An elderly friend who is downsizing his home wants to send some china ware to a relation. He lives in Derby - he wants the china to go to Maidstone in Kent. Any ideas on where to start looking for a service that would provide packing materials and then transport the items?
How much china, will it all go in a couple of medium boxes or are looking at collection that fills the house?
If it's only a couple of boxes packing, boxing and driving it yourself is probably the most cost effective. Just need to wrap each piece in a sheet of paper and pack closely into the boxes.
Other than that I'd see what small local removals firms can do. They will be happier doing the packing themselves and will have insurance. Donno if it means much but being a member of BAR shows some sort of professional set up.
If you aren't in a hurry they might be willing to pack then store (or let you store) until they have run in that general direction, this might reduce the cost.
I'd say almost any removal firm other than Pickfords...
I think box within box can work quite well, inner box with china loosely wrapped in scrunched paper but tightly packed to avoid shifting of items (a problem when packing small but heavy items in quavers). Outer box around the inner, phaps 2" gap on all sides and again with scrunched paper, bubble wrap or quavers. The outer will isolate against impact and inevitable (IMV) mishandling. Don't make it too heavy.
The modern ones are actually made of starch and are biodegradable they can be composted. They are actually edible but I would not recommend it as a means of disposal! As a packing material they are useless except for filling the spaces between boxes.
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