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Our trained staff undertook the export packing and wrapping of our customer’s large pictures, mirrors and prized possessions into our specialised cartons along with packing their upright piano into a…

Unbelievably this week will be 20 years since I successfully completed my management buyout of Hadley & Ottaway and whilst there have been many changes during the past 20 years…

At Hadley & Ottaway we believe in fostering a sense of community and involvement.

When it came to choosing a review platform Hadley & Ottaway had several choices but for us "Which? Trusted Trader" offered the most benefits to both the businesses and our…

At Hadley & Ottaway, we specialize in moving a wide range of items, but today’s task was truly extraordinary – we moved a zoo! Our team meticulously planned every detail to…

The team at Hadley and Ottaway had an absolutely amazing night for the Samaritans 60th Anniversary Charity Ball.

On 5th March 2024, our crew completed a removal from Norwich to Northumberland. This removal was over four days whereby three vehicles and five men were required.

Our crew have been busy moving this beautiful sculpture, Clinker the Racehorse and foal by Emma Stothard, along with their owner to their new home.

Hadley & Ottaway Ltd have just taken delivery of the latest addition to their fleet.

Hadley & Ottaway were shocked to understand that currently demand for Samaritans service out strips its capacity and nationally it is thought we need an extra 15,000 volunteers to cope…

Charity calls for volunteers as demand increases for supporting people in distress  Norwich Samaritans has been given a welcome boost by local removal company Hadley & Ottaway, who have raised £9,000…

Moving homes can be a stressful and time-consuming process. However, advancements in technology have revolutionized one aspect of the way we approach removals.

After the company putting them through their HGV Course and test as part of the company’s training programme, we are immensely proud of Shaun Ellwood and Jack Wright for passing…

We are very proud to be a long-standing member of Which? Trusted Traders. Which? is the UK’s consumer champion -  an organisation for protecting consumers.

On Friday 7th October 2022, we helped the Samaritans move premises for the first time in 58 years.

"Excellent team, very helpful & friendly. If ever we move again we'll use them" Another great review fo the Hadley & Ottaway team.

"Really pleasant and efficient team. We felt happy they would look after our belongings and us.

It was on our trip to Spain in October last year to visit friends when out walking in the ‘Campo ’with our dog Arthur (Office Dogs Body’) and their dogs…

Hadley & Ottaway have helped another happy customer with a large scale move, It was a 5 day move which required over those 5 days 2 staff and 9 vehicles.

Take a look at this TikTok to see how we have been doing our part to help the people of Ukraine along with Sowerbys Estate Agents.  

"Very happy with the team. All went very well. They were a great team, they worked very hard, very polite and helpful. "    

Fairly straightforward move from Norfolk to East Sussex. Steep driveway at Norfolk end. All went well. "Very professional company.

In support of Young Minds mental health awareness day, our trucks and staff are wearing yellow.

These are the latest additions to the Hadley & Ottaway fleet. The come as part of the replacement/growth plan that the company has.

"Small move with 7. 5-ton truck from Norwich to Hartlepool, mainly books, CD's and furniture but also sculpture, plants and fragile items. " "H&O were polite, friendly and efficient.

"Straight forward move from Norfolk to North Yorkshire" "We chose Hadley & Ottaway as they were very competitive on price and at the time had some flexibility on dates.

10/ 10 "Excellent team of men - Chris, Jamie, Nigel and Steve.   Their attitude and politeness was wonderful. They could not have worked harder. Brilliant team.

"Hadley and Ottaway provided a first-class service. The team of movers were helpful, friendly and polite and showed great care for our possessions.

Hadley & Ottaway have received four brilliant reviews this Friday.

"Very friendly, helpful service. The whole move went like clockwork. A big thanks to the team who moved us out and into our new home in record time.

"We could not have asked for a smoother house move. Everyone at Hadley & Ottaway was so friendly, knowledgable and helpful.

It's great to see positive feedback from our lovely clients.

Our office will be closed from and including Friday 2nd April until Tuesday 6th April for the Easter Break. We will re-open with our normal office hours of 9.

We love receiving great reviews from happy customers, here are two from earlier in the week.

We love getting great reviews from happy customers.

A recent removal to the Pennines and a thank you from our client.

We received the following update from the 'British Association of Removers', on 13 January 2021. We believe it will be of interest to our customers.

Following the PM’s announcement Removal Companies are being allowed to continue carrying out house moves providing that they have the required safety measures in place.

We are delighted to announce we have two new vans out and about on the roads of East Anglia. 

Our office hours look a little different for the Christmas period. Please check the times below if you are trying to contact our team.  

In line with the statement from the British Association of Removers Hadley and Ottaway will be continuing with removals during this period.

To support World Mental Health Day 2020 the Hadley & Ottaway team wore yellow flower garlands in the office and the trucks sported yellow bows. 

As part of the Company’s 90th year celebrations it was decided to mark this significant landmark by choosing three charities which the staff at Hadley & Ottaway had close affinity with. They being the MS Society, Young Minds and the Royal British Legion! Caroline Galer …

We are absolutely delighted to announce our latest addition to the fleet. 

As part of the Company’s 90th-year celebrations it was decided to mark this significant landmark by choosing three charities which the staff at Hadley & Ottaway had a close affinity with.…

The trip is being carried out by our Foreman Graham Warren & Senior Porter Jordan Isbill designated to deliver some of our Customers effects to a property in Malta.

H&O have just carried out the final leg of a Customers move via its storage facility to Lagos in Portugal.

We recently had another QS Standards Audit here at Hadley & Ottaway, which we passed with flying colours.

As part of the Company’s commitment to the safety and wellbeing of its staff, a number of them were sent on Saturday 9th March to attend a ‘Working at Height ‘safety…

We were delighted to help one of our customers move home to Denmark a couple of weeks ago! The move was via our Store collecting from Cambridge and being stored for…

We are delighted to announce that Hadley & Ottaway are now the sole recommended removals and storage company for Sowerby's.

Hadley & Ottaway were delighted to be part of this years Porkstock event at the Royal Norfolk Show Ground.

Hadley & Ottaway were delighted to be at the scorching Wayland Show earlier this month on what was a fantastic day for the community.

‘SUNDAY 5th AUGUST THE WAYLAND SHOW’ A GREAT DAY OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY. COME ALONG AND VISIT OUR STAND WHERE FREE FACE PAINTING FOR CHILDREN IS ON OFFER.

At Hadley & Ottaway we are proud to be a BAR member.

At Hadley & Ottaway we love hearing from happy clients, so it was great to receive this earlier in the week.

Hadley and Ottaway are delighted to have taken delivery of a new van to add to our removal fleet.

At Hadley & Ottaway we are delighted to support Heather Plasted and her horse Sam Valley. Below is Heather's report of the season.

Recently we were lucky enough to be given the opportunity to carry out an overseas removal to Italy.

Everyone at Hadley & Ottaway would like to pass on our congratulations to Mr & Mrs Galer following their recent marriage.

Hadley and Ottaway are delighted to announce they will be sponsoring Heather Plasted and her horse Sam Valley.

We recently carried out a European Removal, which saw our trucks head across Europe to Switzerland.

At Hadley & Ottaway we take great pride in the quality of removal service and customer service we offer.

We are delighted to have helped the former Archdeacon of Norwich, Revd. McFarlane move home earlier this month.

We thought it was time for one of the trucks to get a little bit of a refurbishment ahead of a busy summer of removals.

We love a challenge here at Hadley & Ottaway and recently we were tasked with a home removal from Norfolk to the Isle of Lewis.

We are launching an appeal to help find family and friends of three servicemen killed in action during 1940.

Dear Hadley and Ottaway, I just wanted to let you kow how well your young men made the removal from y old home go.

Hi Catherine, Just a very brief note to say a big thank you! Everything went perfectly well yesterday and the crew were great, really helpful, good mannered, obliging, attentive to detail and…

As with many companies over the last few years, we here at Hadley and Ottaway were badly affected by the recession, which in turn meant investment in areas such as…

Hi Catherine, We just wanted to express our sincere thanks to your Company for the courteous and efficient way our recent move (13 May) to Bradenham was handled.

Dear Catherine, We would like to place on record our thanks to your company for a very successful move to Leeds (stage 1 of our move).

For the first time in a long time, there is actually some good news to report on the UK housing market.

Not so many years ago, it was rare to find people moving home more than once or twice in their lifetime, however nowadays there seems to be more contributing factors…

Just a quick email to thank all at H&O for the very professional but personal way they have handled our move.

With November 11th 2012 fast approaching, we here at Hadley and Ottaway are once again showing our support for this year’s Poppy Appeal by introducing giant poppies to all our…

Many thanks for your help with our removal, it went very well and we thought the two lads who worked on our removal were fantastic, very polite and hard working.

Please accepted delayed thanks and appreciation to all concerned for our excellent and trouble-free collection, storage and delivery service.

It is more difficult than ever before to get on the housing ladder in Great Britain, with the average age of a first-time buyer well into the thirties.

Moving home – these two words conjure up images of boxes stacked high, overflowing with all of your worldly possessions, trying to give your home a last-minute clean; but it…

‘Coming Home’ for former RAF man 53 years after being posted to WattonA couple who were the first-ever customer of a Norfolk house builder 16 years ago have become the…

Moving home can be a stressful ordeal, dealing with the many alterations that come with the territory of moving locale; informing everyone of your move, acclimatizing with the new area…

Whilst moving home can be very exciting the task of moving can often cause great stress, particularly if you don’t seek professional services which are designed to help you move…

We all know how stressful moving home can be, but the process becomes even more complex if you are relocating overseas.

Moving to another city or even to another part of town can be stressful enough, so if you are currently in the process of arranging an international move, it is…

Hadley and Ottaway supplied removals and storage to the BBC One series 'DIY SOS: The Big Build' as part of a life-changing transformation to the home of a family in Duxford.…

Remembrance Day is a special day to remember the brave souls that have sacrificed their lives for our country whilst serving in many past conflicts.

Here at Hadley & Ottaway our connection to Watton, historic home of RAF Watton Airfield, means that we always stand in firm support of the Royal British Legion - especially…

We are all aware of the amount of work that goes into moving house so having a friendly and organised professional to help you with two major features of relocation…

When you are moving to pastures new there are many elements to organise to make the process as smooth as possible, one of which is finding a suitable removals company.