Every home carries a lifetime’s worth of investment and memories. When moving to a new house, people need extra time and space to sort, pack, and transport their belongings from one place to another. Storage in transit is a short-term storage service for people who need to clear their house of their belongings but aren’t yet prepared to settle into their new home.
Professional moving companies offer storage in transit for customers who need temporary storage during a move. You can ask your mover to hold some of your household goods temporarily to save costs on a managed storage unit.
Nellions offers two types of storage in transit services:
- Open Space Storage: Your goods are stored in a shared space at the mover’s storage facility at a lower cost. Your items are well protected and kept separate from other customers’ goods.
- Closed Space Storage: We provide lockable storage units for storage in transit services. You can lock your goods in the unit and keep the keys until you need access to your goods again.
Who Needs Storage in Transit Services?
- Residents whose notice period at their current homes have expired but the lease agreement at their new/destination home isn’t in effect yet
- Kenyans moving overseas on temporary visas and want to save on rental/lease expenses
- Exporters: Many exporters put their items in storage as they process paperwork and get other documents ready before they can send out their shipments. It’s also ideal for exporters shipping on groupage options. This saves on demurrage and port storage fees.
- Importers: Storage in transit comes in handy for when the shipment is cleared before schedule and the lease contract is yet to take effect. Similarly, you can avoid hefty demurrage and port storage costs.
- Homeowners renovating: We pack and store your goods as you refurbish your house and then return them when you’re done renovating. We also set the house up as if you never moved your goods out in the first place.
What are the Benefits of Storage in Transit Services?
SIT is fast, simple, affordable storage. Instead of having your household goods handled by a separate moving company and a storage service provider, you can have a SIT mover handle everything as you focus on other important matters.
Here are some benefits of SIT.
- Affordable: Your mover will include storage in your moving estimate, saving you money by simplifying the relocation process and ensuring you only pay for one move.
- Enhanced protection and security: Movers wrap your furniture using best industry practices and seal it to ensure maximum protection. Storage facilities also have advanced security, including electronic sensors and 24/7 video surveillance cameras. While self-storage locations have high traffic from the public, moving companies often restrict access to their monitored working hours.
- Maximum efficiency: Renting a self-storage unit will have you going through the moving process twice – once to stow away your belongings and again to transport them home. With storage-in-transit, there’s no time wasted. Your moving company will keep everything enroute to your destination so you can settle into your new space in half the time.
- Single point of accountability: Not only will self-storage units add another item to your already long to-do list, but trying to coordinate schedules between your storage provider and your moving company can lead to miscommunication and delays. A full-service moving company can take it all off your plate, allowing you to sit back while they manage the logistics and do the heavy lifting.
Your items will only be a phone call away, ultimately accelerating the moving process.
We pack and load your belongings onto a truck or container for transportation. Once the truck or container arrives at the storage facility, the belongings will be unloaded and placed in a secure storage area. Our storage facilities have security measures to ensure the safety of your belongings, from surveillance cameras to access control systems.
While your belongings are in storage, you may be charged a fee based on the amount of space your belongings occupy in the storage area. In some cases, especially if the storage period is predetermined, the storage fees are embedded in the moving quotation. Ensure that this is clear before the job starts.
Read more on items you can out and items not to put in storage.
When you’re ready to have your belongings delivered to the final destination, your mover will arrange for transportation from the storage facility to the destination.
How to Pick the Best Storage in Transit Mover in Nairobi
Some practical tips on how to pick the best SIT mover in Nairobi:
- Ask for recommendations from family, friends, or colleagues
- Read online reviews and testimonials
- Ask your prospective SIT mover about their insurance coverage and any additional protections they offer for your items.
- If you are moving internationally, ask about their experience and expertise in international moving logistics.
- Check if they provide packing materials or if you must provide them yourself.
- Consider if they offer additional services after storage such as housekeeping
- Don’t go for the cheapest units available on the market or in large retail stores.
- Make sure the unit has enough room and is well-ventilated
Reliable Storage in Transit Services with Nellions
Storage in transit services are provided by moving companies to temporarily store goods during a relocation. These services are useful when the destination is not yet ready to receive the goods or when there is a delay in transportation.
Nellions Moving and Relocation Company offer storage-in-transit services for customers who are looking for more time between when they arrive at a new home and their belongings arrive at the new home. Or, for any other reason.
We’re East Africa’s trusted IAM-certified moving and storage company serving Nairobi and the surrounding areas. We make residential moving easy by taking care of everything for you – from storage-in-transit to settling-in services.
Contact us now move@nellions.co.ke or call +254700000002 to request a free quote online.
