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Helping our customers store their precious possessions safely with access whenever they need it
Mardan was founded in 2011 by Marcus Spanswick, who had an impressive 20 year track record in the industry and wanted to offer more to the customer by running his own business, his way.
Over the last 7 years Marcus has worked tirelessly to develop the family business – building a strong reputation for being professional, reliable, high quality and trustworthy. The team he assembled share his high standards, and they and Marcus are proud of the business that Mardan has become.
The key to happy customers is the personalised service they receive from Mardan, who constantly go that one step further to ensure that their customers’ moving experience is as good as it possibly can be during a time that can be very stressful indeed.
During the past few years Mardan’s fleet of vehicles has grown, allowing the company to offer a complete range of services including commercial, local and international moving and storage.
Says Marcus, “We have noticed an increasing demand for self storage facilities, and as always, are keen to respond. The need for storage can be due to a variety of reasons: between house moves, home renovations, business storage and customers requiring extra space. With this in mind, from the end of August we will be increasing our self-storage facility by over 200%. This will allow Mardan to continue to provide storage to a substantial customer base providing unlimited access to their belongings 7 days a week and providing flexibility for their busy lives.”
The containers are available at competitive rates and are offered with flexible rental and vacation periods. Customers can feel safe in the knowledge that their items are stored in a secure, clean yard, which is monitored by 24 hour CCTV.
In addition Mardan will continue to offer warehouse storage, if access is not required. Warehouse containers are brought to a customer’s property in the vehicle, loaded with effects and then dispensed safely into the warehouse until such time that our customers need them delivered. The team ensures that they pack as efficiently as possible to make the most of all the available space and to keep costs down for their customers.
As Marcus observes, “To ensure the continued success of the company, it has to constantly meets its customers’ expectations. As a business, we improve and develop by listening to what they ask of us and their feedback. Our testimonials prove that we’re doing a good job – but we can’t afford to be complacent.”
If you’re interested in hearing more about Mardan’s new storage facilities call the team today.
Ian and Christa Taylor own a portfolio of beautiful hotels called the Kaleidoscope Collection, including The County Hotel and No.15 Great Pultney in Bath.Acquiring and running hotels such as these involves continuous maintenance and imaginative redevelopments, and the team at Mardan has played a big part in this ongoing work. Over the past few years, we have assisted with the refurbishment of all the Taylor’s hotels from start to finish and have ensured everything goes smoothly.This includes removing redundant furniture, such as delicate items like chandeliers and other fragile pieces that need a specialist team to ensure their safe storage. Mardan has travelled across Europe collecting specialist loads for the luxury market, and more recently has led and completed a 45 day commercial move relocating items from the Kaleidoscope Collection’s storage warehouse to their newly acquired storage warehouse.Our team leader on this project, Carl Saltillo, ensured the safe move of over 30,000 individual items, followed up by accurate placement at the new premises. To add to the pressure, this was carefully planned and executed within a restricted time frame. Specialised heavy lifting equipment was used, overseen by Mardan’s employee Nik Spanswick.Highly unusual items were moved: a submarine, shipping containers, industrial equipment and approximately 15 tonnes of marble. The relocation went smoothly, without any complications, to the delight and satisfaction of the Taylors.
It’s been an eventful few months for Mardan and we recently joined the BAR. No cause for concern – this doesn’t mean the whole team has been decamping to the local and sampling the Bath ales!
BAR stands for the ‘British Association of Removers’ – an organisation that for over 100 years has dedicated itself to promoting professional excellence in the removals Industry – and we are delighted to be a part of such a prestigious body. Joining the BAR was the natural progression for Mardan, providing customers with reassurance that the service we provide is inspected and standards are rigorously maintained.
As you would expect, BAR is at the forefront of developing and maintaining professional standards and services for the benefit of its members and their customers. Whether you are moving in the UK, to Europe or Overseas, choosing a BAR Member will ensure your move goes smoothly, having the peace of mind that comes from using a reputable, professional and safe remover.
The BAR philosophy is closely aligned to those of Mardan, as we are dedicated to providing our customers with the ultimate moving experience.
Home movers are protected by the BAR, offering the UK public access to quality assured, professional removal companies and giving them the peace of mind that comes from using a reputable, professional and safe remover, and in the unlikely event that something goes wrong, you’ve got someone to turn to.
Its members employ highly trained staff who will help you plan and execute your move, provide full packing services, handle specialist items of furniture, and even store your goods in purpose built facilities, if required.
Mardan is clearly focused on providing the ultimate moving experiences for the home and for businesses and our membership of the BAR underlines our ongoing commitment to excellence for our customers.
To get in touch for a quick quote, please click here.
Many of us have been enduring the vagaries of the British weather this year. Some have been dealing with snow whilst others have been battling against heavy and incessant rain, which has led to flooding across the country. And they say there’s more to come.
As islanders we are always at the mercy of the weather, which causes havoc to our homes on many occasions. The building boom of the past 20 years has added more woes to this issue, with many properties built on areas where water table levels are high and the results after heavy rainfall are extremely stressful.
Obviously the ideal scenario is to take steps to prevent flooding but it often hits unexpectedly and our precious possessions are badly affected.
Here are a few tips on how to manage the aftermath and how Mardan could help you:
1) Remain safe. Wear waders, rubber gloves and throw out any food.
2) Contact your insurers immediately for buildings, contents and even car insurance if that was affected. If your paperwork is damaged most companies will still be able to find you on their system and help.
3) Make sure you keep receipts for any emergency work completed.
4) Take photographs and keep any damaged goods for insurance purposes.
5) Ensure your electrics are professionally checked before turning any switches on.
6) Remove water and wet contents within 48 hours and bring in as many de-humidifiers as you can.
7) Secure your property if you have to move out.
8) In the unfortunate scenario that you DO have to move out of your home, we can step in to relieve as much stress as we can. Over the years we have helped a number of customers who have found themselves in this situation. Whenever we can, Mardan will always accommodate customers at short notice. The team is extremely experienced and can clear a home of its possessions at lightning speed to the safety of a removal truck and then on into storage. We pride ourselves on the ability of our staff to show empathy to our clients when they need it. We know that this is an extremely stressful period for them, and to this end we want to ensure that the moment the Mardan team walks through your door, they can help alleviate the worst of the stress.
9) If it turns out that you are going to be out of your home for a while due to ongoing repairs, we provide cost-effective storage solutions for Bath and the surrounding areas. The containers come in different sizes, are available at competitive rates and are offered with flexible rental and vacation periods. Our customers can rest assured in the knowledge that their precious items are stored in a highly secure yard, which is monitored by 24-hr CCTV. Warehouse storage is also available for customers who do not require regular access.
We also try and help our clients to find the best people to work with after the stress of flood damage, and we have a great relationship with a number of local companies that may be useful resources for our customers:
Elmore Kitchens http://www.elmorekitchens.com
Homemaker Kitchens http://www.myhomemaker.co.uk
LFFlooring http://www.facebook.com/lfflooring/
ACE Energy http://www.bathplumbers.co.uk
Bath and West Technical Services Ltd http://www.bw-tech.co.uk
The Wooden Blind Company http://www.thewoodenblindcompany.co.uk
…to name but a few. It is often a big help if you can get personal recommendations to ensure you get the best service and price possible.
REFERENCES:
https://www.houselogic.com/finances-taxes/home-insurance/what-do-first-24-hours-after-flood/
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2007/jul/24/weather.homeinsurance
January can be a long month but it often inspires people to make changes in their homes and lives generally. Renovating your existing living space often seems a good idea at the beginning of a new year. We certainly find that many of our customers use us to move their belongings out of their home to store safely while they have their renovations completed. There is nothing worse than having to constantly battle thick dust and paint splatters on your precious belongings while the big jobs get done. It can make the whole process ten times more stressful. And at a costly time, free packing materials are obviously a bonus.
We try and help our clients out with finding the best people to help them as we work with a number of local companies that can be useful resources for our customers during their renovations: Elmore Kitchens, Homemaker Kitchens, LF Flooring, ACE Energy, Bath and West Technical Services Ltd, and The Wooden Blind Company, to name but a few. It is often a big help if you can get personal recommendations to ensure you get the best service and price possible.
Here are some useful links for any of you considering renovating your home this year.
From Ideal Home’s website:
http://www.idealhome.co.uk/all-rooms-ideas/how-to-renovate-on-a-budget-20-ideas-91473
From the Daily Telegraph:
and from Homify:
https://www.homify.co.uk/ideabooks/2094795/your-complete-beginner-s-guide-to-renovating-a-house
Do give us a call for a no obligation quote to move and store your belongings. We are very cost effective when it comes to safe, high quality storage and very happy to help.
We recently received another 5 star review from a couple relocating to Bath. It was a simple move from Southampton to storage, whilst they renovate their 200 year old property. We were as punctual as always, the move was very smooth and stress-free for the new homeowner and everything went according to plan and to time schedule.
Sometimes we move unusual items like grand pianos or antiques and on this occasion we moved a piano and a number of family air looms. The couple said;
“After 11 years living in Southampton my partner and I made the big decision to move to Bath for both personal and professional reasons. It was a huge decision to up sticks and leave; a city, friends and jobs we loved. It was two years in the making but we finally did it and in August relocated from Southampton to Bath. With such a move we wanted to know that our processions were in safe hands and therefore used Mardan to put our house contents into store, whilst we renovate our new home.”
“With clear and helpful instructions on how to pack belongings safely for storage, using the boxes provided, our day of removal was amazingly smooth. The Mardan lorry arrived with our storage containers already loaded, so that our possessions could be packed straight into them, ready for smooth unloading in Bath.”
“Our three bedroom town house was packed up within just a couple of hours. The speed of removal and skill in loading was impressive. We had specific requests and these were taken on board and met with ease. Having had a very competitive quote, we couldn’t have asked for more from the high quality, professional and courteous service that we received. We will be recommending them unreservedly!”
The thing that often worries our prospective customers the most about a house or office move is how their larger objects will fare in the process. They feel concerned that the removal company won’t be up to the job and that on the day, promises about being adept at handling these huge items will be well and truly broken.
We pride ourselves on being problem solvers, as well as an excellent removal company. Our packers have been doing this for years and they know their stuff. There are no objects, big or small, that we cannot deal with. One of our vehicle’s tail lifts will lift 4 tonnes.
We have moved boats, hot tubs, a 27ft long table – the top of which weighed ¾ tonne – shipping containers, motorbikes, machinery, chandeliers, stoves, large and heavy statues…and on one occasion we even moved a horse! The list is endless. The photo on the left below shows us moving heavy boxes of floodlights, which isn’t the first thing that springs to mind when you think of the items usually on a removal company’s list. On the right is a Mercedes getting the Mardan treatment – is one of the many cars we’ve transported over the years. We often get asked to take care of people’s prized classic car collections and transport them during the moving process.
Mardan works closely with a number of hotels in Bath. One memorable job was the need to move an industrial oven into the Abbey Hotel. This was an exciting project, which necessitated the hire of a crane company to assist the move into the basement of the hotel. We now regularly use this company, most recently to move several hot tubs.
Even the Georgian town houses of Bath don’t phase us. We can negotiate most items (many being grand pianos) down narrow stairways, corners and banisters. We love a challenge.
So call us if you have been agonising over moving any tricky and/or large objects and your problem will be solved. We will endeavour to do this with care and professionalism. We’ll tell you exactly how we plan to move your treasured possessions so there are no surprises on the day. And we’d be happy to provide references from other happy customers to put your mind completely at rest.
