What We Do
We handle the full moving process from start to finish. Our team loads, protects, transports, and unloads your belongings with care.
- House removals of all sizes
- Flat and apartment moves
- Student removals
- Business and office moves
- Local and long-distance UK moves
From instruments and props to furniture and precious gallery pieces, we’re always available and ready to make your moving process as smooth and seamless as possible.
- Your friendly local moving service
- Based in York with coverage ranging far and wide
- A great variety of moving services, transport and "man with a van" services
2008-2013: The Story Begins
2008
Here Our Story Begins...
1 Van 1 Man is founded in the beautiful city of York, UK.
2009
Dale Gosine Takes Over - Welcome!
Newly arrived from Trinidad with a business career in stage rentals and property, Dale takes the helm.
2010
1 Van Becomes a Fledgling Fleet
The firm expands from one man and a van to a small fleet: our beloved Luton and a LWB Sprinter.
2011
Beyond Removals, Our Service Expands
With a growing reputation for home removals, our services widen to include store collection, courier services and porter hire.
2012
More (Capable) Hands on Deck
Our team expands and hires two more staff: Mike and Tomasz. Their faces will become well-known across our vans and branding!
2013
Covering All of Yorkshire
Demand steps up, and we find ourselves covering all of Yorkshire on a regular basis.
Our Ethos
We are a local trusted removals company in York that pride ourselves on our unfaltering reputation. We truly care about every customer and always endeavour to go beyond the book with every removal we take on. It’s important to us that you not only receive removal services in York, but you enjoy a personalised service that makes your home, office or student removal easy and stress free.
Our Reputation
Our reputation is built on honesty, integrity, trust and an attention to detail that ensures you receive a removals service that cares. We’re proud of our five star reviews and know how powerful word of mouth is to our success. This is why we will always ensure you receive the best service while looking for ways to save you money and time through home and office removals York.
Unbeatable Commitment to Customer Service
Although our name implies that we’re just one man with a van – our services has broadened to include so much more! Today, we’re a team of hard-working house removal professionals who have gained invaluable experience loading, hauling and transporting items of all sizes and values across both short and long distance moves.
No matter what the job, our commitment to ensuring our customers are absolutely delighted with all our moving services. We aim to please and even offer extra services such as boxing and cleaning to help you enjoy your new place even sooner.
2014-2022: Yorkshire's Firm Favourite
2014
More Than Just a Brochure!
We reenergise our website to be more than a selling point: a detailed blog, removal guides and downloadable help sheets that give customers an A-Z of moving lingo.
2015
Introducing You-Load Budget Removals
Introducing our cheapest service - You Load, We Drive, You Save. The service proves especially popular for those short on time or looking for a great bargain.
2016
Flat Pack Furniture Heroes
We add furniture assembly to our list of services. We're quite experienced, as you can imagine!
2017
The All-Singing, All-Dancing Quote Form
Further updates to the website include a comprehensive quote calculator that lets customers choose their exact requirements and get a fair price.
2018
More Demand, More Wheels
Our third van, a Sprinter LWB, is acquired for speedy deliveries.
2022
Duty in Exceptional Circumstances
1 Van 1 Man assists during the Coronavirus pandemic by carrying out essential removals for families who had to move.
With competitive prices, attentive service and flexible scheduling, there’s no better company to choose for all your removal needs.
See why so many people have turned to 1 Van 1 Man Removals for expert moving services across the UK .