Private company
moving company
Business that provides packing and moving services for relocation
A moving company, also known as a removalist or van line, is a company that specializes in assisting individuals and businesses with relocating their goods from one location to another. Moving companies may offer additional or all-inclusive services for relocations, like packing, loading, moving, unloading, unpacking, and arranging of items to be shifted. Additional services may include cleaning services for houses, offices or warehousing facilities.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryrelocation1
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A moving company, also known as a removalist or van line, is a company that specializes in assisting individuals and businesses with relocating their goods from one location to another. Moving companies may offer additional or all-inclusive services for relocations, like packing, loading, moving, unloading, unpacking, and arranging of items to be shifted. Additional services may include cleaning services for houses, offices or warehousing facilities.2
Products and brands
United States and Canada
In the U.S. and Canada, the cost for long-distance moves is generally determined by several factors:
Weight of the items to be moved
Distance between the original and new location
Speed of the move
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Timing of the move, including the specific time of year or month
Some movers also offer consolidated shipping, which reduces costs by transporting several clients' items in the same shipment.
United Kingdom and Australia
In the United Kingdom and Australia, the price is based on the volume of the items rather than their weight. Some movers may offer flat rate pricing based on the number of rooms or bedrooms.
From Wikipedia’s article on Moving company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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- WikipediaMoving company
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- WikidataQ1757263
Sources
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- 1Wikidatamoving company on Wikidata
- 2Wikipediamoving company on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia Commonsmoving company photo by Henri Julien (1852-1908), Public domain