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Faith Klein and husband David Rees, Australian
We had been living in Sydney for four years, and my husband had been
having to travel to Asia almost every month for the past two years, so
his company decided that we should be based in Singapore. We had to
downsize to a condominium, which made finding the right moving company
especially important as we needed to split our belongings between shipping
and long-term secure storage.
Although I had three companies come in for a quote, Allied Pickfords
consultant, Kim de Acquino, showed an impressive attitude right from the
start. While the other two companies fretted over how to shift our king-size
bed, Kim calmly assured me not to worry as it would go across the balcony.
Sure enough, it went over without any fuss!
Out of our three international moves and numerous domestic relocations,
AlliedPickfords’ packerswere the best we’d ever had. Therewere no breakages
or other problems – it was perfect! When our shipment arrived in Singapore,
we only had two issues: our sofa didn’t fit in the lift and the fridge was too big
to fit in the bomb shelter. Unsurprisingly, Allied Pickfords saved the day. The
company’sMel Syers arranged for the sofa to be dismantled off-site and rebuilt
in our apartment, while the movers had the fridge donated to someone who
needed it.
Because of how smoothly our moving experience went, Allied Pickfords
would definitely be at the top of our list for when we eventually move back
to Australia.
Allied Pickfords
6862 4700 |
Chris and Marianna Fossick,
British
We packed up a 40-foot container and
sent it to the south of France to furnish
our holiday home. We chose Sir Move
as we wanted the kind of assurance that
could be given by a smaller and more
personal company. Having direct contact
with Charlie Scott, the business owner
himself, was preferable to dealing with a
bigger company, especially when it came
to receiving a more competitive quote.
Charlie could answer the complicated
questions we had prior to the shipment,
putting our minds at ease. The office
support staff were also very helpful and
handled email communications properly.
We felt that Sir Move did a great
job in terms of coordination and
communication. Our case was a
complicated one as it involved having
four different suppliers deliver the
products to the warehouse, coupled
with some packing of additional
belongings from home. With effective
communication before, during and after
the move, the team had eliminated any
potential challenges or issues we might
have encountered otherwise.
On the destination end, Sir Move
took into consideration existing factors
such as limited
property access
and organised a
smaller truck to
ferry some of the
effects from the
container. I was
bracingmyself for
some damage,
particularly as I
had a fair number
of glass panels
in the container,
but thankfully
everything went
smoothly. I am
completely satisfied with the move
and would recommend their services to
my friends and family.
SIR Move Services
6534 7345 |