A gap in the diary is not always spare capacity. Your van may be free while the crew is committed elsewhere, or an empty afternoon may leave too little time to reach a collection address. Before seeking subcontract removal work, describe what you can actually deliver.
This checklist helps a removal company prepare its capacity information. It is useful whether you discuss work directly with another operator or register interest in a fulfilment network. It does not establish that work is available in your area.
Start with the work you already owe
Put confirmed jobs, travel, loading, unloading and the return journey into your planning first. Include vehicle downtime and crew commitments. Treat a provisional booking as a decision to resolve, rather than silently offering the same capacity twice.
For each remaining slot, write down the crew and vehicle that could take it. If taking another job depends on someone else confirming availability, keep that condition visible until you have an answer.
Define coverage by the journeys you can make
Record your operating postcode, the postcode districts you can serve and a realistic radius. Then consider the collection-to-delivery journey separately. A nearby collection can still lead to a delivery that takes the crew far outside its working day.
State any maximum travel distance and the notice you need. Check parking, access and likely travel time for a particular job before agreeing to it; a service-area entry cannot answer those questions on its own.
Describe the service and its limits
- Work offered: removals, packing, storage or clearance, as applicable to your business.
- Resources: vans and crew members you can make available together.
- Job size: the largest move you can reasonably consider with those resources.
- Timing: days, working window and minimum notice.
- Constraints: access, handling or other conditions that require discussion before acceptance.
Be specific about packing or dismantling. Providing a vehicle and crew does not tell the other operator whether materials, packing time or furniture assembly are included. For storage, describe what space and handling you can offer, with any access restrictions; do not imply that a capacity declaration reserves space for a customer.
Keep a useful capacity note
Use a short note you can review before every discussion:
Available days and hours: __. Operating postcode and districts: __. Vans and crew available together: __. Services and maximum move size: __. Minimum notice: __. Travel and handling limits: __. Anything still awaiting confirmation: __.
Replace every blank with your own facts. This is a planning aid, not an offer or a contract. Keep job-specific terms separate so a general availability note cannot be mistaken for acceptance of a particular move.
What Move and Store partner registration does
The existing Move and Store fulfilment partner page lets you create an account or sign in and declare where, when and what kind of work you can fulfil. The partner profile supports service areas, radius, vans, crew, availability and job limits. You can save a draft or pause capacity.
Registration records interest and capacity. It does not guarantee jobs, confirm verification or activate payments. Do not treat a completed profile as approval to carry out booked work. Follow the checks and instructions shown in the app, and ask about anything that remains unclear before committing resources.
Review your insurance information against the work you propose to take. A profile confirmation is not a substitute for checking your actual cover with your insurer or broker.
Update capacity when the diary changes
Review your declaration after taking another booking, losing access to a van or changing crew availability. Pause capacity when you cannot take work, then update it before making yourself available again.
Before accepting a specific job, use the subcontract removal job checklist to confirm scope, access, responsibilities and written terms. Spare capacity is only useful when it fits the job being offered.