely little move, she was in a ground floor flat and most of her belongings came straight through the window of the flat so...

Let it snow…. but just as Greenbox goes…

Let it snow…. but just as Greenbox goes…

On Saturday we completed a housemove for Antonia from Monk Fryston to Wakefield. Because it was a 40 minute drive from our base I hadn’t managed to visit Antonia to quote but she gave me a very...

Second House Move in Five Months

Second House Move in Five Months

On Thursday we moved the lovely Alice and James for the second time in 5 months. They weren’t moving far at all, only 0.25 miles, but it did take 3 van loads. They even said that they will be moving...

House Removal from Leeds to Birmingham

House Removal from Leeds to Birmingham

Today Greenbox completed a house removal from Leeds to Birmingham for Gerry. It was a 2.5 hour drive and we talked plenty about computer software/advertising/SEO and a whole manner of things that...

House Removal From Leeds to Sheffield

House Removal From Leeds to Sheffield

Carried out a house removal from Leeds to Sheffield on Monday for the lovely Jo and Sarah. They were really well organised – everything was dismantled and all the boxes labelled – which certainly...

Leeds to London Relocation

Leeds to London Relocation

On Saturday, Greenbox did a small relocation from Big Yellow Storage, in Leeds, to London – the rather affluent area of Kensington. The move went well with most of the time taken negotiating the...

Flood Damage

Flood Damage

On our first day back after the Christmas break, last Tuesday, we helped a client move all her salvaged belongings from her flooded house in Tadcaster. It truly is a terrible thing, seeing all those...

Green Box Joins Big Yellow Storage

Green Box Joins Big Yellow Storage

A beautiful, colourful relationship has formed between Greenbox Removals and The Big Yellow Storage in Leeds. Greenbox Removals is now the removal company who Big Yellow recommends should any of...

Oh Lucky Day

Oh Lucky Day

Sunday in Pudsey and the church bells were ringing early morning. Rachel and Keith were ready and waiting, even though the clocks had gone forward and we lost an hour sleep. Everything went...

Bass-ic Move

Bass-ic Move

Completed a house move for Lisa and Scott last Thursday. It wasn’t the smoothest of moves as the people hadn’t finished moving out of their new house when we were trying to move Lisa and Scott’s...

Leeds to the Hills

Leeds to the Hills

Successful house move for Lindsey and Ross from Leeds up to Oldham’s hills They were well versed in the art of moving and everything was packed/dismantled and perfectly ready for us, making the move...

More Quotes, Less Moves

More Quotes, Less Moves

Well, house removals have certainly slowed down; I guess people aren’t too keen to move when it’s dark and miserable. However balls are definitely rolling as it’s been another tremendous week for...

Quotes

Quotes

Well, it’s all about the quotations at the moment, seems like the housing market is definitely picking up again with 3-4 quotation for house moves in Leeds coming in every day. Completed 3 quotes...

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Well it’s been a great start to the New Year for Greenbox Removals, hence we haven’t had much time to update our Blog. But with the weekend comes a little rest and an opportunity to say a little...

Stormy Move

Stormy Move

Well, we’ve worked in some terrible weather before but never in winds as strong as yesterday. It felt as though the van was going to tip, and everything we carried became a sail! All that being said...

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

Just wanted to say a great big thanks to Peter and Jenny for being such wonderful customers. They were downsizing from their little farmhouse in Yorkshire and relocating to Cheshire to be closer to...

Small but perfectly packaged

Small but perfectly packaged

A wonderfully easy start to the week – a very small house move from LS17 to LS17. Taesha had everything perfectly boxed, downstairs and ready to go. There wasn’t a great deal of stuff, only just...

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