Specialist sector
Jewellery courier for the watch and jewellery trade
Watches, jewellery and loose stones are small, valuable and untraceable once gone. They move on one van, discreetly, and are released only to a person named at booking. Cover is agreed before collection rather than assumed.
Why is small, valuable stock hard to protect?
Value here bears no relation to size. A consignment worth more than the van fits in a coat pocket. Nothing about the parcel signals what it is, and nothing about its weight makes anyone treat it carefully.
So the answer is to remove every point where it could be mislaid. One driver holds it the whole way. It never enters a depot. The vans carry nothing that says who we are or what is inside.
How are trade movements and repairs handled?
Most of this is trade to trade: dealer to dealer, retailer to workshop, workshop to setter, and counter collections against an order number.
Repairs matter most. The piece goes out, sits with a watchmaker for weeks, and comes back, and the return leg needs the same standard as the outbound one. Book both at once and the return window is already agreed. Where the value is in the metal rather than the piece, see gold and precious metals.
What we handle
What do you carry for the trade?
Finished pieces between dealers and retailers
Dealer to dealer and retailer to workshop on one van, handed to the person named at booking.
Trade-counter collections against an order
Collected against your order or reference number, at a time agreed with the counter so nothing sits waiting.
Repair, service and restoration legs
Out to the watchmaker and back weeks later, both legs to the same standard.
Loose stones and auction consignments
Held by one driver for the whole run, tracked, and never left unattended.
How booking works
How does booking a Bulb Transport courier work?
- 01
Tell dispatch what you are moving
Use the quote form or call dispatch with the collection and delivery postcodes, what is travelling and when it needs to arrive.
- 02
Get one fixed price and a dedicated vehicle
Dispatch confirms a fixed price and sends one vehicle and one driver for your job alone, with no hubs and no handovers.
- 03
Track it and receive proof of delivery
Follow the vehicle live while it is moving. The signed proof of delivery is emailed to you as soon as the job is complete.
Vehicles used
Which van carries high-value pieces?
Small van
800kg, 3 cubic metres — documents, parts and single-pallet urgents.
SWB panel van
1,000kg, 2 pallets — the standard same day vehicle.
Book a high-value movement
Tell dispatch about the piece
What's moving, the two addresses, and who is authorised to receive it. Say the value at enquiry.
Faster by phone
0344 823 4006Dispatch answers day and night, including weekends and bank holidays. If the job is already urgent, call rather than type.
What happens next?
- 01A controller reads it and calls the number you gave.
- 02Vehicle, price and collection window confirmed before anything is booked.
- 03The nearest vehicle comes to you.
Why Bulb Transport
Why book with Bulb Transport?
One vehicle, one driver, direct
Your job travels alone in a dedicated vehicle from collection to delivery, so nothing is sorted, shared or transferred on the way.
Dispatch that answers, 24/7
A person answers day or night, every day of the year, and gives you an answer within 60 seconds.
A fixed price, agreed first
The price you are quoted is the price you pay. Dispatch confirms it before the vehicle moves.
Live tracking and proof of delivery
Follow your vehicle live across the UK, and receive the signed proof of delivery by email on completion.
FAQs
Questions we get asked
What cover is in place for the value?
It's agreed against the value you declare and confirmed in writing before collection, not assumed from a standard limit. Tell dispatch the value at enquiry. If a consignment can't be properly covered, we'll say so rather than carry it.
Who is allowed to take delivery?
Only the person named at booking. The driver won't leave a consignment at a reception or with a colleague. That's occasionally awkward at the far end, and it's exactly why it's agreed in advance.
Will the piece ever be left unattended?
No. One driver holds it for the whole journey, it never enters a depot or a sorting facility, and it isn't transferred between vans at any point.
Can you collect against an order number?
Yes. Give dispatch the order or reference number and the name of the person releasing it, and the collection is made against that rather than a general description.
Can you handle both legs of a repair?
Yes, and it's worth booking both. A return from a workshop weeks later needs the same standard as the outbound leg, and arranging it up front means the window is already agreed.
Services this sector uses
How is it usually booked?
Other sectors
Which other sectors do we move for?
Small, valuable, cannot go missing
Value and cover confirmed in writing before collection.