
About
Rhemo removals is a family firm with three generations being involved. The company was started in 1965 with the aim of providing a professional removal service with reasonable prices and have been members of the B.A.R since 1984.





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Reviews
35Thank you Rhemo. I don’t plan on moving again any time soon but if I do, I will be using again.
They were both professional, courteous and very helpful.
From the first phone call to the actual moving date I was kept updated and I would have no hesitation in using or recommending Rhemo Removals in future.
Thank you all so much.
The move appeared to be significantly understaffed from the outset. During the packing day, Rhemo relied on external personnel. On moving day they provided only two removal staff, while the family moving into the property had a team of eight. Early in the day one of Rhemo's two employees became unwell, vomited at the property and was unable to continue, leaving just one remover on site for most of the move.
As a result, our family had to provide around 10 hours of physical labour to complete work we had paid Rhemo to do. We moved boxes and furniture, dismantled and reassembled furniture, and generally helped complete the move. The incoming family recognised the situation and even offered some of their own removal staff to help because of the amount of work we were doing while they waited outside for access to the property.
The Director eventually dropped off a replacement employee less than an hour before we were due to vacate but did not come into the property to assess the impact of losing a team member. We vacated around an hour late, causing unnecessary stress for everyone involved. At the end of the day we also discovered a damaged cabinet left in the garage without anyone informing us.
When we raised a formal complaint, we felt it was reasonable to request a partial refund for the work our family had undertaken and some compensation for the delay and stress. Instead, the Director's responses contained several statements that did not reflect what happened. For example, she stated Rhemo was unaware we had to vacate by 12 noon, despite their own employee telling us on the day they knew this because they were due at another job between 12pm and 2pm. She also disputed that we dismantled furniture, even though it was Rhemo's remaining employee who gave us the screwdrivers and discussed with us the best way to dismantle it. Rhemo eventually offered £250 as a goodwill gesture.
We referred the complaint to the Furniture & Home Improvement Ombudsman through the British Association of Removers (B.A.R). We supplied timestamped photographs showing the volume of boxes and furniture remaining when only one Rhemo employee was available. The Ombudsman dismissed these as insufficient evidence, while we were never shown any evidence supporting Rhemo's version of events.
Most concerning was that the Ombudsman initially issued what it described as a 'final' decision awarding us £250. After Rhemo challenged that decision, the award was removed. We asked the Ombudsman to explain how this could happen after a 'final' decision and what evidence Rhemo had provided. At the time of writing this we have been awaiting a response for three months.
The damaged cabinet also remains unresolved because Rhemo expects the customer to complete the insurance paperwork and obtain repair quotations themselves.
Based on our experience, Rhemo's service fell well below what we paid for. It was almost as if they didn't care as Rhemo knew the Ombudsman would be on their side as the Ombudsman is paid by B.A.R who Rhemo pay to be a member of, which means the Ombudsman is not wholly impartial, as our experience demonstrated.Read more




