Definition :

Packers and Movers are said to be those people who help you to pack and move your belongings in the safest and the most convenient way. Earlier both these services were distinct from each other with different companies involved in packing the belongings and others in transporting the belongings to the desired location. However in the past 50 years as travel has become easier most of the times both these services are offered by the same company.

History :

There is no clear cut period when Packers and Movers really gained momentum. As mentioned earlier these two jobs were handled by different sets of professionals but then because of mergers and agreements between companies, the thin line of difference between the two blurred considerably.

Most of the individual big companies decided to group the two activities together. This activity has gained much more significance in the past decade or so due to industrialization. Because of the growth in various companies and expansion all around the globe people were being moved and transferred with a higher frequency than before.

As people moved their stuff needed to be moved as well. And when dealing with cross-country transfers or international ones people always seemed to place more trust in professional companies than in individual dealers.

Thus, soon enough there was a huge rise in the number of moving services being offered. At the same time packers too witnessed a growth in their business sector as many people preferred their expensive possessions to be handled thoroughly by such services. Despite the large number of related services available people around the world still prefer to pack and move their stuff on their own.

The Moving and Packing industry has certainly seen a tremendous rise in its turnover but it seems a bit pale in comparison to the amount of people who are moving. This is due to two reasons; in the western world labor is very expensive. Due to this most of the times it is not feasible to engage the services of these experts.

Secondly packing is something which most of the people consider as personal this too contributes to the relative barrier in this industry. Within India most consumers prefer to pack the goods on their own and transport them through trucker services or exclusive movers.

Types :

There isn’t a massive variety in the types of Packers and Movers as the service rendered by the companies is pretty straight forward. We can probably see a distinction between the domestic movers and the industrial movers.

The domestic ones are those who cater only to the public and their packing and moving needs. These can be either professionals or individuals. One can say that the professional businesses offer insurance on the goods when they are being moved whereas if you hire local movers then you would probably not be entitled to insurance and would have to rely on his word.

In addition to this the professional businesses offer you the opportunity of tracking your cargo. This luxury will not be possible in case of individual movers. There may also be differences in the mode of transport used to transport the belonging and differences can also be found in the packing material used depending on the type of goods to be moved.

As for industrial packers and movers they are a few and far between. Most of the companies have their own trucks to transport the industrial goods. However many small businesses prefer to hire such movers for handling delicate and fragile equipment.