Bearded Bros has been handling sussex removals and storage from a Brighton base since 2013, moving households and small businesses across East Sussex, West Sussex, and beyond. One team collects your belongings, stores them if there is a gap between properties, and delivers them when you are ready. No handover to a second company, no self-storage unit you drive to yourself.
Most removal companies and most storage companies are separate businesses. You book the removal, then book the storage, then coordinate two different sets of people on two different days. If your completion date slips, you phone both of them.
Because Bearded Bros runs its own storage, the sequence is simpler. The crew who loads your home on move-out day is the same crew who delivers into your new property when it is ready. Your belongings are loaded once at your old address and unloaded once at your new one. The storage leg in the middle does not require you to do anything except tell us when you want delivery.
That matters most when the gap between properties is uncertain. Chains move. Completion dates shift at short notice. Renovations run over schedule. Having the removal and the storage with one team means one call resolves a date change rather than two.
Not every Sussex move needs storage, but for a predictable set of situations it is the practical answer rather than a contingency.
Chain gaps. Your buyer is ready. Your new property is not. Rather than delay your buyer's completion, you move out on your agreed date and we hold your belongings until your new keys arrive. The gap can be a few days or a few weeks.
Downsizing. Moving from a four-bedroom house to a two-bedroom flat means not everything fits on day one. We move what goes in immediately and store what does not, giving you time to decide where each piece belongs rather than making every call on move day.
Renovation overlap. Builders in your new property make it impractical to move furniture in. We hold everything off-site and bring it back room by room as work finishes. You can take delivery in stages rather than all at once.
Letting a property before moving back. If you are working away, travelling, or letting your Sussex property for a period, we can empty it, hold the contents, and return them when you need the place again.
| Situation | Storage type most suited | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
| Chain gap, dates close together | Self-storage containers, Springfield Road | Days to 4 weeks |
| Downsizing, partial contents | Self-storage containers, Springfield Road | 1 to 3 months |
| Renovation overlap | Crated storage, Newhaven | Weeks to months |
| Long-term between tenancies | Crated storage, Newhaven | 3 months or more |
We run two storage sites, each suited to a different length and type of storage need.
Our self-storage facility sits at 146–148 Springfield Road, Brighton, BN1 6DG, a five-minute walk from London Road station. Containers come in two sizes: full (150 sq ft) and half (75 sq ft). The site runs 24/7 CCTV and is accessible on weekdays and Saturday mornings. This is the right option for short-to-medium storage where you may want periodic access, or where the move-out and move-in dates are relatively close.
For longer stays, our Newhaven facility holds belongings in crates of 250 cubic feet each. Access is by appointment rather than self-access, which keeps handling to a minimum and suits customers who do not need to retrieve individual items during storage. The Newhaven site is well placed for moves along the East Sussex coast, including Lewes, Eastbourne, and the villages between.
Our sussex removals and storage service covers the full range of domestic and commercial moves across the county.
House removals in Sussex. From studio flats to five-bedroom family homes, we handle packing, loading, transport and unloading. Professional packing is available as a full service or a partial pack where we cover fragile and awkward items and you handle the rest.
Office and small business moves. We have worked with commercial customers since 2013, moving offices and small businesses across Brighton and Hove and the wider Sussex area. Furniture dismantle and reassemble is available on request and covers most standard office fit-outs.
Long-distance moves from Sussex. If you are leaving Sussex entirely, we can move you anywhere in the UK. The Springfield Road base gives good access to the A23 and A27 for runs to London and along the south coast.
Packing materials and box hire. If you are packing yourself, our box shop carries boxes, bubble wrap, tape, furniture covers, and packing paper. Reusable plastic crates and wardrobe boxes are available to hire as an alternative to single-use cardboard.
Bearded Bros holds eight accreditations, listed in full at /accreditations/. Among them: membership of the British Association of Removers (BAR), the BAR Advance Payment Guarantee (protecting your deposit if the company ceases trading before your move), Move Assured, Checkatrade, the Furniture and Home Improvement Ombudsman (FHIO), and the Self Storage Association UK (SSA UK). The company also holds a Trading Standards approved Code of Practice (CTSI) and is a Brighton and Hove Living Wage employer.
Founded by Simon and Jonny, who started with one van, the company now runs a fleet of vehicles and around twenty trained team members. Tom has been Operations Manager since 2014 and several of the team have been on the vans for between five and ten years, which is not common in this industry. The consistency shows in the testimonials: customers repeatedly describe the crew as polite, diligent, and quick.
For customers who want to confirm the team and scope before booking, a video quote option means you do not need an in-person survey. Quotes are typically returned within a day.
Our main coverage runs across Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, and West Sussex. For specific moves, we serve Brighton, Hove, Lewes, Worthing, Haywards Heath, Shoreham-by-Sea, and the surrounding towns and villages. Longer UK-wide moves are handled on the same booking process.
Get a quote for your Sussex move or call Simon and the team on 01273 917898. We will come back with a clear, written quote covering the removal, the storage, and the delivery, all from one crew.
We cover all of East Sussex and West Sussex. Brighton and Hove is our home patch and where most of our moves originate, but we regularly work across the county, including Lewes, Worthing, Haywards Heath, Eastbourne, and the coastal villages. For moves that start or end outside Sussex entirely, we can move you anywhere in the UK.
Every move is quoted individually because the variables, property size, distance, volume, access, and storage duration, all affect the price. We do not publish fixed rates. You get a clear written quote covering the removal and the storage together before you commit to anything. A deposit is taken at booking.
Call us. Because the removal and the storage are with the same team, a date change requires one conversation rather than two. We hold your belongings and adjust the delivery date. Storage at Springfield Road is charged by the period, so if your gap extends, the cost adjusts accordingly and we confirm that in writing before it changes.
Yes. We have worked with commercial customers across Brighton and Sussex since 2013. The process mirrors a domestic move: we quote for the move, agree a storage duration if there is a gap between your old and new office, and deliver when your new premises is ready. For small business moves, a video survey is usually sufficient to quote accurately without an in-person visit.
