Our Crew in Action
Across Kenya
Every photograph here is one of our own jobs, photographed on the day. No stock imagery.
Taping a box shut
Tape run across the seam of a filled carton while a colleague works on the next one behind.
Box out to the landing
A full carton goes up on the shoulder and out through the flat door to the balcony landing.
Closing up in the kitchen
Two of the crew fold the flaps down and tape a carton shut in the middle of a kitchen clear-out.
Bed base out of the bedroom
Three of the team lift a padded bed base clear of the wall before it is carried down to the lorry.
Appliances up on the bed
A boxed washer dryer and a film-wrapped armchair sit on timber battens, kept off the lorry floor.
Stripping the master bed
Bedding comes off the base and the padded headboard is freed, several floors above the rooftops.
Cartons and stretch wrap ready
Large flat cartons stacked against the wall with the stretch-wrap roll kept within reach.
Packed and waiting by the door
Taped, hand-marked cartons stacked at the doorway, with the gas cylinder stood aside on its own.
Sofa sealed in stretch film
Three of the crew work the film right round a settee so the fabric never meets the stairwell.
Boxes made up on site
A carton is taped along the seam with more flat-packed boxes waiting against the wall.
Taking the bed frame apart
A wooden bed frame comes apart on a floor already covered with a protective sheet.
Bed rail carried clear
The padded side rail is eased out of the room while the headboard stands ready against the wall.
Paper into the box first
Crumpled paper lines the bottom of the carton before any of the kitchen things go in.
Taping down the kitchen boxes
Tape runs the length of the seam while a second pair of hands holds the box square.
Loading the lorry
A washing machine and a wardrobe go aboard while a second crew member sets the load inside.
Sofa off the lorry
A film-wrapped settee is walked off the tailgate and round to the entrance of the flats.
Sealing up in the corridor
The last box of the room is pressed down and taped where there is space to work — the hallway.
Bed wrapped before it moves
Mattress and base are sealed in film inside the bedroom, before anything is carried out of it.
Through the flat door
Narrow doorways mean the load leaves one carton at a time, tilted to clear the frame.
A box marked GLASS
Fragile boxes are marked by hand at packing, then carried two-handed into the new place.
Unloading, piece by piece
Baskets and buckets are handed down from the tailgate one armful at a time, never thrown.
Wardrobe into cartons
Clothes go flat into open boxes in the bedroom, with the next cartons standing ready alongside.
Mattress off the lorry
Three of the team walk a plastic-wrapped double mattress from the tailgate to the entrance.
Making up the boxes
One carton is opened out while the next is taped along the base — boxes are built as packing goes.