Looking for a removals firm in Portslade that arrives when it says it will, treats your things like its own, and prices the job fairly? That is what the Bros do. We have been moving households in and out of Portslade since 2013, working from our Brighton base 15 minutes down the road. Over 10,000 moves in the last five years, around twenty trained team members, and a self-storage site in Brighton plus crated storage in Newhaven for the days when completion dates refuse to line up.
Portslade splits neatly into two halves, and a removal that goes smoothly in one can run into trouble in the other. Old Portslade up on the hill is a Conservation Area of flint cottages and tight lanes around the church. New Portslade, the streets running down to the seafront either side of Boundary Road, is mostly Victorian and Edwardian terraces on a grid. Both have their quirks. Old Portslade rewards a smaller van and a bit of patience with the corners. New Portslade rewards an early start because Boundary Road, North Street and Station Road all queue up around the level crossing the moment the school run kicks in.
We have been working these streets for over a decade, so we know which roads take a 7.5-tonne truck without grief and which need a smaller van and a shuttle. Whoever quotes your job is the same person who shows up on move day, and we will tell you upfront if your address needs a parking suspension on the day rather than discovering it at 8am on a Saturday.
We are a Brighton-based removals firm with self-storage on Springfield Road and a longer-term crated storage site in Newhaven. Portslade sits about four miles west of our depot, comfortably inside the catchment we cover every day. Most weeks one of our crews is moving a customer in or out of Portslade, Fishersgate, Mile Oak, or somewhere else along the Hove and Southwick stretch.
Twelve years in, the team is largely the same people who started with us. Tom has been our Operations Manager since 2014. Several of the lads have been on the vans for five to ten years. That kind of continuity is rare in this trade, and it is the main reason customers tell us afterwards that the move felt calm rather than chaotic. The reviews on Google and Checkatrade say much the same thing, in the customers' own words.
Portslade moves come in a few shapes. A Mile Oak family home heading for West Sussex. A Boundary Road terrace downsizing into a Portslade Old Village flat. A single bedroom moving from one Fishersgate flat to another. We cover the lot. The same crew that quotes the job turns up on the day. We will dismantle and reassemble furniture if you need it, wrap and pad the awkward pieces, and label the boxes by room so unpacking at the new place takes hours rather than days.
For period properties we slow the work down. Cast iron radiators, original fireplaces, sash windows in the old village cottages, and the long staircases in the bay-fronted Edwardian terraces all need a different approach to a Shoreham new-build. Our team has handled all of it.
Portslade is one of our regular patches, and it sits inside a tight cluster of locations we move in and out of every week.
- Removals in Hove
- Removals in Shoreham
- Southwick
- Fishersgate
- Mile Oak
- Aldrington
If your move is heading further along the coast or up into the Sussex Downs, the parent removals service page covers our wider catchment.
Plenty of Portslade customers want to pack themselves and just hire us for the move. We sell everything you need through our box shop. Small, medium and large boxes, bubble wrap, packing paper, tape, furniture covers, and wardrobe boxes you can hire and return rather than buy. The hire option keeps cardboard out of landfill and costs less than buying outright.
If you would rather hand the job over, we offer a full pack service. The team arrive a day or two before move day, pack the house room by room, and have it ready for the trucks the next morning. It is the single biggest stress reducer we offer, particularly for families with young children and anyone moving out of a long-tenure home.
Sale fallen through, completion delayed, or buying and selling on different dates? Our storage options are built for it.
- Container self-storage at Springfield Road in Brighton. Full or half containers, 150 sq ft or 75 sq ft. 24/7 CCTV, weekday access plus Saturday morning. Around 12 minutes from Portslade.
- Crated storage at our Newhaven facility. Built for longer stays. Each crate holds 250 cubic feet, accessed by appointment.
We can move you out of Portslade, hold your things for a few weeks or a few months, and deliver into the new place when you are ready.
We started in 2013 with one van and a stubborn idea: that a removals firm should turn up on time, treat the customer's things the way they would treat their own, and quote a fair price up front. Twelve years and 10,000-plus moves later, that is still the brief.
In practice it shows up in small ways. The crew that quotes is the crew that moves you. The truck is the right size for the access, not the biggest one in the yard. We bring our own kit, including reusable plastic crates and wardrobe boxes for hire, so a low-waste move is genuinely possible if that matters to you. And when something does go sideways on the day, which it does occasionally in this trade, we tell you straight away and fix it.
We're based in Brighton and our self-storage site is on Springfield Road, but our removals teams cover the whole of East Sussex and West Sussex on a daily basis. That includes Brighton, Hove, Lewes, Newhaven, Shoreham-by-Sea, Worthing, Eastbourne, Seaford, Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, Crawley and the surrounding villages.
For longer-distance moves, we go UK-wide. Our trucks regularly run up to London, the Home Counties and the South West, and we've moved customers as far as Scotland. The storage stays in Brighton or Newhaven, but we'll deliver wherever you've ended up.
Bearded Bros get an A+ from us (for what that’s worth 🤓). They have packed up our house of 17 years, stored our stuff for a week, and delivered to... read more
Paul PhillipsOn the 23rd of May Sam and Harry from Bearded Bros came to do my flat move. It was an intensely difficult time for me leaving with a no-fault eviction... read more
Stuart FlynnI've used Bearded Bros twice now and I couldn't recommend them enough! Process was smooth and organised from the moment I enquired and all the staff there are so friendly... read more
Jaz NottinghamI very pleased I picked bearded bros to move some items from a family home to a storage location , the communication was excellent and professional and recording the removal... read more
Prince ChowmeinThe Bearded Bros team were quick, efficient and a dream to work with. Great price. 10/10 would recommend.
Isabel Hope-UrwinWe just moved on the hottest day of the year, to a flat on the 2nd/3rd floor with no lift. The guys were amazing!! They were so friendly and... read more
Judith HitchensFantastic service as always from bearded bros! We used the packing service and removal service this time and both were conducted efficiently, confidently and with no fuss! Everyone was polite... read more
Festival FacesAbsolutely outstanding comms and delivery from everyone I dealt with at Bearded Bros. They genuinely make the process as stress free as possible, every step of the way. Special thanks to Ronan... read more
Caroline BarclayWe moved out of storage yesterday into our new home! Ronan & Harry were amazing and made everything stress freeZ Reliable, Friendly and super efficient service! Thank you!
Natalie EvansMany of my friends in Brighton always recommended Bearded Bros as the go-to movers, and I can now absolutely see why. Sam & Dean were truly fantastic! They made moving a... read more
Dominik LoveckýI've used Bearded Bros many times and always find them very efficient. The guys who do the removals are always polite, friendly and work hard.
Ben SmithA massive thank-you to Sam and Seb, they were excellent. We encountered a few snags with FOB doors and cat litter leaking out of a bag, but they powered through... read more
Jack OsborneGreat experience with the Bearded Bros team. They were professional, friendly, and handled everything with care. They listened to what I needed, worked efficiently, and made what could have been... read more
Kim SHaving just used Bearded Bros, I cannot recommend them highly enough. Not only just professional in approach but friendly and flexible and responsive. The payment methods made it simple too.... read more
Ashley CooperSuper happy with Bearded Bros! I'm so glad we booked them for our move. Craig and Seb were amazing, especially as our new place was up so many stairs! They... read more
Kim FExcellent service, no issues, fully responsive and helpful throughout the day, no problems whatsoever, would highly recommend.
Steve MartinFrom start to finish the guys were amazing, they made the move such a quick and stress free experience. I would highly recommend bearded brothers to anyone. April
april taylorWe moved out of our flat yesterday into a storage unit, we had initial concerns about the size of the storage unit we had chosen. Craig & Harry were amazing,... read more
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