Nationwide UK collection — we come to you
You don't have to get your barrels, boxes or items to Dagenham yourself. Rolats arranges adhoc-driver collection from any UK address — London, the Midlands, the North, Scotland and Wales — and brings your cargo into our depot. Whether it's a single barrel, a few boxes or a full house clearance, we handle the first mile so you don't have to hire a courier or borrow a van.
How cargo collection works
- Tell us what and where. Send your item list, rough weight/size and your collection postcode.
- We book a driver. An adhoc driver collects from your UK address at an agreed time.
- Into the Dagenham depot. We receive, weigh and consolidate your cargo.
- It feeds your chosen service. Air, sea, door-to-door — collection is the front end of all of them.
Collection feeds every Rolats service
Cargo collection isn't a standalone product so much as the first mile that powers everything else. Once your goods reach the Dagenham depot, they flow into air freight for urgent, fragile or high-value items, sea cargo for bulk barrels, boxes, furniture and vehicles, or our flagship door-to-door service that carries them all the way to the recipient's door in Africa. One pickup, any onward route.
What can we collect?
Barrels and boxes, personal effects and household goods, furniture and white goods, electronics, commercial stock, and items destined for vehicle or container shipments. Tell us the size and weight and we'll match the right vehicle and quote the collection as part of your all-in GBP price.
Why book collection with Rolats?
Because the first mile shouldn't be your problem. Nationwide UK pickup, an adhoc-driver network, a Dagenham depot at the centre, and seamless hand-off into air or sea freight to around 45 African countries since 2007 — all under one all-in GBP quote. Popular onward corridors include Nigeria, Ghana and Zimbabwe.