Just finished unpacking our container which arrived on Friday and thought that the company concerned did a fantastic job, especially in light of some horror stories I have been told.
Firstly - I am in no way affiliated to this company. I heard of them through a recommendation from this website some 4 or 5 months ago (many thanks whoever you were... too long ago to remember)
Anyway the highlights.
They came to our home in the UK (London) 2 months prior and conducted a survey, assessing everything that needed special treatment.
They provided a comprehensive pack of do's and don’ts for Singapore, as well as tips and tricks for what to take and what not to, what would survive the journey and what wouldn't.
Our Surveyor concluded that our best option was a 20ft container sole use. (Contents of a 2 bed flat + a storage unit and a few other bits.)
They kept in contact with us all the way through.
On the day of departure they sent a team of 6 people to assist my wife at home and packed everything themselves (a prerequisite of their insurance and fine by me)
Took 1 day to wrap and pack everything and 1 day to load the container, this then departed to Southampton by road.
3 weeks later the container arrived in Singa. Due to a public holiday in the way, customs clearance meant that we did not get the container till the next Friday.
Our UK shipping agent had sourced a local company to the unpack. They completed this task in a world record (it must have been) 6 hours and were exemplatory.
First they laid protective card on all the floors and the door jams, then they started bringing everything in with my wife as "loadmaster". Each time they brought a box in they shouted the number to my wife "28 Ma'am", and she ticked it off and directed them as to where it goes.
They then proceeded to put all the furniture together (beds, sofa, chairs, dining table, lamps etc) and cleared all surplus packing away.
They are coming back next week to clear away any more packing we have left over.
Nothing has been broken.
Nothing is Mouldy
Everything is here
Fantastic Job.
If anyone is looking for a relocation company from Europe (I gather they operate in other countries than just UK.
Try Sterling -
http://www.sterlingrelocation.com/
And in Singapore they used Helu-trans.
Once again, I am not affiliated, just a very happy customer! Feel Free to PM me if you want to know any contact names etc.