Bearded Bros is a signed-up Brighton and Hove Living Wage employer. That's a local commitment that goes beyond the government's statutory minimum. It's one of the eight accreditations we hold. It also says something specific about how the business treats the people you'll actually meet on moving day.
Spotted the Living Wage logo on our site and wondered what it means? Here's the short answer. It covers what the commitment involves, why it matters to you as a customer, and how to spot whether any removals company genuinely invests in its crew.
The Brighton and Hove Living Wage is a local campaign. It recognises employers who choose to pay above the government's statutory minimum. Signing up is voluntary. A business commits to it because it decides to, not because it has to.
Bearded Bros is a signed-up employer under this scheme. It sits alongside our other accreditations on our accreditations page, including BAR membership, Move Assured and the Furniture and Home Improvement Ombudsman.
A removals crew isn't a faceless service. They're in your home, handling things that matter to you. How a company treats its staff tends to show up in how that work gets done.
Several members of the Bearded Bros team have been with the company for between five and ten years. Our Operations Manager has been here since 2014. That kind of tenure is not an accident. People stay where they're treated and paid fairly. A crew that has worked together for years moves differently to one assembled for the day. They know the routines. They know how to handle an awkward staircase or a fragile piece without being told twice, and they've usually seen most of what a moving day can throw at them.
That experience comes from being the kind of employer people want to stay with.
The Living Wage logo is one signal, but it's not the only one. A few practical things are worth checking when you're comparing movers:
None of these questions are awkward to ask. A company confident in how it treats its own people will usually answer them plainly.
We've been moving households and businesses across Brighton, Hove and the wider Sussex area since 2013. We run our own fleet, with a team of around twenty trained staff. Being a Living Wage employer is part of how we've kept experienced people in the business for years rather than months.
It's one of eight accreditations we hold. The others are BAR membership and the Advance Payment Guarantee, the Furniture and Home Improvement Ombudsman, Move Assured, Checkatrade, the Trading Standards approved Code of Practice, and Self Storage Association UK membership. You can see the full list, and what each one means, on our accreditations page. To find out more about who we are, our about page covers our story in more depth.
If an experienced, properly treated crew matters to you as much as the price on the quote, that's what you're booking with Bearded Bros. Tell us your dates and what needs moving. The team will come back with a clear quote from Brighton, Hove, or anywhere across Sussex.
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No. It's a local campaign specific to Brighton and Hove. It works along similar lines to Living Wage schemes in other UK cities, and to the national Living Wage Foundation's own accreditation. Employers sign up to whichever version fits where they're based.
It applies across the business, not just office or management roles. That includes the crew who carry out your move, not only the staff you deal with by phone or email.
Ask the company directly. Look for their listing on the Brighton and Hove Living Wage Campaign's own site, or the national Living Wage Foundation directory if they're accredited that way. A genuine signatory will have no trouble pointing you to it.
Not in a way that's priced differently because of it. Fair pay is one of many running costs a removals company carries, alongside fuel, insurance and vehicle upkeep. Your quote is still based on the size and detail of your move, not on staffing policy.
If an experienced, properly treated crew matters to you as much as the price on the quote, that's what you're booking with Bearded Bros. Tell us your dates and what needs moving. The team will come back with a clear quote from Brighton, Hove, or anywhere across Sussex.
