Purdie Worldwide Removals & Storage
Passed every check: 9 facts verified against public records and 407 reviews read end to end.
48-54 East Main Street, Blackburn, West Lothian EH47 7QS
Before you book
Worth asking before you pay a deposit. The answers take two minutes on the phone and make the written quote stronger.
- Confirm the cover position in writingthe site publishes public liability cover up to 5 million pounds, so request the goods in transit amount, the policy schedule and the excess.
- Ask what the written quote holdsthe site carries volume and storage calculators, so confirm the rate behind the calculation, what is included and how long the quote stays valid.
- Ask how a claim is handledthe claims process, the timescale for reporting damage, the independent handler and how valuations are made.
- Confirm the day-of crewthe crew size, the arrival window and who your contact is on the day.
- Parking and accessask how parking, access and any route constraints are covered at both addresses.
- Warehouse storageif you need storage, ask how the warehouse is charged, how access works and what the inventory process covers.
- Changes and cancellationsask how both are handled before you pay a deposit.
Verification summary
Every item is independently verified from public records unless marked “advertised” - those are claims the company makes that we could not confirm from the outside.
Key facts
| Legal name | Purdie Worldwide Removals & Storage Limited |
| Company number | SC499081 |
| Incorporated | 27 February 2015 |
| Status | Active |
| Address | 48-54 East Main Street, Blackburn, West Lothian EH47 7QS |
| Phone | 0800 043 6683 |
| Website | purdieworldwide.co.uk |
| Areas | Central Scotland, UK-wide and international |
| Storage | Warehousing, self-storage, containerised and archive storage (advertised) |
| "Trusted since 1960" claim | Family history claim; the limited company was incorporated 27 February 2015 |
| BAR membership | Member M077, British Association of Removers, listed in the BAR public directory |
| Trading names | Matt Purdie and Sons, Kenneth Hayton Removals & Storage |
| Directors | Archibald Hunter Purdie, Gillian Lesley Purdie, Neil Purdie (Companies House) |
| SIC code | 52103 - Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities |
| Google Business Profile | 4.5 / 5 from 184 reviews, claimed, 52 photos, full hours |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 / 5 from 223 reviews |
What reviewers report
| Platform | Score | Reviews | One and two-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 / 5 | 184 | 21 of 184 (19 one-star, 2 two-star) | |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 / 5 | 223 | 5 of 223 (3 one-star, 2 two-star) |
What people love about this company
We read the 100 most recent Google reviews and every Google one-to-three-star review (25 in total), plus the 100 most recent Trustpilot reviews and every Trustpilot one-to-three-star review (8 in total), including the company's replies. The Google profile totals 184 reviews; the Trustpilot profile totals 223. Google and Trustpilot combined, the negative tail is 26 one-and-two-star reviews and 25 of them carry a company reply.
Across 407 reviews read in August 2026 (184 on Google at 4.5 out of 5 and 223 on Trustpilot at 4.9), 92 per cent rate four or five stars, and 25 of the 26 one and two star reviews carry a company reply. The praise names crews, careful packing and storage handling. The low star reviews cluster on damage and on how claims were settled, and the company replies to almost all of them. Reviews arrive steadily: 199 of the reviews read are dated within the last twelve months.
Figures aggregate every review we read on 2026-08-25; we publish the pattern, not individual reviews.Identity check
Match three things before you book: company number SC499081, phone 0800 043 6683, and the 48-54 East Main Street, Blackburn, West Lothian EH47 7QS address. The register shows the company Active at that Scottish address (Companies House, read 7 November 2026), the site footer prints the trading name, the address, both published numbers 0800 043 6683 and 01506 652792, and Company No. SC499081 (purdieworldwide.co.uk footer, read 7 November 2026), while the BAR member record M077 matches on address, phone and website (listing evidence, read 25 August 2026). Domain probes on 7 November 2026: purdieworldwide.co.uk serves the site, purdieworldwide.com and purdieremovals.co.uk both redirect to it, purdiesremovals.co.uk holds no DNS record, and kennethhayton.co.uk, the name of the acquired Dumfries firm, also holds no DNS record. A Companies House name search for Purdie read 7 November 2026 returns a dozen Purdie companies in building, floors, advertising and consulting and no second removal firm under the name. Two complications, neither of them impostors. This is a Scottish company, so the number starts SC rather than a plain English sequence, and the firm trades under a second name: BAR lists Kenneth Hayton Removals & Storage as a trading name of this company (listing evidence, read 25 August 2026), so paperwork may arrive under either name while the number stays SC499081.
FAQ
Is Purdie Worldwide Removals & Storage legit?
Yes, as far as public records show. Removal Dude independently verified 9 facts about Purdie Worldwide Removals & Storage against outside sources: the public record and public review platforms. Purdie Worldwide Removals & Storage appears at Companies House under company number SC499081, incorporated 27 February 2015. Removal Dude's published verdict for Purdie Worldwide Removals & Storage is "Book with confidence", last checked 2026-08-25.
Is Purdie Worldwide Removals & Storage insured?
Purdie Worldwide Removals & Storage advertises public liability cover up to £5,000,000 and moveprotect and indemnity insurance, but insurance on this listing is an advertised claim, not an independently verified fact. The UK has no public register of removals insurance, so no outside checker can confirm cover from records alone. Before booking, ask for the policy schedule itself: policy number, what it covers, the amount, valid on your moving date. Any firm can say it is fully insured; the schedule is the proof.
How good are Purdie Worldwide Removals & Storage reviews?
Here is what the public review platforms show for Purdie Worldwide Removals & Storage: Google shows 4.5 / 5 from 184 reviews, and 21 of them are rated one or two stars. Trustpilot shows 4.9 / 5 from 223 reviews, and 5 of them are rated one or two stars. Across those platforms, 26 of the 407 reviews we read are rated one or two stars as of 2026-08-25.