Packimpex is a relocation and removal company based in Bern, Switzerland. It offers its clients a range of services which are listed below, together with a company profile and reviews.
International Moves
- Dedicated move manager
- Full packing service, partial packing or DIY packing
- Multilingual packers
- Reusable and recyclable packing where possible
- Air, road or sea transportation
- Pet relocation
- Cars
- Long and short term storage
- Assistance with customs clearance and documentation
- Full unpacking service available
- Insurance arranged
Destination Services – Switzerland
- Consultancy
- Immigration services
- Orientation tour
- Arrival service
- Temporary accommodation arranged
- Home search
- Education and child care assistance
- Settling in services
- Integration support programme
- Cars – import or buy
- Group moves
- Departure services
Corporate Housing Services
- Reservation management
- Apartment management
- Expense management
- Tenant change support
- Corporate apartment pooling
- Furniture rental
- Furniture management
- Furnished apartments from Packimpex
Local Moves
- Door to door
- Full service move
- Limited service move
- Long and short term storage
- Unpacking service available
- Insurance provided
- Debris removal
Packimpex Company Profile
Packimpex began concentrating on international moves in 1977 and is now the forerunner in international moving and relocation in Switzerland. The company has ten offices in different locations in Switzerland and one in Germany. Packimpex employs over 300 staff, all of whom they say are experts in their own field. The company has its own training academy in order to stay on top of the latest innovations within the relocation and moving industry.
Over 60% of Switzerland’s top 100 companies use Packimpex for their local moves and staff relocations. Packimpex is part of the UniGroup Relocation Network, which gives it access to movers in 63 countries and 1200 locations. The company also owns 40 furnished apartments in major cities within Switzerland which are let to companies and their overseas personnel.
Packimpex is proud of its environmentally friendly business model and recycles its packaging where possible. It has various carbon offsetting projects on the go at all times in order to reduce the company’s carbon footprint.
Packimpex has the following accreditations and affiliations:
- FIDI
- FAIM-ISO
- UniGroup Relocation Network
- OMNI
- Employment Relocation Council (ERC)
- European Relocation Association (EURA)
- ISO 9001
- ISO 14001
- ISO 27001
Packimpex Reviews
Positive:
“These guys were great. I have no idea of the cost as the company took care of this, but the care they took when packing up my house in London and the care they took in reassembling everything on this side was great.” – via English Forum Switzerland
Negative:
“Extremely poor handling of departure arrangements” – Anu via Facebook
- Clear contact details on website (including phone number): Yes
- Easy to get international moving quotes? (Online estimate request form): Yes
- Clear information on website: Yes, The website clearly set out all the services they offer.
- Membership in international recognised moving organisations: Yes, (see above)
- List of clients and/or previous customer testimonials. No, but most online reviews for the company seem to be positive.
Overall score: 4.5/5
Review Date: 10/07/2017
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Website: http://www.packimpex.ch/