Meet the Britannia Bradshaw administrative team

We have a diverse team of dedicated people at John Bradshaw & Son Ltd, the parent company of Britannia Bradshaw and our commercial moving division, BCL Office Moving. We'd like to introduce you to just a few of the people who make it all happen in our Manchester and Birmingham offices. You can also view information about some of our award-winning removal men in Manchester and some of our award-winning removal men in Birmingham, who make it all happen on removal day.

Meet the team

Mike Andrews

Mike Andrews

Managing Director

Mike has been full time in the moving industry since 1995, starting his career shortly after university with fellow BMI member Britannia Leatherbarrows. He has led Britannia Bradshaw through a continued period of expansion and hopes to continue this journey in years to come. He is an enthusiastic member and supporter of the British Association of Removers.

Away from work Mike is a keen cyclist, fisherman and can often be found walking the hills around his Derbyshire Dales home with wife Suzi, children James and Elizabeth and the family dogs.

Nick Wilkinson

Nick Wilkinson

Operations Director

Nick joined us in March 2016 as a general manager. With 18 years experience in the removals industry, he brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our business. Nick's a graduate of the British Association of Removers (BAR) / Movers Institute Management Training Scheme, and remains involved with the BAR. Prior to his move to Britannia Bradshaw, he worked for 12 years with Pickfords.

When Nick's not working on removals, he's closely following Leeds United FC, is frequently found on the golf course, and a keen music fan who is often found at live gigs.

Simon Yates

Simon Yates

Branch Manager Manchester

Simon joined us in February 2018 as Branch Manager of our Manchester Branch. With over 25 years experience in removals and logistics, he came to us after 18 years with Pickfords. He holds his CPC International qualification and brings a wealth of knowledge to our business.

Away from work he is often found struggling around the squash court and is married to Tania, with their two boys Joshua and Charlie.

Diane Twigge

Diane Twigge

European Manager - Over 15 years service (Manchester office)

Diane joined Britannia Bradshaw International Removals & Storage in 1999, following six years in Hong Kong where she worked for Allied Pickfords. During this time, she travelled extensively around Asia and Australia. Her role entails managing crews, quoting moves, and liaising with customers from the first initial enquiry through to final delivery. Diane also holds a degree in biochemistry.

Ernie Humphries

Ernie Humphries

Removals & Storage Manager - Over 15 years service (Manchester office)

Ernie has been in the removals business since 1979, beginning his career as a Distribution Manager for Pickfords, moving into removals management and international sales. He started with Britannia Bradshaw in 1999. His main focus is removal operations, international and UK move surveys and bookings.

Ernie is a past he Vice Chairman of the British Association of Removers North West Region, and served as the Chairman from 2010 - 2012.

Lynne Walker

Lynne Walker

Move Consultant (Manchester office)

Lynne is a removals coordinator, and has worked in the removals industry for over 20 years; she came to Britannia Bradshaw in 2015 after 7 years at Pickfords

Piers Halley

Piers Halley

BCL Office Moving North West Regional Manager

Piers is the son of Britannia Bradshaw's founder, Malcolm Halley. Piers has worked for Britannia Bradshaw and BCL full time since graduating from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2010 with a degree in Business Studies, and spent his summers working with us before graduation. Outside of work, he enjoys cooking and watching Manchester City

Martin Lloyd

Martin Lloyd

Branch Manager (Birmingham office)

Martin has been in the moving industry for over 5 years, starting his career with Robinson's International Removals. He has performed many different types of moves and managed removals of all shapes and sizes.

Outside of work, Martin lives with his partner Sarah and has four children Sophie, Ashleigh, Aimee-Marie and Jade. When he's not busy with his family, he enjoys swimming, walking his dog and is a very keen motorcyclist.

Jacki Francey

Jacki Francey

Move Consultant (Birmingham office)

Jacki has joined Britannia Bradshaw International Removals & Storage Birmingham office in April 2014 after 15 years with Pickfords co-ordinating international and domestic removals.

She loves spending time with her husband (who is a driving instructor), has a grown-up son and a beautiful granddaughter whom she spoils rotten! She's also the proud owner of two Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Rocky and Malina - and an adopted donkey called Shocks.

When she finds some spare time, she loves gardening and baking cakes and biscuits.

Martin Wilks

Martin Wilks

Removals & Storage Manager (Birmingham office)

Martin came to Britannia Bradshaw after 30 years with Pickfords where he was a manager, operator, consultant and international removals consultant. Outside of work, he enjoys mountain biking on Cannock Chase and socialising with friends. He's also a keen dancer; he and his wife Sylvia enjoy ballroom and Latin American dancing

John Jones

John Jones

Archives Manager (Manchester office)

John began in the removals industry in 1979 with Pickfords, where he worked for 22 years. He has been with John Bradshaw & Son since 2001. He began his career as a porter and has worked his way up over the years.

Meet our movers

Call Us:  Manchester: 0161 877 5555  Birmingham: 0121 504 0966 orLet Us Call You Back

Removal quote appointment booking service

Britannia Bradshaw can help your move go smoothly. Contact us for a free, no obligation quote, or by calling 0161 877 5555 (Manchester) or 0121 504 0966 (Birmingham & Coventry) and speak with one of our removals specialists.

How are our appointments carried out

In the current times you might prefer that we don't visit your house in person to carry out a survey. This is fully understandable and we can just as easily undertake the survey by video call, using whatever method you're comfortable with, usually FaceTime or WhatsApp.

See what our customers think of us...

Hard working, courteous team

Why did you choose to get a quote from us and where did you get our contact details?
Used Britannia (Lanes) before

How would you rate the way we dealt with your initial enquiry?
10/10

How would you rate the survey that we carried out?
10/10

Why did you choose to move/store with us?
Good experience with Lanes on a previous move compared to Pickfords on our last move

How would you rate your move team?
9/10

Would you like to tell us anything about your move team?
Hard working, courteous team

How would you rate our communication?
10/10

How can we improve our service?
Nothing immediately obvious but the test will be when it all comes out of storage

How likely are you to recommend us to your friends / family?
10/10

John Parkhouse

Thanks so much it was faultless.

Why did you choose to get a quote from us and where did you get our contact details?
Google 

How would you rate the way we dealt with your initial enquiry?
10/10

How would you rate the survey that we carried out?
10/10

Why did you choose to move/store with us?
Y
ou guys were friendly and efficient and we felt like we were in experienced hands. 

How would you rate your move team?
10/10

Would you like to tell us anything about your move team?
Alan, Paul, Tony and Rob were a lovely bunch working in the coldest days of the year! They did a great job at packing our belongings safely and delivering our things as well as building furniture.

How would you rate our communication?
10/10

How can we improve our service?
Nothing

How likely are you to recommend us to your friends / family?
10/10

Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your move?
Thanks so much it was faultless.                                                                                                          

Robyn Duffy

Brilliant, pleasant, professional and fun to be with

Email received by BMI

Your service has been first class from start to finish and we could find no fault whatsoever.

This process has been very difficult and protracted for us so to get such good support on the actual move itself was so comforting. The guys were all brilliant, pleasant, professional and fun to be with. All good Black Country lads. Please pass on our appreciation and reward them appropriately.                               

Andrew Skinner

They did an excellent job

Why did you choose to get a quote from us and where did you get our contact details?
Saw one of your vans

How would you rate the way we dealt with your initial enquiry?
10/10

How would you rate the survey that we carried out?
9/10

Why did you choose to move/store with us?
You seemed very professional

How would you rate your move team?
10/10

Would you like to tell us anything about your move team?
They did an excellent job

How would you rate our communication?
9/10

How can we improve our service?
I don't know

How likely are you to recommend us to your friends / family?
9/10                                                                                                                                                                        

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