Questions we are asked most

Tell us what you are after. Used buildings arrive unpredictably and sell quickly, so what is standing in the yard changes from week to week and the useful conversation starts with your requirement rather than with a list. Describe the footprint, the internal arrangement and the sort of budget you are working to, and you will get an accurate account of what we can supply, the state it is in, and the building and the haulage as two separate figures.

The internal size or number of bays you want, the layout, the postcode it is going to, and when you need it. Anything you already know about power, heating or partitioning helps. If you are not sure of the size, describe how many people will use it and what for, and we will translate that into something sensible rather than selling you more building than you need.

The unit and the haulage are quoted as two separate figures. Transport on something this size is a real cost rather than a rounding error, and splitting it out is the only way you can see what each part is costing you and compare one quotation against another. The quotation sets out what is included, including the lift onto your base. If access turns out to be different from what was described, that can change the figure.

Usually, and it is nearly always the sensible route. New flooring, a full repaint, replacement glazing, a revised partition layout, upgraded heating or a different door position are all far easier while the building is standing in the yard with power and a workshop beside it. Doing the same work after it has landed on your site costs more and takes longer.

VAT is confirmed at the point of quotation, so the document you receive states plainly whether the figure is inclusive or exclusive and what is being charged. We would rather set it out in writing than leave you to assume. If anything on the quotation is unclear, ask before you accept it and we will explain the arithmetic line by line.

England, Scotland and Wales, worked from a Manchester base with transport we own outright. Mileage changes the cost of a move, not our willingness to quote for it. If a location is genuinely awkward we will say so at the quotation stage instead of discovering it on the day.

Enough hard standing for the lorry to get alongside the building, room to work, and clear air above it. Overhead cables, low branches, narrow entrances, tight turns and soft ground are the usual obstacles. Photographs of the approach and the gateway are as useful as photographs of the unit. Where access rules out a single lift, a modular block can sometimes come out bay by bay instead.

Firm, level ground that will carry the weight without settling. Concrete, compacted hardcore and properly laid slabs all work. Soft ground, unconsolidated fill and anything on a noticeable slope cause problems that only appear once the unit is down and the doors stop closing. Tell us what you have at the quotation stage and we will say whether it is suitable.

You do, before we arrive. Disconnecting and making safe any services is the customer's responsibility and should be done by someone competent to do it. That covers the electrical supply, water, drainage and any gas or heating connection. Our crews will not cut or pull live services, and a building that is still connected on the day cannot be lifted.

It depends on where the unit is and what else is running that week, so ask when you enquire and we will give you a realistic date rather than an optimistic one. Because the vehicles are ours, the date we agree is one we control. If something changes at our end you will hear about it from us first.