Fox Moving & Storage

What Fox Moving & Storage does

Fox Moving & Storage, legally Fox Group (Moving and Storage) Ltd, is a UK-headquartered, family-owned removals and storage operator founded in 1971 by Roy Fox in Cwmbran, Wales. The company has been family-owned across three generations (Roy Fox, Paul Fox as Group Managing Director from 1995, and Dan Fox and Mike Fox entering management) and operates 11 UK branches across South Wales, the South West, the Midlands and Greater London, plus international coverage through agency relationships with Atlas Van Lines and the FIDI global alliance covering 100+ countries. Service lines span domestic removals, commercial relocations (including specialist verticals for education, health services and heritage organisations), international relocations with export packing and customs support, containerised storage, self-storage (Fox Self Storage), packing materials (Box Shop), and added protection products (MoveProtect). The model combines a branch-based direct sales force with digital channels including free in-person and WhatsApp video surveys and an online cost calculator, pricing is quote-based per job for moves plus monthly recurring fees for storage, and 98% Trustpilot-rated customer satisfaction is a primary trust signal.

The company's technology stack is differentiated more by operational depth than by innovation: an in-house IT system for paperless quotations, invoicing and delivery documentation reduces overhead per job; WhatsApp-based virtual surveys allow remote assessment via live video calls; and an online cost calculator lets customers self-serve a budget estimate for UK-to-UK moves. Freehold ownership of multiple depots — including the Cwmbran HQ (built 1979, expanded 2016), Bristol (2013), Southampton (2013), Stourbridge (2018), Taunton (2022-2023) and Salisbury (2024) — provides a real-estate-backed cost structure and supports an in-house self-storage offering that produces recurring revenue alongside the quote-based, one-time-per-relocation moving revenue.

Revenue is generated primarily from one-time charges for removals and commercial moves (typically £350-£2,000 for UK domestic work, materially higher for international), recurring subscription storage revenue from container and self-storage facilities, professional packing add-ons, and ancillary sales of packing materials and reusable crates. Customer mix is residential-primary with a growing commercial/international segment and a specialist handling vertical for pianos, antiques and fine art. The company carries an unusually deep regulatory and certification stack (BAR, FIDI/FAIM Plus, ISO 9001/14001/27001, BS EN 12522, BS 8522, SafeContractor), which functions as a barrier to entry for new competitors, particularly in the international and commercial verticals.

Name

Fox Moving & Storage

Legal name

Fox Group (Moving and Storage) Ltd

Website

https://fox-moving.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fox Moving & Storage is a UK family-owned removals and storage company founded in 1971, operating 11 branches across Wales, the South West, the Midlands and London, serving residential, commercial and international relocation customers through a network of in-house operations and global agency partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Moving and Storage Services

NAICS

Used Household and Office Goods Moving (48421), Used Household and Office Goods Moving (484210), General Warehousing and Storage (49311), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Warehousing and Storage (493)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Trucking (No Local) (4213), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Moving for Homes (Single-Family, Townhome) (HSAKAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Door-to-Door Household Goods International Moving (HSAKACAA), Residential Portable Storage Container Rental & Moving (HSAKAIAA), Interstate Specialty Household Moves (Pianos/Antiques/Fine Art/Safes) (HSAKABAJ), Local Storage-to-Home / Home-to-Storage Moves (HSAKAAAL), Household Goods Moving & International Shipping (THACALAE)

Keywords

• Domestic removals services
• International relocation services
• Commercial office relocations
• Container storage solutions
• Self storage facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Cwmbran

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Removal Services: Core revenue stream from domestic and international moving services. Charges based on distance, volume of goods, packing requirements, and additional services. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to each customer's specific needs.
2. Storage Solutions: Container storage and self-storage services providing recurring revenue from monthly storage fees. Facilities include secure, monitored storage across UK locations.
3. Packing Services: Professional packing services using high-quality materials, charged as an add-on to removal services.
4. Box Shop: Sale of packing boxes and materials through a separate e-commerce shop (foxselfstorage.com/shop).
5. Commercial Moving Services: Business storage, office relocations, office clearance, and specialist commercial services for enterprise clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fox Moving & Storage is a UK-based removals company providing professional domestic and international moving services, commercial relocations, and storage solutions. Founded in 1971, the family-owned business operates 11 UK branches and serves customers across more than 49 countries through its Atlas Van Lines and FIDI partnerships, offering packing, transport, secure container storage and self-storage.

Product overview

Fox Moving & Storage is a UK-based removals and storage company offering a comprehensive suite of relocation services. The core offerings consist of domestic moving services (Moving Home/Moving in the UK), international moving services (Moving Worldwide to destinations including Australia, Canada, USA, Europe, and more), commercial moving services, and storage solutions (Container Storage and Self Storage). The product portfolio includes specialized add-on services such as professional packing services, virtual/online surveys via WhatsApp, in-person surveys, a cost calculator tool, crate hire, box shop for packing materials, and sector-specific services including education, health services, heritage moving, and office relocations. The company also provides MoveProtect extended protection coverage for customer belongings. Additional services include office clearance, reuse & recycle options, and trade services for commercial international moves.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Moving Home / Moving in the UK Professional domestic removal services for moves within the UK, including packing, loading, transport, unloading, and optional unpacking services for flats and houses.
• Moving Worldwide / International Moving

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% customer satisfaction rating on Trustpilot
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Atlas Van LinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2012Fox Moving & Storage serves as the UK agent for Atlas International, part of the US giant Atlas Van Lines spanning every state. This partnership enables Fox to provide comprehensive international moving services to all 50 US states and beyond. The relationship began when Fox purchased a depot in Southampton from Atlas Van Lines in 2012.
• FIDI (Federation of International Movers)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFIDI is the largest global alliance of professional international moving and relocation companies with over 600 affiliates in more than 100 countries. Every FIDI Affiliate complies with the rigorous FIDI-FAIM quality standard. Fox holds FAIM Plus certification as part of this membership.
• British Association of Removers (BAR)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFox is a member of BAR (member F002) across multiple divisions: Domestic, Overseas, and Commercial Moving Group. BAR is the only accredited Trade Association for the removals industry in the UK. Members are inspected and vetted annually. Fox also signed the BAR Code of Practice.
• EuromoversminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFox is a member and shareholder of the Euromovers Network of European moving companies. Headquarters are in Cologne, Germany, and members meet regularly to encourage cooperation and operational assistance across Europe.
• Self Storage Association UKminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFox is a member of SSA UK which ensures members meet European Standards for self storage specifying minimum conditions for security and customer protection.
• Britannia MoversminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partnership - Roy Fox co-founded Britannia Movers in 1982 as a cooperative of family-owned removals businesses forming a nationwide network, becoming its first chairman. Fox later separated from Britannia in 1987 amicably.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Access Self Storage: UK self-storage operator with multiple sites including in Fox's core South East / South West geographies. Directly comparable on the recurring self-storage leg of Fox's business.
• Bishop's Move: Long-established UK household and commercial removals specialist with self-storage and international services. Comparable mid-sized UK operator competing for the same residential and office relocation work.
• Pickfords: UK's oldest and largest household removal company offering UK and international moving, storage and commercial relocation services. Directly comparable to Fox across core domestic removal, international moving and self-storage lines.
• Johnsons Moving Services: Mid-sized UK removal and storage company with branch network and international capability. Competes head-to-head with Fox for both UK domestic and overseas relocation jobs.
• Britannia Movers: UK nationwide network of family-owned removal companies co-founded by Roy Fox in 1982; Fox was its first chairman before separating in 1987. Operates the same UK household/commercial moving and storage model.
• Anthony Ward Thomas: Premium UK household removal specialist with self-storage and international moving services, comparable to Fox's higher-end domestic and international offering.

Broad incumbents

• Crown Relocations: Global mobility and international moving incumbent operating across multiple continents. Comparable to Fox's international relocation line but at materially larger scale and broader corporate-mobility focus.
• Sirva (Allied Pickfords): Global relocation and moving services incumbent that owns the Allied Pickfords brand. Overlaps with Fox across international household moving and corporate relocation services.
• Big Yellow Self Storage: Listed UK self-storage incumbent operating 100+ stores nationwide. Provides scale benchmark for the storage economics of Fox Self Storage and pressure on local storage pricing.
• Santa Fe Relocation: Large global relocation and moving services provider offering international household goods moving, storage and corporate mobility. Comparable on international moves where Fox relies on FIDI/Atlas partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Fox_Moving
• Facebookfacebook.com/FoxMoving1971
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fox-moving-and-storage

Compliance16 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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