Ede Bros, all about us

Ede Bros has been in business since 1926, yet we still operate from our original Capel site. Things have come a long way since the business began with brothers Bob and Ted Ede, here is little bit of our history.

A little of our history…

1926

Back in the 1920s household removals were not as commonplace as they are today and brothers Bob and Ted Ede had the foresight to purchase an area of woodland, part of which they developed to form their own homes and gardens. The remainder of the land provided wood products which were sold, alongside aggregate, as part of their combined haulage and removal business. When a household removal was to be undertaken, a canvas ‘tilt’ was lifted on to one of their flat-bed trucks – the earliest of which was a solid tyred Leyland Peerless.

1950s

Bob’s eldest son, Peter, joined the business in the early 1950s and during the next few years he gradually turned the firm in to a purely household removal business.

1960s

The first purpose built pantechnicons joined the fleet in 1961, followed by our first warehouse in 1962. Through Peter’s hard work (and sense of humour!), he built the reputation of the business.

1970s

Further warehouses were erected on our site and the removals business went from strength to strength.

1980s

In 1984, Peter’s eldest son, Norman joined the business.

1990s

During the 1990s Norman branched out in to European and worldwide moves and Lee Buckland joined Ede Bros.

2000s

Peter retired, although was still working in to his late 70s.

Today

Norman and his family still live on site at our premises in Capel. Although Lee has taken over the day-to-day running of the business Norman is still very involved and continues to help with removals and quotations. We are now moving in to the fourth generation of Ede Bros with Norman’s sons helping out when they are home from University/College.

The woodland on site still thrives, providing a fascinating natural habit for flora and fauna.

Sadly Peter passed away (February 2020). We will miss him hugely but his spirit and enthusiasm for removals lives on at Ede Bros.

Testimonials from our happy customers

The move was effortless thanks to the professional, and friendly service from Ede Brothers. It was more like your friends helping out. The whole moving process was stress free – nothing was too much trouble.

Mr C (August 2025)

Superb service all round. Polite, friendly, very knowledgeable team from Lee downwards. They could not have been more helpful or efficient. A huge thank you to everyone.

Mrs M (August 2025)

I would thoroughly recommend Edes. The service they provided was really friendly and professional throughout the whole process, from the initial quotation visit right through to removal day. The removers who were with us over the 2 days were unfailing cheerful and helpful (despite working in scorching temperatures) and made the move absolutely stress-free. Many thanks!

Mrs D (August 2025)

Ede Bros were fantastic from start to finish, from talking with Sophie on the phone to Lee coming and quoting for us. They were always friendly and respectful and we valued being able to call and ask questions. We’d highly recommend Ede Bros.

Mr T (July 2025)

The whole process was excellent from Lee’s initial assessment to the final delivery. The team who carried out the move were superb and I can’t recommend them highly enough. Thank you all from us both.

Mr & Mrs S (July 2025)

Excellent service from everyone at Ede Bros. Everything was explained in detail. Everything went very smoothly. No issues at all. All the items were handled with care. I would highly recommend Ede Bros.

Mr C (June 2025)

Wonderful help from all concerned. Can’t thank the team who packed and were with us for the move enough. Neil was most reassuring every time I got in a panic! I must also thank Sophie for her kindness and reassurance and for providing help when it was really needed. I knew Ede Bros had an excellent reputation and I can wholeheartedly endorse it. Thank you everybody concerned.

Mrs M (May 2025)

The service was first class, the move went efficiently and smoothly and everyone we dealt with at the company was friendly and very helpful. From my initial enquiry with the company, until the moment they left us in our new home, they were great. A thoroughly good set of people.

Mrs B (April 2025)

We used Ede’s packing service as well as their removal service. When obtaining quotes, Lee & Sophie were brilliant at explaining things over the phone, email and face-to-face which reduced our stress instantly. It was well worth paying the extra for the packing service. All the chaps (Neil, Norman, Lee & Matt) who helped were efficient, polite, friendly and went above & beyond to help us. Sophie was always happy to help before the move too & her communication was excellent. They are clearly very experienced and each of the team knew what they were doing which again minimised stress and filled us with confidence. We are extremely thankful and we would thoroughly recommend them to anyone.

Mr T (March 2025)

You never know how much you have until you move but the packers did a great job from start to finish. If there was a problem it was resolved with no fuss and everything was at the new property when I arrived. Would be quite happy to use the firm again and recommend them to other people.

Mr D (January 2025)

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