Removalists

Removalists are companies that help people and businesses relocate their goods from one place to another. Typically they use moving vans such as Active Transport’s 14-ton horse and trailer combinations, but for international moves or where storage is required, they may use 20’ or 40’ shipping containers. There are a number of large national and international removalists in South Africa, and these are typically organized into local branches or affiliated agents. That affiliation may be in the form of a franchise, where the local agent is a franchise of a national or international company, or a cooperative, where the local agent owns a share of the national company. There are also many small independent removalists such as Active Transport who operate within any given local area.

Active Transport is one of those removalists based in Gauteng, and we operate from an 800m² storage warehouse in Pretoria. The company was set up in 1989 and has gradually expanded its business since then, in 1997 taking over the smaller Mini Furniture Removals Company. The company’s main business is furniture and office removals, and we operate a vehicle rental business as a sideline. Removalists’ staff such as ours must be highly trained in all of the skills involved in furniture removal. Household removals require careful wrapping and packing to avoid damage to furniture and effects, so many household insurance policies do not cover goods in transit unless they are being packed, carried and unpacked by a professional remover. We are highly skilled in all aspects of removals, and will be happy to give you a free quotation for any move you have in mind.