Category Archives for Shipping

Air Freight solutions

May
7

Posted by admin on 07/05/2021 in Freight Forwarding, Haulage, Road Haulage, Shipping, Uncategorized

As with most services that offer worldwide delivery of goods, air freight delivery times are dependent on a variety of different criteria that can change the duration or cost of your delivery. Broken down into domestic and international services, size, weight and cost are the other deciding factors on which service will work best for […]

How do I ship….

Dec
4

Posted by admin on 04/12/2019 in Air freight, DeliveryQuoteCompare.com News, Haulage, Road Haulage, Sea Freight, Shipping, Uncategorized

The last part of our blogs on how do I is how do I ship. There are two main sections on Delivery Quote Compare for the shipping or moving of freight. One of the first the first things to consider is air or sea freight, most people are unsure. For this if you’re not sure […]

Moving Within Europe

May
6

Posted by admin on 06/05/2019 in DeliveryQuoteCompare.com News, furniture delivery, Haulage, Man and van, Removals, Sea Freight, Shipping, Transporter

No-one really is going to be surprised that it costs a lot of money when moving within Europe. Given that it’s expensive enough to move around the corner, let alone from one part of the UK to another, it’s hardly surprising that moving to mainland Europe, across the channel, is going to see the costs […]

Packing and moving your computer, from new to old

Nov
19

Posted by admin on 19/11/2018 in Courier, DeliveryQuoteCompare.com News, Man and van, Shipping, Uncategorized

We live in a technology fuelled society; you are reading a blog post written on a keyboard on your screen. Because of this making sure your computer is in good condition is very important. Therefore, if you have to move it and it’s a bit too big to lug around in your bag, proper packing […]

What can you do if your delivery is lost?

Oct
11

Posted by admin on 11/10/2018 in Courier, DeliveryQuoteCompare.com News, In The News, Parcel delivery, Shipping, Uncategorized

Here at DeliveryQuoteCompare.com we work with businesses based around delivering your stuff. The top companies in the UK ship items around the world on a daily basis. With such scale some items may be lost in transit, if rarely. Here are ways to help lower the chance of this happening to you, and what can […]

The importance of temperature in transporting

Sep
27

Posted by admin on 27/09/2018 in DeliveryQuoteCompare.com News, Freight Forwarding, Pallet delivery, Removals, Road Haulage, Shipping, Transporter, Uncategorized

When transporting a delicate item across a country or internationally, you have to make sure it’s in the right hands and packed correctly. When packing a lot of things are obvious. You want it protected against any bumps and scrapes that can happen as it’s getting moved around. However one thing that can be overlooked […]

Why cardboard is the gold standard of packaging

Sep
14

Posted by admin on 14/09/2018 in Courier, DeliveryQuoteCompare.com News, Man and van, Parcel delivery, Removals, Shipping, Transporter, Uncategorized

When seeing packing tutorials there is one constant no matter what you are transporting. This is of course the cardboard box. But why is the humble box made out of slightly stronger paper the best choice for transporting? There are other options: wood, plastic, even metal. Yet, cardboard beats them all in nearly every category, […]

Driving at Night, some safety tips

Sep
13

Posted by admin on 13/09/2018 in Careers, Courier, DeliveryQuoteCompare.com News, Haulage, Shipping, Transporter, Uncategorized

In 2017 the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) found that 40% of collisions happen at night. 20% of serious accidents on motorways happen because of someone falling asleep behind the wheel. However, sometimes it needs to happen. When transporting, after a long day of driving the best idea is to park up […]

Getting a good value for your vehicle

Sep
12

Posted by admin on 12/09/2018 in DeliveryQuoteCompare.com News, Road Haulage, Shipping, Uncategorized

We all know that your car or van is an incredibly important part of many peoples life. However, maybe now it’s time to move on to something new. You’ve been looking around and found the perfect vehicle. The only problem is, what are you going to do with the old one? It’s not going to […]

Moving internationally, packing properly

Aug
30

Posted by admin on 30/08/2018 in Air freight, Haulage, Removals, Shipping, Transporter, Uncategorized

Moving house is a stressful time, there’s so much to manage, money, legal documentation and of course items for transport. It’s difficult enough to manage moving from county to county, imagine doing it from country to country. There are many more things to worry […]