Category: Blog

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[...]

Cycling for Compton Care

With the return of the Wolverhampton to Aberdovey bike ride this June, not only are Burke Bros the official logistics provider for the event, Gary Burke is also entering the ride to raise funds for local hospice, Compton Care.  Burke Bros have[...]

How to Make Your Next Move a Sustainable One

Adopting environmental practices in all aspects of our life, is becoming increasingly important and the focus on reducing our carbon footprint will continue to inform our decisions. Even when it comes to the process of moving home; choosing a new home,[...]

Team Burke Bros Take on Snowdon for Local Charity

There was a sterling effort by a team of our drivers and porters as they headed to Wales last weekend to take on Mount Snowdon to raise funds for local hospice, Compton Care. As Wales’ highest mountain, dominating the skyline of North[...]

Moving Abroad with a Young Family

Emigrating abroad with a family is a very involved process and will take a lot of consideration and planning. It can be an incredibly exciting time but for children it can also be a period of considerable upheaval; moving to a[...]

Moving to New Zealand Fact File

Why is it called New Zealand? The country is thought to have been discovered in 1642 by Abel Tasman, a Dutch navigator. Tasman named the country ‘New Zealand’ after the Dutch province of Zeeland. Interestingly, James Cook who came to New Zealand[...]

The Burke Bros Story

It was a pleasure to welcome David Jordan, Deputy Editor of The Mover magazine to our offices for him to learn more about the Burke Bros story, as the company reaches its 40th year in the removals and storage industry and[...]

Which Electrical Appliances Should I Ship When Moving to the USA?

When it comes to planning a move to the USA from the UK, you’ll need to factor in the process and the cost of shipping your household goods to your new home. It maybe that you want to ship your entire[...]

Moving to France and Writing a Will

Moving to France involves a lot of consideration in a number of areas; from French administrative procedures, to sorting out taxes and finances to the removal of household goods and vehicles to France. Our friends at French Connections HCB, share[...]

A Busy Weekend of European Moving

An incredibly busy weekend working with Place in the Sun at their exhibition held at Manchester Central. As the international moving experts for the event, we were advising on EU documentation and moving costs to France, Portugal, Spain, Greece,[...]

How to Prepare to Move to France

You’ve made the decision to move to France and are in the process of finding the perfect property to start your new life on the continent. There are a lot of factors to take into account to ensure that your move[...]

A Place in the Sun, Manchester 5-6 March

A Place in the Sun exhibition opens in Manchester this weekend (5-6 March) at Manchester Central with Burke Bros Moving Group as the international moving experts alongside the famous faces of the TV show’s Jasmine Harman and Jonnie Irwin. Our exhibition stand[...]