Service
Marley Moves provides containerised storage for customers across Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, collected and re-delivered by our removals team. We use timber storage crates for smaller volumes and larger containers for bigger loads, with the amount of space confirmed from the volume being stored rather than guessed from bedroom count. Storage can be quoted alongside your removal, whether you need a short gap between completion dates or a longer stay while downsizing, renovating or relocating. Collection and re-delivery are arranged through Marley Moves by appointment. Your storage charge includes liability cover of £500 per crate and £2,500 per container. For anything worth more, please arrange your own insurance; most home contents policies can be extended to cover belongings in a removal company's store.
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What's included
We use timber crates for smaller volumes and larger containers for bigger loads. The number and size required are confirmed from the volume being stored so you can see the proposed storage arrangement before committing.
Our storage is fully managed, with no customer visits to the storage site. Collection, item retrieval and re-delivery are arranged through Marley Moves by appointment and subject to availability. If you need walk-in access to your belongings, conventional self-storage is likely to suit you better.
Crates have a minimum stay, and the billing terms are set out in your quote before you commit. Anything outstanding is settled before your belongings are released.
Our removals team can collect your belongings and place them into storage as part of the same booking, then arrange re-delivery when you are ready. That keeps the removal and storage logistics with one company.
Collection, item retrieval and re-delivery are arranged through us by appointment and subject to availability, so please give us as much notice as you can. Containers carry no handling charge. For crates, a handling charge applies when crates go in, come out, or are brought out to retrieve items for you, and the rate is shown on your quote before you commit.
We hold full public liability insurance. While we move your belongings, our liability is limited to £25,000 per vehicle as standard, with £50,000 per vehicle as an optional paid upgrade agreed in writing before the move date, subject to our removal terms. In storage, we are responsible for loss or damage caused by our negligence or breach of the storage agreement. Subject to your statutory rights and any liability that cannot lawfully be limited, the included limits are £500 per crate (250 cubic feet) and £2,500 per 20 ft container. Please arrange your own insurance for loss or damage for which we are not legally responsible and for values above these limits. This is our contractual liability, not a promise that an insurer will pay. Our storage terms explain the conditions and limits.
Who it's for
Containerised storage works differently from self-storage: there are no customer visits to the storage site, and you do not drive to a unit yourself. Marley Moves collects your belongings, stores them in sealed crates or containers, and re-delivers them when you are ready. Please keep back anything you are likely to need during the storage period; if you do need something back while stored, collection or delivery is arranged through us by appointment and is subject to availability. If frequent or walk-in self-access is important, a conventional self-storage facility is likely to be a better fit.
Storage is priced according to the container or crate capacity you need and the length of stay. We confirm the volume at survey or from the information you provide, then show the storage charge and the collection or re-delivery cost in writing before you commit. That storage charge includes liability cover of £500 per crate and £2,500 per container, so for anything worth more, please arrange your own insurance.
Our standard storage is containerised storage using timber containers kept under cover. It is not a specialist temperature- or humidity-controlled environment, and we do not describe it as climate controlled. That distinction matters for fine art, antiques, musical instruments, sensitive electronics, important archives and other belongings that may need controlled environmental conditions. If an item requires a defined temperature or humidity range, use a specialist climate-controlled facility; Marley Moves can still help with collection and delivery where appropriate.
Packing can be added to a storage booking when required. We use suitable boxes, packing paper, protective wrap, blankets and labels for the items being stored. Because Marley Moves can handle both the packing and the collection, you can keep the move and storage preparation under one booking rather than coordinating separate packing and removal teams.
By town
Where customers most often ask us for storage. Each town uses the same containerised-storage model and quoting approach; collection and re-delivery depend on route, access and volume.
For Dorchester and DT1 storage, Marley Moves can collect as part of a house move, clearance, downsizing or renovation and re-deliver when the next address is ready. Dorchester is served from our Shaftesbury base, so the collection and return legs are priced with the route, access and stored volume shown on the written quote.
Removals in Dorchester →For Yeovil storage across BA20, BA21 and BA22, we collect from the property, place the agreed contents into containerised storage and arrange re-delivery when required. Storage can be combined with a house removal, packing service or clearance; collection and return are quoted according to the route, access and volume.
Removals in Yeovil →For Salisbury storage across SP1 and SP2, we can collect the contents of a move, clearance or renovation and hold them in containerised storage until re-delivery is needed. Central Salisbury and Cathedral Close addresses can require more access planning than outer residential areas, so vehicle access and collection timing are confirmed as part of the quote.
Removals in Salisbury →For Bournemouth storage, Marley Moves can collect from a house move, flat move, clearance or downsizing job and re-deliver when the next property is ready. Bournemouth routes are planned from our Shaftesbury base, with collection and return priced according to the address, access and volume rather than a generic town rate.
Removals in Bournemouth →For Weymouth storage across DT3 and DT4, we can collect belongings as part of a removal, packing job, clearance or renovation and re-deliver them when required. Seasonal traffic and central or seafront access can affect the collection plan, so the route, vehicle and access are confirmed before the written quote.
Removals in Weymouth →Free fixed quote
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
Tell us roughly what's going to storage and for how long. We quote both the removal and the storage in one written number, emailed promptly in writing.
Move day: we load at your address and take the agreed contents into containerised storage. Where packing is part of the booking, we can prepare and protect the items before they are stored.
Your belongings are placed into the agreed crate or container and stored until you ask for re-delivery through us. Storage charges and any minimum term are set out on your written quote. The storage charge includes liability cover of £500 per crate and £2,500 per container; anything worth more needs your own insurance.
Tell us when and where the contents need to go. Collection and delivery are by appointment and subject to availability, so please give us as much notice as you can. We arrange the container or crates, load the truck and deliver to the agreed address.
Frequent questions
Storage is priced according to the crate or container capacity you need and how long you need it for. We confirm the volume from a survey or the information you provide, then show the storage charge and the collection or re-delivery cost in writing before you commit. That avoids guessing a price from bedroom count alone.
Your belongings are placed into the agreed storage container or crate, with no customer visits to the storage site and any collection or re-delivery arranged through Marley Moves by appointment. We do not promise a particular monitoring or security system unless it is confirmed for your booking. Your storage charge includes liability cover of £500 per crate and £2,500 per container. For anything worth more, please arrange your own insurance; most home contents policies can be extended to cover belongings in a removal company's store.
Our storage is fully managed, so there are no customer visits to the storage site. Please keep back anything you are likely to need during the storage period; if you need something back while stored, collection or delivery is arranged through us by appointment and subject to availability. If you need walk-in self-access, a self-storage facility is likely to be a better fit, and we will happily point you to one in the area.
This is the one thing worth sorting before your storage starts. Your storage charge includes liability cover of £500 per crate and £2,500 per container. For anything worth more, please arrange your own insurance; most home contents policies can be extended to cover belongings in a removal company's store.
Crates have a 30-day minimum, and there is no maximum. Short-term storage between completion dates is one of our most common scenarios, and longer stays are quoted individually. Billing terms are set out in your quote, so tell us roughly how long you need and everything is fixed before you commit.
Self-storage suits you if you need daily access, want to drive your own van to the unit, and prefer paying by the square foot. Containerised storage (us) suits you if you're storing the contents of a home between moves, don't need daily access, and want the convenience of one company doing the removal AND the storage. As a rule, containerised storage fits whole-home volumes and self-storage fits single rooms or small loads you need to reach often. If self-storage is the better fit for what you are storing, we will say so.
No. Our standard storage is containerised storage and is not temperature- or humidity-controlled. For fine art, antiques, musical instruments, sensitive electronics, archives or anything that requires defined environmental conditions, use a specialist climate-controlled facility. Marley Moves can still help with collection and delivery where appropriate.
The storage charge depends on the crate or container capacity you need and the length of stay. Collection and re-delivery are priced separately according to the route, access and volume. We confirm the required space and put the storage, collection and return costs in writing before you commit, whether you are in Dorset, Somerset or Wiltshire.
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