Company Profile

Mike and Sylvia Lane started the business in January 1974 from scratch with one conventional Storage depository and one vehicle. Now, the company comprises of three container warehouses holding over 2000 containers, three self stores, over forty vehicles and over ninety members of staff. Mike and Sylvia have now passed the day to day direction of the company to next generation Mark, Robert and Maria, but are still actively involved in the business.

The steady expansion of the business since 1974 has seen many changes. Mark Lane directed the conversion from conventional storage to containerised storage in 1987, this was quickly followed by a second container warehouse in 1989. That year also saw a significant enhancement to Lane's domestic and international business by becoming a member of Britannia Movers International. Our UK corporate and international Shipping divisions deal with thousands of removals each year both within the UK and all over the world.

In December 1992 Lanes opened their second branch in Exeter becoming the Britannia member for Devon. Under the direction of Robert and Emma Lane the business has successfully developed, now running thirteen vehicles and a purpose-built container warehouse holding 600 storage containers.

1999 saw Lanes awarded the European Standard BS EN 12522 for excellence in removals. We are very proud to have been the third company in the UK to achieve this award. It couldn't have come at a better time than in our 25th anniversary in the removal business. In this year Sylvia Lane became a member of the board of directors of Britannia Movers International.

In April 2000 Lanes expanded again and became the Britannia member for Somerset. This depot is directed by Maria Lane and her husband Angus Russell and the site now runs over 7 vehicles with a specialised steel fire safe container storage system.

The storage and office complex in Cornwall was redeveloped in 2003/4. This new site boasts integrated facilities, directed by Mark and Julie Lane, which have allowed us to provide a flagship site not only for Britannia Lanes, but for the whole industry.

Development has continued and each of the sites now boast state of the art self stores to compliment the operational section of the business; our training facilities are recognised by the British Association of Removers allowing us to provide training to the whole industry.

2005 also saw the award to Britannia Lanes of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset the BSI Kitemark for removals service, a perfect compliment to Sylvia Lane becoming President of the British Association of Removers in 2006.