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Visit FAQsFor customers who need more than a straightforward house move, Wilkins Removals provides professional removals and storage in Reading, Berkshire and the surrounding areas.
Whether you are waiting for a completion date, renovating, downsizing or moving overseas, our team can plan storage into your move from the start. We’ll help identify what needs to go straight to your new property, what should be stored, and when you are likely to need redelivery.
With over 140 years of removals and storage experience, Wilkins offers a flexible, carefully managed moving and storage service, with one team handling your belongings from collection through to secure storage and final delivery.

Not every move happens in one simple step. There may be a gap between moving out and moving in, building work to complete, furniture to store while you declutter, or decisions to make after downsizing.
Our moving and storage services are built for that in-between stage. Whether you need short-term or long-term storage, professional packing, support with a full house move or somewhere secure for selected belongings, Wilkins can shape the service around your move rather than asking you to coordinate separate removals and storage providers.
All our staff are trained to B.A.R standard and highly skilled and practiced in residential removals. They regularly receive refresher training programs and attend frequent appraisals.

Our Reading warehouse facility offers flexible short and long-term storage for household furniture, personal belongings and selected items as part of your wider removals and storage plan.
During your survey, our team can confirm what needs to be stored, how long storage may be required, and what vehicle, crew, packing and storage space will be needed before moving day.
Our Reading warehouse provides secure short and long-term storage for household furniture, personal belongings and selected items as part of your wider removals and storage plan.
From careful handling and inventory management to trained crews, insurance and reliable redelivery, we will help keep your belongings protected and accounted for while they are in storage.
Storage is often needed when a move does not follow a simple door-to-door timeline. Whether you are waiting on keys, renovating, downsizing or clearing space before a sale, Wilkins can help decide what moves now, what can wait and what should be stored safely until you are ready.
If your sale has completed but your new home is not ready, we can collect your belongings, store them securely and deliver them when you are ready. Ideal if completion dates shift, keys are delayed or your onward purchase is still progressing.
Moving to a smaller home often means deciding what fits now and what can wait. Storage gives you time to sort furniture, family items and belongings without rushing decisions before moving day.
Keep furniture, artwork and personal belongings safe while building, decorating or refurbishment work is completed. We can collect items before work starts, store them securely and return them once your home is ready. Learn more in our guide to storage during home renovation.
When managing a property during probate, decisions are not always straightforward. Our removals and storage service gives families time and space to clear, protect and review belongings at the right pace.
Storing excess furniture, boxes and personal belongings can help your property feel clearer and more spacious for photography, viewings and sale, while keeping everything safe until your move is complete.
If you need to move out before moving back in, or you are relocating for work, travel or a short-term rental, we can store your belongings securely and redeliver them when required.
Every move and storage requirement is different. A Wilkins Sales Manager can visit your home or arrange a video survey to understand what needs moving, what needs storing, access requirements, timings and any fragile or specialist items. We will then provide a tailored removals and storage quotation.
Contact us for a free consultation and quote from our experienced Sales Managers
Wilkins has been helping customers move and store their belongings for generations. As a family-owned removals company with over 140 years of experience, we understand how important it is to provide a removals and storage service that is careful, secure, flexible and dependable. With an experienced removals team, a versatile fleet, secure Reading storage facilities and fully insured services, we can manage every stage of your move with care — from collection and transport through to storage and redelivery.
To provide the highest level of service to our clients without compromise, from the initial enquiry to the final stage of your move. As a family owned business we understand families and enterprise.
As a family owned business for over 140 years we will provide you with the highest levels of service achievable along with a friendly and courteous approach. Our knowledge and expertise is our promise.
Everything from a book to a chandelier is treated as if it is priceless. Here at Wilkins we are employed to protect and safely move your furniture and effects, not to simply just move them. Through training and experience we achieve high levels on every move as standard.
With our modern, diverse fleet of vehicles and our wide reaching storage facilities we can work out a manageable solution for any situation that can occur. Be it in the UK or another country we have the resources to help.

Wilkins Removals can support every stage of your removals and storage plan, from survey and scheduling through to packing, loading, storage and redelivery.
Before moving day, our team will confirm what is being delivered straight away, what is going into storage, and whether any packing, fragile-item handling or furniture dismantling is needed. This helps the crew arrive with the right vehicle, equipment and plan for the day.
Because your removals and storage are managed by one company, there are fewer handovers and less need to brief separate suppliers. When your new home is ready, we can arrange delivery from storage at a time that works for you, helping to keep the whole moving and storage process smooth and well managed.

Our Reading warehouse gives Wilkins a practical base for removals and storage across Reading, Berkshire and Oxfordshire, with good access for collections, storage runs and redelivery once customers are ready to move in.
We regularly support moves in and around Reading, Henley-on-Thames, Caversham, Wokingham, Twyford, Wargrave, Maidenhead and nearby towns and villages, as well as customers across Oxfordshire and the wider South East. If you are searching for removal and storage near me, Wilkins offers a local, experienced service with the facilities, fleet and team to manage your move from one place.

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