Local Removals

Local Experts - When the views are great but the access isn't

Local Removals

Removals, Storage & Shipping since 1973

We provide removal services across all of Devon and Cornwall for customer moving within, out and into the area. With extensive knowledge and expertise of places such as Falmouth, Looe, Dartmouth and Exmouth we offer the same high-quality service as any nationwide removals company but with added local knowledge and expertise.

Our advisors are on hand to support all our customers using our UK Removal Service. They will guide you through the entire process and we have a range of extra services available, including storage solutions and help with packing and unpacking to help with the moving process.

An additional layer of support when using our UK removals company all our customers benefit of having their belongings insured with a bespoke moving policy.

Our removals don’t stop there though, we can also help with international removals as well as european removals and business removals.

Local, National and International Removals. As a family run business, we have been helping people move around the world for over 40 years.
Quality Assured Service. We have built a reputation for quality and service. With excellent reviews and customers that return time and time again.
Experience and Expertise. We have extensive knowledge and skills ensuring a smooth moving process and that your belongings are treated with care.
Excellent Customer Care. We pride ourselves on offering a friendly and approachable customer led service to all our customers.

Thinking of Moving?
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Plymouth 01752 228 815

Torquay 01803 203 355

Truro 01872 263 447

What you can expect from us

Many of our UK removals take place throughout Plymouth and the South West of England, however, we do carry out nationwide and international removals.

For more information on why you should choose Hackworthy for your house removal, visit our about us page

No obligation FREE surveys and straight forward quotations.
Friendly and helpful staff on hand to help you through the moving process
A flexible and adaptable removal service to accommodate your moving needs.
Experienced and trained staff to make your move day run smoothly.

House Moves

Hackworthy and Sons have spent over 50 years moving people around Devon and Cornwall. From waterside apartments to country estates our friendly and experienced staff are happy to help to plan your relocation.

Tailored Service

Every customer and move is different so we tailor our service to meet your moving needs. From a basic collection and delivery to a bespoke pack and wrap service we are on hand to guide you through the options.

Downsizing or Upsizing

We can help you if you are looking to declutter and pack way your belongings to aid a move to a smaller property. Or if your upscaling we can help with the logistics of storing your furniture while you carry our refurbishments and renovations.

Fine Arts and antiques

Moving fine art and antiques requires knowledge and experience. Our professional crews will move these valuable items with the utmost care. Using high quality materials and custom crates we will ensure your treasured possessions are moved safely and securely.

Small Moves

There are often times when you don’t need a full removal service, just a little help getting things from one place to another.

We offer a ‘man and van’ service at an hourly rate or half day rate, which is great for moving on a limited budget, transporting a few bulky items or putting items into storage (like when you’re de-cluttering your home before you put it on the market or before you have building work done).

In-house relocations

Moving furniture around your home so you can remodel or redecorate can be tricky, particularly when you’ve got large, bulky pieces of furniture or valuable antiques. We can help take the stress and strain out of re-arranging furniture in your home, whether that’s a few key pieces or several rooms’ worth

De-cluttering or downsizing

If you’re looking to sell your home, our de-cluttering service can help prospective buyers see it’s potential. We can collect and store anything you’d like taken away while you’ve got people viewing your property. When you’re ready, we can bring everything back, or transport it to your new home.

Moving into self storage

Renting a unit in a local self storage and need help moving items? We will ensure that your effects are transported with the greatest of care. With many years of experience our crew are able to ensure maximum use of the space you’ve rented.

We offer special rates for all moves into Plymouth Self Storage. Call us or use our full online quotation form for a quotation.

Additional Information

Making your house removal stress free

Many of our UK removals take place throughout the South West of England, however, we do carry out nationwide and international removals.

For more information on why you should choose Hackworthy for your house removal, visit our about us page

Step-by-Step UK Removals Process

We will carry out a survey

We will need to calculate the resources we need to carry-out your move. Either by a home visit , virtual survey or the full online quote. You can use the Quick Quote for a guide price if you’re not ready for a full survey.

We’ll send you a quote

Once we know what resources you need and discussed the moving options we will send you a full written quotation. Take time to review this and feel free to contact us to discuss or clarify your options.

Accept our Quote

If you would like to use us for your removal, feel free to accept the quote even if you don’t have a moving dates. This locks in your moving price for 3 months and allows us to delivery packing materials if you plan to do this yourself.

Keep in Touch

Let us know if you have any questions about the moving process while you wait for a moving date. Once you have provisional dates for your move get in touch so we can check availability and update your file.

Book Your Removal

Once you’re happy to confirm your removal dates let us know. We will book all the details in our dairy and confirm this to you in writing to you. Check out the guides and tips on our website or call us if you have any questions.

The big move

The time has come for you to move house, our team will arrive at your home ready to carry out your move.

Preparation is important when moving house and the easiest way to ensure that you feel as little stress as possible is to make sure you have as clear an understanding of the process as possible.

We’ve been carrying out UK Removals for over 40 years and so to help, the Hackworthy & Sons home moving team have put together a helpful checklist showing how to go about getting and booking your removal quote with us.

Whatever your moving needs we will do our best to accommodate your moving requirements.

Feel free to call and speak to our moving experts who are happy to offer help and advice on the moving process.

Other services we offer

We have a range of services to help your move go as smoothly as possible!

Packing Services

Packing? We've got it covered (and wrapped). While most of our clients start off thinking they’ll pack everything themselves, packing can be a much bigger job than most people realise.

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Storage

If you’re looking for short term storage while you’re between properties, or a long term space to keep valuables you don’t have room for in your home, we can find a storage solution for you.

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Insurance & Waivers

Sometimes, the best laid plans can go wrong. Accidents happen. With Hackworthy and Sons, you can relax knowing you’re fully covered for anything that might happen during your move.

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Moving guide

A useful guide which will take you step by step from 2 weeks befor to move right up to the moving day itself. It is packed with tips to moake your move go as smooithly as possible

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What do our customers think? Testimonials

We strive to exceed the expectations of our customers and that’s the reason customers recommend and return to us.

Hayley Sanders-Page

11:37 04 Apr 25

The gentlemen from Hackworthy who have now moved us twice are professional, helpful and create such a positive atmosphere on moving day. Happy repeat customers.

Georgina Bishop

11:28 03 Apr 25

Our move turned out to be far from straightforward with two sales falling through just before exchange and the sale that went through having several changes of date and extensions. Hackworthy staff remained calm in the face of our escalating tensions.
Our move eventually happened, a year after they dropped the moving boxes off, we are so pleased to be in our new home. Thank you

Mark Bishop

09:46 01 Apr 25

Excellent service. The removers worked hard & were courteous, friendly & respectful. They were very efficient & timely. Having them helped a lot. Worth every penny. I reccomwnd Hackworthys removers. Thank you.

Eddy

14:27 28 Jan 25

Professional and polite, nothing was too much trouble.
Many thanks
Eddy

Caroline Carroll

13:38 28 Jan 25

From start to finish Hackworthy and Sons made our move from Cornwall to the Malverns as smooth as possible. Despite awkward, narrow stairs in our new home, they were able to find innovative ways to navigate delivering our furniture safely and securely. The two removal men worked solidly over the two days and were friendly and informative throughout. I would highly recommend them for your removal requirements.

Caroline & Paul.

Ben Caunter

13:01 20 Nov 24

Naomi Hills

19:37 20 Oct 24

We used Hackworthy for our home move from Devon to East Sussex and simply couldn’t rate them highly enough! From the moment they turned up in the morning the guys were professional and reassured us every step of the way that we would fit everything in the lorry safe and sound. It was a 3 day move because of the distance and safe practice for loading and unloading, and this reflects the care of the company both for their staff and for not wanting to rush the job and sacrifice quality. Everything arrived in perfect condition and we were thrilled with the service. A top notch job well worth the money. Highly recommended.

shane ferguson

06:01 02 Oct 24

Went well , they know what they are doing. Overseas removal . They offered a choice of ports in one country for arrival of goods. They keep you updated and help with customs.

JOE90

21:11 25 Sep 24

NICE...

Andrea

We would just like to thank you and your team…. they worked so hard and efficiently.. our grateful thanks for a job well done

Nadine

I used this company to store goods for a year, then had them to move me to new home. First class company , not expensive for all the work involved. I would definitely use this company again.

Maggie

Please pass on our thanks…. They worked very hard, wee extremely helpful and worked with great humour

Les

Family run business. Always friendly. Have used them over the years for home contents move, self-storage, and document shredding. Price competitive. They like a sticky bun as a treat!

Steven

Moved from Wiltshire to Cornwall with Hackworthy and the service was excellent. Plenty of communication beforehand and the timings were spot on

Bob

Just wanted to leave some great feedback….Ontime, friendly and helpful…. Thanks again for their efforts

Steven

The two man team were quick and efficient whilst taking care of all our goods

Susan Nicholas

Thank you for fitting in my move at short notice. The members of staff that I spoke to on the phone were very helpful and answered all my questions. The crew that arrived were brilliant. They were all very different characters (!), but worked well as a team.

Joanne

We found the three men doing our move very friendly and efficient. They worked hard and respected our house and belongings. We would certainly recommend them and thank them for their efforts. The follow up service of removing the used boxes is also very helpful.

Wilfred

We received excellent service from Hackworthy, and the two engineers were extremely helpful and efficient - thank you!

Leah

I found Hackworthy & Sons to be efficient, helpful and seamless in their approach to my move. The move team were very friendly and were careful with our belongings.

Jan

Great service from everyone at Hackworthy, the people who I spoke to on the phone and the men who supplied the muscle! Thank you all.

Rodney

We would thoroughly reccomend this Company, very competiive prices. We moved from Wiltshire to Devon The two chaps, Ollie and Connor were professional friendly and swift, nothing was to much truoble for them. A big thankyou and well done again.

Mr W Cole

A truly remarkable service from start to finish. Highly recommend this removal company.

Martin

Excellent service. On day of removal the came early and git in with it straight away in the pooring rain. No complaining just got on with it. Went the extra mile for my mum by sorting the washing machine. Would use again and recommend

Teresa Turner

What a fantastic company and the two guys who moved us were awesome. Couldn't do enough to make our stressful move non stressful and so easy from start to finish. Absolutely recommend this company for a smoith house move and first class customer care too.

Shane Harris

Love using Hackworthy, 3rd time a few weeks ago. No fuss, huge lorry, great guys, job done.

Keith

I would like to take this opportunity of thanking you and your team most sincerely for the excellent service by Jason and Steve who carried out the move. Nothing was too much trouble.... they were extremely helpful, courteous and polite.... and certainly made what is generally known to be a most stressful experience somewhat pleasant! I certainly would have no hesitation in recommending your company to any of my friends or colleagues who need removal services.

Matthew

A very quick email regarding our recent move....Simply put Ollie and Josh were brilliant. They turned up and immediately set about getting us packed. Throughout the move they were polite, friendly and worked incredibly hard. We couldn't have asked for two better chaps to help us with our move and the breathtaking amount of stuff we've accumulated!

Sue

I was very impressed with the service and all the staff. The office staff were friendly and helpful over the phone/via email, and the removal team were one of the best we have ever used. We have moved 14 times and had some very poor experiences, we had two exceptional experiences prior to this one, and now we have had three exceptional experiences. We were very happy with the move and all the staff and I hope we let them know how pleased we were. I would definitely use them again if needed.

Mark

The Hackworthy ethos far exceeds a customer's expectations. We have used you twice for ourselves, and you recently moved our friend - but had to go through me for the whole aspect of the removal service due to her work commitments - not once did any of your staff call or email her with anything - she said it was the most stress free move she has ever done in her life. Thank you Hackworthy's. Wish there were more companies with your attitude to the unexpected!