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Specialist Removals across Dorset, Somerset & Wiltshire
Marley Moves provides specialist removals across Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire for items that need more planning or protection than a standard household load. That can include antique furniture, framed art, sculpture, exhibition pieces and other fragile or awkward belongings. We assess the item, access and destination first, then choose the crew size, handling method and protective materials to suit the job. We offer £50,000 per vehicle as an optional paid upgrade agreed in writing before the move date. For belongings worth more than the agreed liability limit, please arrange your own insurance. Pianos are handled through our dedicated piano-removals service.
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What's included
Fragile and high-value items
Glass, ceramics, mirrors, lighting and collections that need more than a blanket and good intentions. Crated to size where wrapping is not enough.
Antique furniture handling
Blanket-wrap on every piece, corner protectors, careful handling on listed-building original floors. Wax-lined boxes for inlaid pieces.
Fine-art crating
Foam-corner protection on frames, bubble + flat cardboard sleeves for prints, bespoke crates for sculpture and oversized canvases.
Climate-aware loading
For humidity-sensitive items (instruments, oils, antique woods) we route the truck to avoid temperature shocks and time loading for stable conditions.
Extended cover, arranged with you
Liability cover for your belongings of up to £25,000 per vehicle as standard, or £50,000 per vehicle as an optional paid upgrade agreed in writing before the move date. For belongings worth more than the agreed liability limit, please arrange your own insurance. Any single item worth over £5,000 must be declared in advance.
Artwork + exhibition pieces
Artworks and exhibition pieces moved to the brief: install instructions followed, plinths handled, and timing coordinated with whoever is receiving the work.
Heavy & awkward pieces
Oversized and heavy item moving
Some items need more than two people and a standard sack truck. Our oversized item moving service covers range cookers, American-style fridge-freezers, solid oak dressers, library bookcases, safes, workshop equipment, stone troughs and garden statuary, either as part of a full household move or as a standalone specialist job. Before move day we check the doorway widths, stair turns, threshold steps and kerbside tail-lift position, then send the right crew size with heavy-duty skates, two-person webbing slings, ramps and padded wraps so neither the piece nor the property is put at risk.
Antiques, fine art & listed homes
Specialist and fragile item removals across Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire
Period townhouses and country homes across Shaftesbury, Sherborne, Bruton, Bath, Frome and Salisbury often hold pieces that cannot be stacked in a standard load: longcase clocks, gilded mirrors, oil paintings, ceramics, sculpture and antique veneered furniture. We wrap fragile surfaces in acid-free tissue and bubble protection, build custom double-walled crates where a piece needs rigid protection, and lay floor runners and door-frame guards before anything is lifted. Every vehicle carries our £2m public liability cover, plus liability cover for your belongings up to £25,000 per vehicle as standard, with £50,000 per vehicle as an optional paid upgrade agreed in writing before the move date.
Who it's for
- Owners moving unusually heavy, awkward or fragile furniture that needs a planned handling method
- Antique-furniture owners (inlaid, period, listed-building contents)
- Private art collectors and dealers
- Sculpture owners (stone, metal, ceramic)
- Galleries running install or exhibition turnover
- Auction houses needing post-sale delivery
Free fixed quote
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Tell us where you are moving from and to. We fix the price in writing before move day, after a quick phone call, video walk-through or free in-person survey.
How it works
From quote to settle-in
- 01
Free survey where useful
Where it helps, we come and see the piece(s), the access and the destination, or go through them by phone or video. Especially useful for pianos, large sculpture, listed-building moves.
- 02
Bespoke quote + insurance check
We send the scope and price in writing. We offer £50,000 per vehicle as an optional paid upgrade agreed in writing before the move date. For belongings worth more than the agreed liability limit, please arrange your own insurance. Any single item worth over £5,000 must be declared in advance.
- 03
Specialist preparation
Protective packing or crating is agreed where the item needs it, and access, vehicle position and handling requirements are planned at both ends before moving day.
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Move + install
The crew size and equipment are matched to the item and the access. We deliver and position the piece as agreed; any additional installation work is included only where it has been specifically quoted.
Frequent questions
What people ask about Specialist Removals
Yes. We handle antique and fragile furniture as part of our specialist-removals work across Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. The handling plan depends on the item, its condition and the access at both ends, with protective wrapping, floor and doorway protection, and crating where it is genuinely needed. For significant or unusually valuable pieces, we recommend a pre-move survey so the method and insurance requirements are agreed before the day.
Yes, framed paintings and prints get foam-corner protection plus bubble wrap and a flat custom cardboard sleeve. Large pieces and unframed canvases get bespoke cardboard crates. Sculpture (stone, metal, ceramic) custom-crated to size. Climate-aware loading where humidity matters. We've handled private-collector moves across Bath and Salisbury.
We carry liability cover for your belongings of up to £25,000 per vehicle as standard, or £50,000 per vehicle as an optional paid upgrade agreed in writing before the move date. For belongings worth more than the agreed liability limit, please arrange your own insurance. Any single item worth over £5,000 must be declared in advance.
We provide specialist-removals work across our regular Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire service area, including Bath, Bruton, Sherborne, Salisbury and the surrounding towns. We also undertake UK-wide specialist moves where the job is suitable. The quote is based on the item, access, distance and any additional protection or insurance needed.
Piano-only moves are priced on stairs, access and instrument size. Antique-furniture moves combined with a standard removal are quoted as one figure with the specialist handling built in. Art and sculpture: bespoke per-item, quoted after a free pre-move survey. Gallery installs: contact us for a custom quote, depends on the install brief and timeline.
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Like the sound of us?
Tell us where you are moving from and to. We fix the price in writing before move day, after a quick phone call, video walk-through or free in-person survey.