Our Essex Removals Team Reliably Moving Since 1990
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We may have started small, but our reputation for delivering a superior service has seen Reliable grow to the company we are today: a trusted removals presence with the largest fleet of vehicles in the region. We’re proud to provide bespoke logistical solutions for both residential movers and commercial companies.

Jon Atkinson
General Manager
- Moving since 2001
- Joined 2009
- National & International CPC (Transport Operations)
- CPE / FCRM / H&ICRM (Industry qualifications)
- Awarded the Deveraux medal in 2008 (Highest marks in H&ICRM in the UK)
- Responsible for overall management and development of the business. Contact for new business and commercial opportunities.




Will Brown
Key Account Manager
- Moving since: 2011
- Joined Reliable: 2011
- Certificate in Commercial Estimating (B.A.R)
- Will works alongside Jon Atkinson and is responsible for Commercial Moving, consultative logistics and new business. He specialises in strategy, planning and solutions for the straightforward and complex.





Our core values
It’s our people and our product that make our company, and together they provide a service with reliability at its core. Find out how we live up to our name and your expectations below:
Reliability
At the core of everything we do, reliable takes care of everything you need
Company
Quality Dedicated Established
People
Professional Invaluable Dependable
Product
Innovative Ownership Adaptive

Our history
Find out about our history and how the business has grown by exploring our company timeline:
Established 1990
Humble Beginnings
David Mac launches the business under the name ‘Mac Transport’, and dedicates himself to moving homeowners throughout Essex.



The Underdogs
David spends nearly a decade refining his expertise, quietly building an enviable reputation as the most reliable independent mover in the region.

Reliable is born
With glowing customer feedback the company’s reputation grew, and David renames ‘Mac Transport’ to ‘Reliable Removals’.



The word is out
Word begins to spread and Reliable are in demand! Our fleet of vehicles expands with two new additions.

The firm grows
The team move into a new, larger premises on the Globe Industrial estate in Grays.



The team Grows
Operations Manager, Bill Daly, joins Reliable. Marking the first of many expansions for the Reliable Team.

Big Daddy
As the moves get bigger and better, so do Reliable’s vehicles. We buy our first 18 tonne lorry, the aptly named ‘Big Daddy’.



The big 5000
A big milestone for Reliable as we hit our 5,000th move

A shot at glory
With demand growing, we relocate our premises to Shot Farm in Wickford to accommodate the increase in move requests



A Change of Angle
Jon Atkinson joins the team. Having worked for some of the biggest players in the moving world, he brings a different dimension adding professionalism and efficiency to an already thriving operation.

2010-2014
The Company increases it’s profile and capacity by successfully undertaking large domestic and Commercial moves. Reliable becomes a byword for quality service and problem solving in the South Essex area.



Reaching out
With the Commercial arm of the Company gaining huge traction with business clients, Will Brown joins the team as Key Account Manager

Double Jeopardy
Reliable’s latest re-brand is celebrated with the purchase of two state-of-the-art pantechnicons, soon to be known as ‘the Twins’.



Look, we're on TV
We feature in the television advertisement for major furniture company, Harveys.

The new HQ
As the company once again increases its size, we move to our current location of Bentalls Business Park in Basildon.



Escape to the Chateau
We’re featured in the hit Channel 4 show ‘Escape to the Chateau’ with Dick Strawbridge.
