International Removals

People in britain Escape Gloomy Britain for Sun-drenched “Britain”

When first Surveyor General of South Australia, Colonel William Light, started designing Adelaide in 1835 he desired to “build a better Britain”. Today, with 7% of Adelaideans born in The United Kingdom and nearly 50% of British ancestry, his mission looks to become success. Removals company Anglo Pacific is delivering a lot more to this “Britain with better weather”.

Anglo Pacific’s International Migration Manager, Noel Glavin, says, “This year
we have seen a 10% surge in household removals to South Australia over 2011. It would seem that Brits are falling for Adelaide’s community spirit, optimism, old-fashioned values, family traditions, relaxed life style and warm climate - areas of Britain that have either been eroded over time or never existed to start with. Studies show that when they arrive in Adelaide they feel neither “foreign nor strange” and settle quickly into “Britain inside the sun”. Add in South Australia’s dependence on skilled migrants and it’s no surprise 10,000 Brits have migrated permanently to South Australia in the last five years alone - many using Anglo Pacific’s services.”

Adelaide is ranked a mighty fifth inside the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2012 Global Liveability Ranking, up from ninth in 2011, whilst London in contrast languishes at 51st. The cities that fare the very best in this Ranking are generally mid-sized with low population densities, low crime rates, little congestion, good healthcare and easily available recreational activities. Adelaide ticks every box and, due to Colonel William Light, all with a British twist.

Adelaide’s Britishness was put beneath the microscope in an August 2012 Huddersfield University report commissioned from the South Australian Office of the Agent General to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Titled “When the British built Adelaide, they wanted to build a better Britain”, the report makes note of all of its British characteristics - not least its name, after William IV’s consort Queen Adelaide. The city has a street named King William Street, beaches named Grange and Henley, Victorian era heritage buildings, the Adelaide Oval sports ground, the British Hotel founded in 1838 that continues to trade and even the locals’ accents will be more “British” than in other parts of the Commonwealth.

Britishness aside, Adelaide has plenty to provide the modern-day migrant. With a population just above a million, Adelaide is a vibrant city laid out on either side with the Torrens River, fringed with a green belt of parks and set against the backdrop of the Mount Lofty Ranges. Hugely sociable, there’s a thriving live music and arts scene and Adelaide is specially recognized for its festivals - in reality there are 400 of them per year and 300 days of sunshine to make them feasible. 72,000 hectares of vineyards producing excellent wines, less than average house prices and 3,000 miles of coastline add to the appeal.

Melissa Hay, Business Development Manager - Migration, for the South Australia Office of the Agent General says, “Britain is a essential source of skilled migrants for South Australia, so we are running a lot of roadshows this autumn to explain the new invitation-only visa system that got into effect 1 July this year - Skill Select. Currently South Australia is looking to get skilled health professionals, engineers, teachers and all trades across the board including electricians, plumbers, diesel mechanics and welders. If you do decide to make the move, you’ll be happy to hear that eight out of ten South Australian families surveyed for the Huddersfield report said they have a work-life balance that allows them to spend enough time with their family. Data from those surveyed in the UK told a different story mentioning a celeb obsessed culture and loss in community spirit as reasons for wanting to emigrate.”

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International Shipping Company Anticipates Loss of of Airline Checked Hold Baggage

Airport check-in desks are starting to be battlegrounds and Twitter streams are littered with irate rantings. The culprit? Excess baggage charges. Anglo Pacific International Shipping believes this struggle will soon be confined to history.

Steve Perry, Founder and Director of Anglo Pacific, says, “High excess baggage charges are gaining plenty of media exposure but actually this is nothing new. We’ve been around for 35 years and ship around 20,000 consignments of personal and household effects annually. Our customers, whether they be migrants, students, employees on overseas secondment or returning foreigners, realise that using Anglo Pacific’s door-to-door courier delivery service will surely cost them around a 3rd of the cost of airline excess baggage. No more struggling at check-in or getting wound up over exorbitant charges.”

The very fact of the matter is that airlines are making it more difficult and more expensive for passengers to check-in baggage for excellent reason. Rising fuel costs, extra taxes and hard-hit economies have conspired against the aviation industry as they quite simply see their profits nosedive. Not only does this mean that they need to find more income from stealth charges including extra legroom seats, priority boarding, in-flight catering and so on, but it also means that they need to turn their aircraft round quickly - planes only generate income while they’re in the air. Checked baggage simply gets in the way.

Airlines would like checked baggage to fade altogether as it slows down the turnaround on the tarmac and baggage handlers need to be paid regardless of the volume entering the hold. What’s more these handlers have been known to strike causing even more financial headaches. The flying public is wising up. Checked baggage has dropped substantially with 85% of passengers checking in a suitcase five years ago versus lower than 20% now, and the boarding process is dominated by the tedious overhead locker hand luggage jigsaw puzzle. The solution is pack light and let an independent international shipping company handle the rest.

Steve continues, “According to their websites, for a short flight with easyJet excess baggage is incurred at 11GBP per kilo in the airport, 20GBP per kilo for RyanAir. Experts have worked out that at times it is less expensive to purchase a second seat and bring a pal to share your allowance. But this all becomes irrelevant if you utilize Anglo Pacific. We stock, deliver and collect bespoke export strength cartons for owner packing in the comfort of your house and deliver everything to your door overseas - for much cheaper than any low cost airline. And we’ll log and track each item so you know where it is at all times. As fully bonded members of the British Association of Removers, your belongings will be in safe hands - of course, if you’ve ever observed an airline baggage handler at work, that’s a real comfort.”

Anglo Pacific’s speciality is sending luggage worldwide via its express courier service to the common long-haul destinations (5 to 7 days transit) such as Australasia, North America, South Africa, East Asia and China. An average 15kg suitcase with Anglo Pacific costs £139 door-to-door. For short-haul European destinations, a typical 15kg suitcase with Anglo Pacific would cost £77 door-to-door (2-3 days transit). Check out Anglo Pacific’s prices and see what you could save or call 0800 783 5322.

63% of Aussie Companies Worried About Skills Shortfall

As Australia bounces away from real estate recession, skills shortages are getting to be exposed - not least in the construction industry. A workforce shortfall could endanger recovery Down Under and international removals firm Anglo Pacific is urging overseas candidates to seize job opportunities.

Jason Diggs, Sales Director for Anglo Pacific, says, “In 2012 Anglo Pacific was the greatest volume mover of personal and household effects to Australia from your UK - around 51% of our total customers for your year. Apart from a proper volume of returning nationals, quite a few clients were UK-born professionals trying to find lucrative employment opportunities along with a better lifestyle for the family - in particular the lure of the great outdoors. If Australia’s growth will meet difficulties because of a skills shortage, now’s a really good time to send the visa application off.”

Having spent 2008 to 2012 in recession, a phenomenon which was refuted by the Reserve Bank of Australia being a simultaneous mining boom masked the retail and property crash, Australia’s housing market is moving into a recovery phase.

Alex Caraco from Coldwell Banker Australia says, “At the prestige end with the market, house prices fell by as much as 30% in capital cities and 30 to 40% in regional locations during the five-year period of the property and construction recession. Property became far more affordable to the average family. However, since November 2012, prices have risen anything between 3 and 15% since the population swells with migrants from Asia, New Zealand and Europe. Demand is rising but we need the staff to return to the construction sector.”

Alex continues, “Hundreds of building companies went into liquidation and skilled people exited a in their droves to participate the booming mining sector. Construction just about closed down for four or five years but now it has restarted, albeit from the very low base. Banks continue to be not keen to lend for construction so only stock exchange or Chinese-owned developers are building, however, many jobs are nonetheless being created.” 

Estimates from the Construction & Property Services Industry Skills Council (CPSISC) claim that 45,000 jobs will become accessible in the construction industry over the next three years, but a lack of home-grown apprentices and skilled professionals leaving businesses for retirement is causing concern. The gap needs to be plugged somehow.

Interestingly, the 2013 Hays Salary Guide revealed that 63% of employers feel that skills shortages will impact the operation of their business or department. Additionally a staggering 61% of businesses would consider sponsoring candidates from overseas, up from 59% in 2012. It’s clear that Australia is going to be reliant on immigrants from the UK.

Peace of Mind Through Experience - Anglo Pacific is a specialist mover to the Southern Hemisphere and handles around 20,000 consignments of private and household effects annually. A known market leader for Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada and South Africa, Anglo Pacific has been established for almost 35 years and comes with an unrivalled reputation for friendly, professional and reliable container shipping and international removals service. Also, as a fully bonded part of the British Association of Removers, clients’ belongings cannot be in safer hands.

New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty's Approach for Financial Growth

Canada Wipes Federal government Skilled Worker Program Backlog

Around 280,000 appliers to Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Program are going to have their costs paid back as part of a proposal to create a fast and flexible immigration system. The March Budget 2012 put aside 130 million Canadian dollars to pay the expense of refunds and clear the unbelievable backlog of unprocessed applications.

Jason Diggs, Sales Director for Anglo Pacific, explains, “The applicants affected are the ones who applied prior to 27 February 2008 and are thought to number around 280,000. They shall be encouraged to re-apply under new programs that target work skills - a similar path to the Australians who will replace their points system with SkillSelect from 1 July 2012. The 20,000 applicants who have already passed the choices criteria stage continues to have their applications processed. Evidently this is a major blow for the 280,000 people who have been held in limbo for 4 or 5 years or more as a refund will set them back to square one, though the replacement skills-based system promises to be quicker plus more efficient.”

The phased-out Federal Skilled Worker Program is set to be substituted for a Federal Job Bank where skilled migrant applications goes into an online selection pool. Employers and provincial governments will then be able to dip into the pool and pick the best-fit workers to fast-track through the application process to get them working within a few months instead of years. This will give Canada the opportunity to concentrate on the skills and abilities that the country needs today. Legislation will be necessary to establish the revolutionary Federal Job Bank system and might take up to two years to employ.

Canada has a growing need for skilled workers, specially in Western Canada’s booming resources sector. Canadian Business this month revealed the 50 best-paying highest-demand career choices today. They surveyed hundreds of occupations tracked by Statistics Canada and placed Petroleum Engineer as the number one job to find, or indeed keep. This is both the fastest-growing occupation in Canada, with employment increasing by 85% between 2006 and 2011, and the second-highest in pay. Oil is Canada’s largest driver of employment and economic activity and the Canadian Business list also ranks other oil-related jobs highly including chemical and civil engineers and environmental and occupational safety inspectors. Construction is an additional sector crying out for skilled workers.

For removals enquiries to Canada, or indeed any of our other key markets for example Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, contact Anglo Pacific on 020 8838 8081, email removals@anglopacific.co.uk or visit our website.

About Anglo Pacific - As the UK’s biggest independent international removals company, Anglo Pacific handles about 20,000 baggage shipments and overseas removals annually. A recognized market leader for Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada and South Africa, Anglo Pacific has been established in excess of 30 years and has an unrivaled history of friendly, professional and reliable container shipping services. In addition, as a fully bonded member of the British Association of Removers, clients’ belongings cannot be in safer hands.

Removal Bookings for Anglo Pacific Elevated by Christchurch Earthquake Reconstruct

Anglo Pacific International Plc, great britain’s largest independent international removals company, has reported that removal bookings for Nz in 2011 are 26% up on 2010. The Business has experienced greater growth this year to New Zealand than some other migration market and believes that the skills shortage due to widespread earthquake damage could be partly accountable.

In February 2011 an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 reached the Canterbury region of New Zealand and was centred just 10km from Christchurch - the country’s second most populous city. The most destructive in a year-long earthquake swarm impacting the Christchurch area, the disaster left numerous casualties and insurance firms with a total rebuild cost of around 15 to 16 billion NZ$. Now, in the aftermath, New Zealand’s single largest issue is a shortage of skilled labour.

Jason Diggs, Anglo Pacific’s Sales Director and a native of Christchurch himself, comments “Whilst native New Zealanders are in fact priority candidates, there’s an acknowledgement that overseas tradesmen and construction experts will need to plug the shortfall. The Canterbury Employment and Skills Board, an appearance set up in the wake with the earthquakes, has made a concerted effort to urge expat New Zealanders return home and help with the reconstruction. This Board is going to be attending migration and employment Expos throughout the UK in the coming months to recruit both expats and Britons to boost Christchurch businesses. Judging by Anglo Pacific’s much increased export bookings for New Zealand, their efforts could bear fruit.”

Estimates declare that at least 8,000 construction workers will be required to rebuild and repair Christchurch’s 100,000 damaged homes. When the rebuild is rolled out at a fast rate, literally thousands of additional workers will probably be needed and, whether or not the program is staggered over ten to 15 years, the local Christchurch marketplace still would not be able to cope. The problem may be exacerbated by an exodus of Christchurch residents who have sought jobs and lives elsewhere to free themselves of the difficult conditions.

Canterbury Employment and Skills Board (CESB) Deputy Chairman, Alex Bouma, said unprecedented opportunities appear in Christchurch for skilled workers ready to relocate. “There is going to be huge economic opportunity in Canterbury within the next three to ten years. There’s been expansive coverage with the disaster and what we’re telling now is that the corporate environment has moved beyond that with a large degree. Sure we’ve still have a lot of things to deal with, the good news is there are unprecedented opportunities they can be a part of.”

Ironically, and before the unprecedented string of seismic activity, New Zealand was in need of more skilled labour. Hiring had already become increasingly difficult in the IT and computer sector to help keep abreast of changing technology and also the health sector is also crying out for staff. Prudence Shaw of ACCENT Health Recruitment based in Christchurch confirms, “All specialist disciplines are essential with acute shortages in mental health, orthopaedics, radiology, surgery and anaesthesiology, emergency - actually most areas. General practitioners may also be in high demand. Nurses doing work in New Zealand can expect to earn about $50,000NZ (approximately £26,000) annually and doctors earn upwards of $150,000NZ (approximately £78,000). The cost of living in New Zealand is considerably lower than the UK and the great lifestyle a significant draw for people wanting a big change of pace yet still be able to advance their medical careers”.

As a direct consequence of the earthquakes, occupations specifically in demand include project managers, engineers, architects, urban planners, electricians, plumbers, joiners, plasterers, roofers and many more as Christchurch efforts to build almost an entire CBD from scratch. Utilizing its vast network of contacts built over Thirty years of trading, Anglo Pacific supplies a dedicated job search service with applicants invited to join up free of charge and without obligation via http://www.anglopacific.co.uk/. Completed registrations are sent to specialist recruiters within every one of the key disciplines - Anglo Pacific partners with a number of specialist recruiters in Nz, and many more in South Africa and Australia.

And, of course, if New Zealand employers undertake applicants through Anglo Pacific’s network, the organization is likely to be their preferred option to move their household effects. Anglo Pacific offers job candidates a free 25kg air courier shipment (worth as much as £150) for essentials required immediately with a new overseas home including tools of the trade, personal documents, laptops and seasonal clothing. The offer applies to job candidates who select Anglo Pacific for their international removals to a value of £1,000 or maybe more. The courier service is available to most countries and frequently offers a transit which can be between five to seven days door-to-door. Just quote your distinct job registration number once you book your removal to get the special offer. 

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Anglo Pacific Ships Historic Wembley Gates To Chile

When the royal tunnel gates from the original Wembley Stadium went up for auction in November 2011, few would have predicted that the successful bid would come from a museum in Chile. But successful they were, and Anglo Pacific now has the task of safely shipping the gates to capital Santiago.

Terry Horsnell, Anglo Pacific's Fine Art Consultant, comments, “I genuinely love a challenge and 16 foot square gates don’t get more challenging. The gates were stored up in a yard in Kettering and just getting them out, vertical to remove and then horizontal to travel, was a mission – particularly as overhead telephone and power cables come into play. We then had to liaise with the authorities to get the necessary wide load permits for the evening road trip from Kettering to Anglo Pacific’s warehouses in London - which are thankfully well-equipped to receive large and heavy items.”

Terry continues, “For the Atlantic crossing, the gates were too large for containers so had to be packaged in timber casing, lifted with specialist equipment and shipped as conventional below-deck cargo. A shipment like this only comes four or five times a year, a recent comparable was a 16 foot high Salvador Dalí statue we transported to Singapore, and it’s great fun to fine-tune all the logistical intricacies.” 

Dating back to 1923, the timber gates took centre stage during London’s second Olympics in 1948 when the teams used them for access to the ground. Old Wembley closed in October 2000 and the iconic twin towers demolished in 2003 with the gates days away from the same fate. Fortunately registered charity the Brooking Trust was able to whisk them to safe storage at Greenwich University. Sold by Sotheby’s at auction in London, the gates achieved a figure of £5,785 - within the auctioneer’s predicted range - and were amongst nine lots that included a round window from the iconic twin towers and lights from the royal box. 

Hernán García, Executive Director of Chile’s Museo de la Moda (Fashion Museum), says, “This is the first time we’ve worked with Anglo Pacific but, given the dimensions, delicacy, incalculable historic significance and value of the gates, we had to work with a reliable specialist. Thankfully the auction house was able to recommend Anglo Pacific and so far so good – the attention to detail and customer care has been excellent. The gates haven’t yet arrived but, given our experience so far, we expect only the best results.”

The old Wembley gates should reach Santiago by 24 March and will form part of the Museo de la Moda’s (www.museodelamoda.cl) main project, a collection of pieces related to football, tennis and other sports. They hope to convey the history of sport around the world through clothing, accessories and other related items such as these impressive gates.  

About Fine Art Shipping - Anglo Pacific is proficient in the packing and transportation of bespoke and reproduction furniture, antiques, historic and contemporary works of art, sculptures and items of architectural merit. Testament to our expertise and excellence, we are the number one choice for many antique dealers, art galleries, museums, interior designers and private buyers and collectors across the globe – including various royal families. We are members of both the London and Provincial Antique Dealers Association (LAPADA) and the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID).

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