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Hi there all.

Has anyone got any shipping companies to recommend in the UK (London area)? Reliable, reasonable prices etc.

I got a great tip from someone earlier about a company called BROOKLANDS or something like that, operating out of Kent, I think. Apparently they speacialise in international shipping for teachers and have been at the CIS fairs with their advertising. I can't find any kind of Brooklands like this on the Internet though. Maybe I've got the wrong name?

Used Crown movers about 10 years ago.

www.crownworldwide.com

I seem to remember using Crown from Taipei to Vancouver (though I think it was some franchise deal with a lcally based company. Seemed ok.

I had to move some boxes to Australia and used a freight forwarding company based in Oxford called Freightworld. They were very professional and knew all the requirements. I guess they were used to moving students around. Interesting point was even though they used DHL thier rates were cheaper than DHL. Apparently they buy space at a cheaper rate. Please note that there is a list of items eg perfume etc which cannot be sent. Ask for this list when you make your final decision.