Posted by
hkggirl
17 yrs ago
We are relocating from Sydney to Asia. I am currently getting quotes for the move and am looking for suggestions for which companies to approach. Who have you used and were you happy with the service?
Thanks
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Santa Fe relocation was very good to us.
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Lime
17 yrs ago
We moved from Sydney to HK. Please pm me so I can give you more personal info on our experience.
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Ed
17 yrs ago
We work with 3 of the best moving companies in Asia - you can request quotes from their sites (we will launch a quick quote system shortly that will allow you to request from all 3 at once....)
http://www.alliedpickfords.com.hk/
http://www.santaferelo.com/ecs/index.jsp
http://www.crownrelo.com/web/relo.nsf/information.htm?OpenFileResource&cid=axhongkong
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Ed
17 yrs ago
Interesting conversation with a mate over lunch yesterday... he's moving overseas and used a budget moving company.
His company is paying for the move and after getting the quote he submitted to HR and got it approved.
After the fact - like after his stuff is already in the container - he got a bill for about USD2000 more than the quote with no justification other than the mover indicated they underestimated the amount of boxes of stuff...
He was not notified of this until the very last minute so what to do? He can fight the mover in court from overseas while his stuff gets hung up in Hong Kong until this is resolved, or he can hope his company will ante up the extra 2k, or he can dig into his pocket for the extra 2k to make sure his stuff doesnt get delayed.
One other way some moving companies play games is to not insure your goods allowing them to quote lower prices. Another friend moved from KL to Toronto and found that much of his stuff was stolen enroute (over USD10,000 worth...). Try suing a local KL moving company from Toronto - he ended up writing that off to lessons learned.
You get what you pay for and that is why we work only with the most reputable movers on AsiaXPAT.
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We moved from Sydney to HK 8 weeks ago.Did ask around and had a great experience with WRIDGWAYS.They were happy to to drop price for us and were the fastest to deliver...It only took them 5 weeks Sydney to HK.Door to door.The othes were saynig up to 3 months...
Here is a contact number of the lady we were dealing with in Sydney..She is great...Leah Marriott-White mobile ph +61 418 401 604 or email address is leah.marriott-white@wridgways.com.au
Good luck
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That's painful Ed. Ouch.
I would bit the bullet with the 2k. If they're that dodgy I'd rather have the stuff in my possession asap.
As for insurance, that's one of the key questions to ask.
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Ed, unfortunately that trick is not limited to budget companies. After our stuff had already been packed onto a container, we got a 'revised quote' from one of the 3 'best moving companies in Asia ' which was a few %points shy of twice what they originally quoted. Like your friend, we had no room for negotiation at that point. To be fair, it all arrived in perfect condition though.
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Thanks for all the replies, I now have some other relocation company names to add to the list.
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