Top 9 Best Removal Companies in Kent 2026

The best removal companies in Kent share a few things in common: verified accreditations, a real range of services, and clear coverage of the areas they serve. This guide compares removal companies operating in Kent on public, checkable criteria, membership of the British Association of Removers (BAR), accreditations, storage options, service range and coverage, so you can compare movers on facts rather than marketing claims.

This is not a paid placement list and it is not ranked by review score. Companies are listed in the order returned by BAR's own find-a-mover search for the Maidstone and wider Kent area, not ranked by quality.

How We Compared the Best Removal Companies in Kent

Every company on this list is assessed against the same public criteria:

• BAR membership. Verified directly through the BAR find-a-mover directory at the time of writing.
• Accreditations. Independently certified standards such as ISO or British Standards, drawn from each company's own published claims.
• Services offered. Whether the company covers house removals, business removals, European or international moves, and packing.
• Storage. Whether storage is offered alongside removals, and what type.
• Coverage. The towns and areas each company states it serves.
• Review presence. Whether the company displays a visible, public review presence on an independent platform. We do not restate specific scores in this piece, since scores change regularly. Check the live listing directly for current figures.

Facts below are drawn from each company's own website and the BAR directory at the time of writing, and may have changed since. Where a company's site makes a claim about itself (an award, a review score, a superlative), it is presented here as the company's own claim, not as independently verified fact.

Top 9 Best Removal Companies in Kent

1. Regal Moving & Storage

Kent-based removals and storage, BAR accredited with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification. Regal Moving & Storage is a British Association of Removers member offering house removals, business removals, European and international moves, and packing services across Kent and beyond. Storage is available in three forms: self storage units, containerised wooden container storage, and mobile collect-and-deliver storage. Every move is backed by the BAR Advanced Payment Guarantee, and customers are assigned a dedicated move coordinator. Coverage spans Maidstone, Medway, Sittingbourne, Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, Dartford, Rochester and the wider Kent area.

2. Bray & Son International R&S Ltd

Family-run Maidstone mover trading since 1946, now in its third generation. Bray & Son is a BAR member and Checkatrade approved, and states it is a FEDEMAC member for European removals. The company operates its own storage yard, including a "Store to Door" self-load container option, and offers packing, business removals, and international shipping alongside domestic house moves. Based in Parkwood, Maidstone.

3. Maidstone Removals Ltd

Family-run Maidstone removals company with a purpose-built storage facility. Maidstone Removals Ltd is a BAR member offering house and business removals, part and full packing, and furniture dismantling and reassembly. The company states its local team has a combined 20-plus years of experience and specialises in high-value items such as pianos, hot tubs and antiques. Coverage includes Maidstone, Tonbridge, Ashford, Canterbury and the wider South East.

4. Britannia Bearsbys

Aylesford-based mover and member of the Britannia removals group, with a 600-container storage facility. Britannia Bearsbys is a BAR member offering UK, European and worldwide removals, the latter through Britannia's membership of FIDI, the international removals alliance. Services include full and part-load European removals to destinations including France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, professional packing, and document shredding. Coverage includes Maidstone, Medway, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Ashford, Sittingbourne, Dartford and the wider Kent area.

5. Pickfords

National removals brand with a Maidstone-area branch and almost 400 years in the transportation industry, per its own site. Pickfords is a BAR member offering UK home removals, international and European relocation, business and corporate moving, IT relocation, and self storage plus international storage. Pickfords states on its own site that it has received international removals industry awards in multiple years between 2019 and 2022. Local branch based in Larkfield, Aylesford.

6. Bournes

Family-run mover with over 150 years of history, based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Bournes is a BAR member offering UK removals and storage, international removals, European road removals, corporate relocation, and logistics and warehousing. The company states on its own site that it helps over 2,800 families relocate each year and displays an average customer rating and review count via an embedded review widget. Coverage extends across Kent, Sussex, Surrey and London.

7. Robert Draper Ltd

Sevenoaks-based removals and container storage company. Robert Draper Ltd is a BAR member offering domestic removals of any size across the UK alongside container storage services. Based in Sevenoaks, Kent.

8. St Georges European Ltd

Northfleet-based specialist in UK-Spain removals, operating since 2003. St Georges European is a BAR member and states it is one of the UK's only companies specialising specifically in UK-Spain removals, alongside wider European removals to France and Portugal. The company operates its own containerised storage facilities in both the UK (a 20,000 sq ft facility near Ebbsfleet) and Malaga, Spain, plus its own fleet of purpose-built vehicles. Full export wrapping is included as standard.

9. Colin Batt Removals & Storage

Ashford-based family business established in 1978, holding three British Standards accreditations. Colin Batt Removals & Storage is a BAR member accredited to BS EN 12522 (domestic removals), BS EN 14873 (storage) and BS 8522 (commercial removals). The company states it has won Customer Service Awards in 2017, 2018 and 2023, and was a finalist in the BAR Domestic Mover of the Year Award. Services include house removals, piano removals, secure storage, packing, workplace relocation, and archive storage. Coverage includes Ashford, Canterbury, Maidstone, Folkestone, Dover, Tenterden, Faversham, Sittingbourne, Whitstable and Herne Bay.

Comparison Table: Kent Removal Companies at a Glance

What to Check Before Booking a Removal Company in Kent

A few checks are worth doing regardless of which company you choose:

• Confirm BAR membership directly. Search the company name on the BAR website rather than relying on a badge shown on their own site, since membership status can change.
• Ask what storage options are actually available. Not every removal company offers the same storage types, and terminology varies between providers.
• Check coverage of your specific route. Some companies focus on local Kent moves only, others also cover European or international removals, and some specialise in a single route.
• Get an itemised quote. A quote based on a proper survey of your belongings is more reliable than a generic estimate.

How Regal Moving & Storage Compares

Regal Moving & Storage is included in this list on the same public criteria as every other company: BAR membership, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification, a documented range of services covering house removals, business removals, European and international moves and packing, and three live storage options. Full detail on our accreditations is available on our accreditations page, and our service range is covered on our homepage.

If you are planning a move within Kent or further afield, including into Europe, see our European removals hub for route-specific detail.