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Kensington Dec 7th 2014 12:41 pm

Shipping Companies from London to New Mexico Texas area
 
Does anyone have any good shipping companies they used to send stuff from London back to NM/Texas area?

Pulaski Dec 7th 2014 1:41 pm

Re: Shipping Companies from London to New Mexico Texas area
 
There's no such thing as a shipping company that handles both ends of any international shipment. You get to pick the dispatch end, and you can ask who they use at the other end, and then I suppose you could research that company. ... In most cases you will find they (whoever "they" are) are mostly reliable with a few horror stories, but that is mostly dependent on which "crew" made the delivery, and the crew may have been subcontracted. So, in short, international shipments of household goods are a bit of a crap-shoot. :(

Kensington Dec 7th 2014 1:52 pm

Re: Shipping Companies from London to New Mexico Texas area
 

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11495190)
There's no such thing as a shipping company that handles both ends of any international shipment. You get to pick the dispatch end, and you can ask who they use at the other end, and then I suppose you could research that company. ... In most cases you will find they (whoever "they" are) are mostly reliable with a few horror stories, but that is mostly dependent on which "crew" made the delivery, and the crew may have been subcontracted. So, in short, international shipments of household goods are a bit of a crap-shoot. :(

Thanks. We used a company when we sent over our stuff previously from Florida to London and thank god didnt have any issues. We wound up collecting it at the port. This time sending it back but are looking for it to be delivered to NM this go so clearly it's going to be a bit more difficult!:banghead:

Pulaski Dec 7th 2014 2:58 pm

Re: Shipping Companies from London to New Mexico Texas area
 

Originally Posted by Kensington (Post 11495192)
Thanks. We used a company when we sent over our stuff previously from Florida to London and thank god didnt have any issues. We wound up collecting it at the port. This time sending it back but are looking for it to be delivered to NM this go so clearly it's going to be a bit more difficult! .....

I think that the best thing to focus on is the packing end of things - get a company that does good packing because if it isn't well/securely packed then the rest of the process can only go down hill from there. We used Allfrieght International, but that was 13 years ago. They cover the London area from their base at 52-54, Hamm Moor Lane, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2SD Tel: 01932 825590.

photoandrew Dec 15th 2014 8:08 pm

Re: Shipping Companies from London to New Mexico Texas area
 
Hello,
Try Flatrate.
It is a US company, but they do have a UK office now.
This way you're dealing with only one company from start to finish.
Every other company we spoke with regarding our move was using different agents in the US.

kirstyp Dec 18th 2014 10:49 am

Re: Shipping Companies from London to New Mexico Texas area
 

Originally Posted by Kensington (Post 11495163)
Does anyone have any good shipping companies they used to send stuff from London back to NM/Texas area?

Check out this thread for some tips on finding and choosing a removals company including where to find more reviews and ratings, what to look for and how to compare your options. Hope it helps!
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