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April 2024
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Another great turn out of exhibitors at The Meet
What a great morning at The Meet. This charity event once again had a record number of exhibitors and visitors. We have some great photos of vehicles and obviously our own lorry that attended this fabulous event. We will get them on here as soon as possible, but as always we are having a busy day of it!
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Now The Messy Work
With the former Magenta Storage site now well and truly closed, work to clear the site has been going at a quick pace. 40 yard skips filled by hand on site, lorries loaded and then driven to an appropriate Transfer Station for correct recycling. It has been a mammoth task and a very dirty one, BUT as always Big Red Movers Commercial moving and waste clearance part of our company can always be relied onto to get the job done.
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An Extra £4 million for Nottinghamshire Roads
Nine new road maintenance schemes have been announced today (Feb 22) which will see an extra £4m spent on improving some of the county’s busiest roads.
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The announcement, made at the County Council’s Full Council meeting, will see the nine roads receive resurfacing or structural patching treatments to repair damaged surfaces.
The final decision on these proposals will be taken in mid-March when the 2024/25 Highways Capital Programme report is approved. It is envisaged that works will begin i... -
2 Weeks After Closure Magenta Storage Still Has Many Occupied Units
It is now 2 weeks since Magenta Storage Officially Closed. But the site still has many occupied units yet to vacate. We ourselves are still assisting in the vacating of these units once the occupiers finally agree on their plans. We are also providing waste clearance on abandoned units too.
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These past few months have shown just how many people get in the trap of putting things they really didn't need into storage and then paying thousands of pounds for long term storage. Eventually disposing of... February 2024
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Magenta Self Storage Now Closed
So magenta Self Storage Nottingham has now closed its doors for good. Shortly contractors will be on site to commence rip out work ahead of the main demolition contractors.
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Big Red Movers have been busy on site moving Magenta customers belongings up the road a little to the fabulous all new Storage Giant Nottingham site.
It seems some Magenta customers just don't want to leave! With a few still on site we are slowly managing to persuade them to commit to a moving date.
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94 Bridge Strikes By HGV's
East Midland Railway is urging drivers of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV), buses, and vans to fully understand the height of their vehicles after the railway operator was affected by 54 bridge strike incidents last year.
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Bridge strikes, where vehicles collide with bridges, continue to be a significant and recurring problem across EMR’s network.
The operator has shared the top 10 most-hit bridges on its network in an effort to alert drivers to understand which structures regularly catch people out... January 2024
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More Electric Busues To Be Aquired By NCT
A new fleet of 24 electric buses bought by Nottingham City Transport will cost around £400,000 each – but will help it towards ending the use of diesel buses entirely by 2028.
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The single-decker buses have been ordered by Nottingham City Transport (NCT), with the first 12 expected to be in operation this month (January).
It is expected the remaining 12 buses will be rolled out by the end of March.
The Chinese Yutong buses, which have a range of up to 275 miles, will be introduced on routes Pin... -
Magenta Storage Closing
Big Red Movers have been contracted to provide expert removals and logistics to assist with the closure and clearance of the Magenta Self Storage site on Meadow Lane. It has been a landmark site for users of Lady Bay Bridge for over 20 years. Formerly trading under the name Personal Storage for many years. The owners did wish to build a brand new storage facility on the present site, but The Council were adamant it had to be apartments only. Thus the first stage of demolition starts in March. Th...
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