Greater Manchester · 10 boroughs · 135 areas
Professional packing services in Greater Manchester
Packing from £65 across all ten boroughs — cartons and tissue delivered ahead of time, kitchen and glassware wrapped to insurance standard, and every box labelled by room and floor so unpacking takes an evening instead of a fortnight.
- Materials included
- Insurance-standard wrapping
- Labelled by room and floor
- Packed the day before
- Unused cartons collected free
Packing services · Greater Manchester
from £65
Materials only — full 3-bed pack from £345
- Fragile pack
- from £180
- Full 2 bed
- from £265
- Pack + unpack
- from £520
- Areas
- 135
The part of moving nobody finishes on time
Boxes done properly — or done at all
Packing is the job people start three weeks early and still finish at midnight. A professional pack compresses it into one working day: two or three packers, a room at a time, fragiles wrapped in tissue before bubble, cartons filled to the lid so nothing shifts, and a number written on every box against a room on the inventory.
It also protects the claim. Self-packed cartons are insured for the box, not the contents nobody watched go in. Anything we pack is covered under our goods-in-transit policy — which is why a fragile-only pack of the kitchen, glassware and artwork is the option most Greater Manchester movers book, even when they box the rest themselves.
Greater Manchester makes access part of the puzzle. Ancoats and Castlefield mill flats have one lift and a loading bay you have to book; Didsbury and Chorlton have Victorian terraces with narrow returns and no driveway; Bolton and Bury semis usually have a drive but a steep staircase. Packing plans around all three — carton sizes chosen so a full box still fits down the stairs it has to leave by.
Packing usually rides alongside a move. House removals in Greater Manchester, man with a van and office removals can all be quoted on the same job sheet.
Before you call
How many boxes will you actually need?
Built from our own Greater Manchester job sheets: 18 cartons a bedroom, 14 for a kitchen, 6 cartons packed per packer per hour.
Your estimate
80
cartons, give or take a handful
- Fragile
- 22
- Wardrobe
- 6
- Pack time
- 6.5h
That is roughly 6.5 hours with 2 packers — one working day or less, done the day before you move.
Price this packHow a pack runs
From survey to unpacked
- 01
Survey or video call
10 minutes
We count rooms, spot the awkward items — piano stools, vinyl, a display cabinet of glass — and confirm access and parking at both ends.
- 02
Materials delivered
2–5 days before
Cartons, tape, tissue and wardrobe boxes arrive flat-packed. Pack what you want yourself; leave the rest.
- 03
Pack day
The day before the move
Two to three packers work room by room, wrapping fragiles first, labelling every carton by room and destination floor.
- 04
Load and unpack
Moving day
Boxes leave in room order and land in the right room. Opt for unpacking and we place items into cupboards and take the empties away.
What arrives at your door
The materials manifest
Included with every fragile, full and pack-and-unpack booking — and available on their own if you would rather box it yourself.
Double-walled cartons
Standard and large, rated for books and crockery.
Wardrobe boxes
Hanging clothes go straight across on the rail.
Acid-free tissue
Glass, china and ceramics, wrapped piece by piece.
Bubble and foam
Lamps, electronics and anything with a screen.
Picture and mirror cases
Corner-protected, taped and marked fragile both sides.
Mattress and sofa covers
Fitted before the item leaves the room.
Room-coded labels
Colour per room, floor number written on the lid.
Inventory sheet
Numbered cartons listed against the room they belong to.
Why hand it over
Four reasons a packed house moves better
Insurance-standard wrapping
China, glass, mirrors and artwork are wrapped to the standard our goods-in-transit cover requires — so a claim is never argued over packing method.
Packed by the crew who carry it
The people who wrapped your kitchen are the ones lifting it into the van. Nobody is guessing what is inside a box.
Room-coded, floor-numbered
Every carton is labelled by room and the floor it lands on, so unpacking is not a treasure hunt across three storeys.
One day, not one weekend
A three-bed pack that takes a family two evenings a week takes our packers a single day.
Packing services prices in Greater Manchester
Fixed bands, quoted before we start. What moves the price is access, stair turns, parking distance and the size of the job — not the postcode you live in.
| Package | What it covers | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Materials only | Double-walled cartons, tape, tissue, bubble and wardrobe boxes delivered to your door. | from £65 |
| Fragile-only pack | Kitchen, glassware, china and artwork wrapped to insurance standard. Two packers, half a day. | from £180 |
| Full pack — 2 bed | Every room boxed and labelled by two packers the day before your move. | from £265 |
| Full pack — 3 bed | Two to three packers, a full day, wardrobe boxes and a room-coded inventory. | from £345 |
| Pack + unpack | Boxed at the old address, unpacked into cupboards at the new one, cartons taken away. | from £520 |
All materials are included in fragile, full and unpack services, and unused cartons are collected free. Prices are held once we have the room count — no per-box surprises on the day.
Where our packers work
Greater Manchester coverage
Packing teams are routed from bases inside Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham and the rest of the county, covering 85 outward postcodes with no out-of-area travel charge.
Bolton
7 areas covered
Bury
7 areas covered
Manchester
30 areas covered
Oldham
10 areas covered
Rochdale
8 areas covered
Salford
17 areas covered
Stockport
19 areas covered
Tameside
11 areas covered
Trafford
12 areas covered
Wigan
14 areas covered
Answers before you book
Greater Manchester packing FAQs
How much do professional packing services cost in Greater Manchester?
Materials-only starts at £65, a fragile-only pack at £180, a full two-bed pack at £265 and a full three-bed pack at £345. Pack-and-unpack starts at £520. Every price is confirmed after a quick room count and then held.
Link to this answerHow long does packing a house take?
A fragile-only pack is half a day. A two-bed full pack is roughly four to five hours for two packers; a three-bed is a full day for two or three. We pack the day before the move so loading starts on time.
Link to this answerDo I have to buy boxes separately?
No. Cartons, tape, tissue, bubble wrap, wardrobe boxes and picture cases are included in fragile, full and unpack services. Anything unused is collected free after the move.
Link to this answerCan you pack on the same day as the move?
For a studio or one-bed, yes. From two bedrooms upwards we pack the day before, otherwise the van sits waiting and the move runs into the evening.
Link to this answerIs my china and glassware insured while you pack it?
Yes. Items we pack are covered by our goods-in-transit insurance. Self-packed boxes are covered for the carton, not the unseen contents — which is exactly why fragile-only packs are our most booked option.
Link to this answerWill you unpack as well?
Yes. Our unpacking service places crockery, glassware and clothing into cupboards and wardrobes at the new address, flattens the cartons and takes every box and wrap away the same day.
Link to this answerWhich parts of Greater Manchester do you cover?
All ten boroughs and 135 named areas — Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton and Wigan. Packers are routed from bases inside the county, so there is no out-of-area travel charge.
Link to this answerCan you pack an office or a studio?
Yes. Crates, IT bags and screen sleeves replace cartons for commercial jobs, and packing runs in the evening so trading hours are protected. That is quoted through our office removals service.
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Tell us the room count — we will do the rest
A two-minute quote gets materials booked in, packers scheduled for the day before your move, and a fixed price that does not change on the day.
Across the Greater Manchester cluster
Other moving services we run across Greater Manchester
Every service below has its own Greater Manchester hub with local pricing, coverage and per-area pages, so you can compare before you commit.
- Home movesGreater Manchester hub
- Man with a vanGreater Manchester hub
- House removalsGreater Manchester hub
- Office removalsGreater Manchester hub
- Long distance movesGreater Manchester hub
- European movesGreater Manchester hub
- Movers near youGreater Manchester hub
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