Delivery Services

What Delivery Services does

Delivery Services & Storage Ltd, operating as DS Movers, is a Belfast-headquartered commercial relocation and specialist transport provider founded circa 1984 with 62 employees. The company delivers an integrated suite of services including office relocations (DS Office Movers), residential moves (DS Home Movers), specialist transportation of fine art and antiques (DS Specialist Movers, with museum-specification vehicles), library and academic collection moves (DS Library Movers), haulage, licensed waste carrier services, storage, and an office furniture e-commerce line. Its underlying physical asset base comprises climate-controlled vehicles with air-ride suspension, tail-lifts, and tie-rails, enabling safe handling of sensitive and high-value cargo across the heritage, academic, and banking sectors.

The business operates a project-based, quote-driven revenue model anchored on enterprise field sales targeting universities, legal firms, financial institutions, and engineering companies across Northern Ireland, the wider UK, and Ireland. Customer capture is concentrated in enterprise accounts, with named projects including Ulster University, Queen's University Belfast, A&O Shearman, Citi Belfast, Cisco Systems Dublin, Aecom (Dublin and Belfast), Jacobs Architects Dublin, Radius Housing, MACOM, and Birmingham City University. The firm is a member of the British Association of Removers (BAR) and the Commercial Moving Group, holds BS 8522 accreditation and ISO 9001, and has won the BAR Commercial Mover of the Year award in both 2011 and 2016.

Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with a multi-channel marketing presence (website with blog and online calculators, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) and published case studies. Pricing is bespoke per project for enterprise work and fixed unit pricing for the office furniture e-commerce line. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, institutional investors, or external funding, and operates without any documented AI/ML capabilities.

Name

Delivery Services

Legal name

Delivery Services & Storage Ltd

Website

https://delivery-services.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Delivery Services & Storage Ltd (DS Movers) is a Belfast-headquartered commercial relocation and specialist transport provider serving universities, legal firms, financial institutions, and engineering companies across the UK and Ireland with office moves, fine art transport, and storage services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Relocation Services

NAICS

Used Household and Office Goods Moving (484210), Used Household and Office Goods Moving (48421)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Trucking (No Local) (4213), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Dedicated/Exclusive-Use Interstate Moves (HSAKABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interstate Specialty Household Moves (Pianos/Antiques/Fine Art/Safes) (HSAKABAJ), Residential Long-Distance & Interstate Household Moving (HSAKABAA), Local Storage-to-Home / Home-to-Storage Moves (HSAKAAAL)

Keywords

• Commercial relocation services
• Office moving services
• Fine art transport
• Specialist haulage
• Residential removals

Headquarters

HQ city

Belfast

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Relocation Services: Core revenue from commercial and residential relocation services, including office moves, home moves, and specialist transportation of fine art, antiques, and heritage items. Charged on a project/quote basis.
2. Haulage Services: Transport services for goods and logistics operations for business clients
3. Office Furniture Sales: Direct sales of office furniture including chairs and furnishing items through e-commerce storefront
4. Licensed Waste Carrier Services: Transportation and disposal of waste items for commercial clients
5. Storage Services: Storage solutions often combined with relocation projects, providing interim storage during transitions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Delivery Services (trading as DS Movers) is a Belfast-based commercial and residential relocation provider operating across the UK and Ireland. The company delivers bespoke office moves, home moves, specialist transportation of fine art and antiques, library and academic relocations, haulage, licensed waste carrier services, and storage solutions. It also operates an e-commerce storefront for office furniture.

Product overview

Delivery Services (DS Movers) operates as a single unified service offering focused on commercial and home relocation across the UK and Ireland. The company provides an integrated suite of moving services including DS Home Movers for residential relocations, DS Office Movers for commercial relocation projects, DS Specialist Movers for fine art and heritage transportation, DS Library Movers for academic collections, Haulage services for logistics, Licensed Waste Carriers for waste transportation, and Office Furniture Supply as an add-on product. The portfolio also includes online quote calculators (Moving House Calculator and Office Relocation Calculator) for customer self-service. Over 40 years of experience supports operations primarily in Northern Ireland, with services extending across the UK and Ireland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DS Home Movers Professional home relocation services for individual customers moving across town or across the country, with comprehensive resources to streamline the moving journey.
• DS Office Movers Bespoke commercial relocation services for businesses, with tailored project management, IT equipment handling, file relocation, and furniture moves.
• DS Specialist Movers Specialist transportation for fine art, antiques, and heritage items using climate-controlled museum-specification vehicles with air-ride suspension, tail-lifts, and tie-rails.
• DS Library Movers Specialized relocation services for library collections and academic materials for educational and cultural institutions.
• Haulage Services Premier haulage services for transporting goods safely and punctually, supporting business logistics operations for commercial clients.
• Licensed Waste Carriers Licensed waste carrier services for safe and appropriate transportation of waste items in compliance with waste transportation regulations.
• Office Furniture Supply Direct supply of office furniture including chairs and eco-friendly furnishing options sold through the e-commerce storefront, with installation as part of office moves.
• Storage Services Short-term and long-term storage solutions including large-scale storage capabilities for office relocations and transitional projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3000 desktop IT kits stored, transported, and commissioned for Citi Belfast
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DSMoversNI
• Instagraminstagram.com/dsmovers
• TikToktiktok.com/@d.s.movers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/delivery-services

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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