Category: Blog

How to Store Term Time Possessions During the Summer for Students

The end of the summer term is on the horizon and another year of academic study drawers to a close. For some students this will mean the opportunity to spend the summer travelling before their studies commence again in September. Equally,[...]

How to Pack to Move to Australia

An important piece of advice for during the process of packing up to move to Australia, is to keep important documents separate. Such things as passports, birth certificates, marriage certificates etc will prove difficult to replace if they are lost or[...]

40 Years of Removals to France

Originally published in French Property News (May 2022 edition)  "As removals company Burke Bros celebrates a landmark anniversary, co-founder Gary Burke looks back at 40 years of change for the Anglo-French property industry A gentleman planning a move from the UK to central[...]

Expert Tips on Reducing the Stress of Moving House

There are many positives to the home moving process. It may be that you’re moving for more space either to extend the family or to enjoy home life a little more. It maybe that the move is to a new geographical[...]

Join us at Place in the Sun, Olympia London

Place in the Sun comes to London, Olympia next weekend on Friday 6 May through to Sunday 8 May. As the international moving experts for the event, we will be there for the three days to advise on EU documentation and[...]

Moving to Cyprus in a Post-Brexit Climate

The UK leaving the EU has certainly changed the landscape of European removals. It is however, still entirely feasible to move household goods and vehicles from the UK to Cyprus to start a new life on the island. Here we[...]

Throwback Thursday!

As we mark the company's 40th year, we felt it was only right to dig out a few photos from the archives. Here we are in the early days of moves to and from the continent: in a Bedford TK van[...]

New Zealand Borders Open

New Zealand is finally opening up to its own nationals abroad and from today, it is also opening up to overseas visitors as part of a ‘five stage’ plan throughout 2022- providing welcome news for many New Zealanders who have been[...]

Burke Bros Goes Back to School

This week, Burke Bros Moving Group have been joined by some young recruits as two pupils from local secondary schools completed work experience with the moving and storage company. Sophie Watts and Kyron Pilsbury are in year ten of secondary school[...]

Top Tips for Internal Office Moves

As with any office relocation, an internal office move will require considerable planning and preparation to ensure it’s executed as efficiently as possible and causes minimal down-time for the organisation. The move maybe to another floor or part of the building;[...]

The Ultimate Guide to French Visas

Some useful information from our friends at French Connections HCB.  (Originally published in French Property News, March 2022 edition.)  As we pack away our winter woollies for another year and look forward to the warmer months ahead, our thoughts naturally turn to[...]

Five Reasons to Use Burke Bros for Self Storage

If you’re considering using self storage, here’s five reasons you’ll want to use Burke Bros self storage: 1. Accessibility Our self storage facility is well located just off the Stafford Road, on Foxes Lane in Wolverhampton- around five minutes from the Molineux football[...]