Welcome to Gentleman With Van Berlin: a one-man, full service moving company focused on keeping your home and its belongings clean and safe as it moves from one location to another.
My all-inclusive €800 price includes everything needed for a professional quality stress-free move:
INCLUDED: Up to 50 top quality double walled moving boxes worth up to €200! Delivered in advance of the move.
INCLUDED: Reserved parking at your old and new home, which costs €150-€200 if separately arranged!
INCLUDED: Thick plastic mattress bags (ca. €20 each on Amazon)
INCLUDED: Made to measure TV boxes and internal packaging worth up to €50 each if bought online
INCLUDED: Use of professional tape guns & plastic wrap machines to give you a running start for your packing – delivered in advance;
INCLUDED: Extra large sheet of cardboards, which you can use for packing furniture or cutting up into pieces to use as protective spacers for packing delicate items inside boxes – delivered in advance and used extensively on move day;
INCLUDED: Custom cardboard packaging and plastic wrapping for sofas, chairs and other awkward items of furniture on move day
Why Gentleman With Van Berlin?… Why not any old moving company?
The level of service I provide is closer to a professional packing service than a typical moving company, which may barely wrap anything at all and then end up piling oddly shaped delicate items on top of each other in a dirty van and in a higgledy-piggledy fashion, risking all kinds of damage and scratches.
Gentleman With Van, on the other hand, securely packs and wraps everything before even lifting belongings out of your house. I then use clever techniques and trolleys to move all items safely from your clean home into my clean van and into your new clean home without anything getting damaged, scratched, scuffed, dusty or dirty.
A successful van loading must be approached like a game of Tetris, which is only possible if all items are well wrapped and stackable.
This is often how moving companies load your stuff into their van:
This is how Gentleman With Van loads your beloved belongings calmly and carefully in ‘Tetris style’.
This Tetris style loading is only possible because I make sure your stuff is well wrapped, protected and stackable before it even leaves your home…
Moving house takes ALWAYS more time than you think.
Solution? Split the move over two days!
Day 1
I come and pack and wrap everything. It is now 100% protected, in the right loading order and is ready to leave your home.
Day 2
I employ a helper or two and we carefully load and unload all of the items from your old home to your new home.
Pricing
My all-inclusive €800 pricing is transparent, fair and as simple as possible. The costs and time for you to order boxes, wrapping supplies, parking, renting vans and taking advantage of helpful friends adds up quickly, which is what makes Gentleman With Van Berlin incredibly convenient and great value.
The €800 price even includes splitting the move over two days. Day 1 is packing and wrapping and Day 2 is the loading and transport day. I can do it this way because I am a one-man organisation. I recommend this option for most moves as it makes for shorter days, but one day is also possible for smaller moves.
International and Intercity Moves
International and intercity moves are the same €800 all inclusive price, but also add a charge for the return journey to/from Berlin,
which is calculated as follows:
€800 all inclusive price
+
€0,31 per km for return petrol and mileage
(e.g. Berlin-Munich-Berlin = €372 for 1200 km)
+
€50 per hour return driving time
(e.g. Berlin-Munich-Berlin = €650 for 13h return driving time)
Munich price example = €1902 i.e. €1022 for the journey and €800 for the loading and packing (+€80 for an overnight stay)
If you rent a similar sized van from Robben & Wientjes on a 3 day 1200km package, it costs you €700, including the petrol: https://www.robben-
UK to Berlin & Berlin to UK moves
UK-Berlin moves are priced the same as international moves but also add the cost of the overnight ferry with P&O Freight. The return ferry freight charge is usually
ca. €900.
€800 all inclusive price
+
€0,31 per km for return petrol and mileage
(e.g. Berlin-Birmingham-Berlin = €583 for 1880 km)
+
€50 per hour return driving time
(e.g. Berlin-Birmingham-Berlin = €1000 for 20h return driving time)
+
€900 P&O Freight ferry charge
Berlin-Birmingham-Berlin = €3283 i.e. €1583 for the return journey + €800 for the loading and packing + €900 return ferry
This is how Gentleman With Van Berlin expertly packs & wraps…
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Insurance
Gentleman With Van Berlin is fully insured for damage liability and contents insurance in case of theft, fire or crash. I have never broken anything in over 150 moves. A higher level of cover offering replacement at new value for your specific collection of belongings is available for a €150 surcharge. This involves pre-insuring a itemised list and signing a contract with my insurance provider via Gentleman With Van. I can forward answer any specific questions you have, or you can also contact Helvetia Insurance directly if you prefer.
How to book
Give me a call or drop me an e-mail. Please provide a rough list of items and a description of the size of flat you are moving from. Please also provide photos of any items that do not go in boxes as well as measurements of furniture. I will then send you a detailed quote in a well laid out Excel file. This contains Gentleman With Van Berlin’s terms and conditions and specifies the insurance provided for your move.
You then just need to reply to accept the terms and conditions. I then copy and paste the information from the quote into a QuickBooks invoice and send it over. You then just pay the 50% deposit to reserve your slot. The balance is payable 7 days before the moving date. The whole process can take minutes. Once this is done we set up a time for me to deliver your boxes and packing supplies. Easy!
If this sounds like what you need, email Paul@GentleManWithVan.Berlin, text or call me on +447867636967 (better) or +491573 274 7836
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Paul Lauener
Gentleman With Van Berlin