T.E. Andresen

I used T.E. Andresen for a move from Gloucester to Medford, MA and was very satisfied with the company. The pricing was competitive and they showed up in a timely fashion and a rep (Terri) called me about 1 hour into the move to confirm the move was going as planned and to ask if I was satisfied thus far. The 3 movers that performed the job (led by Alex) were polite, hardworking and careful — truly a pleasure to work with. I have never hired a professional mover before, but own a real estate office and many people ask me if I know a good mover — I won’t hesitate to recommend this company to anyone who asks me in the future. Great working with them.

First time using a moving company so I didn’t know what to expect. Used them for a move from NH Seacoast to Peabody. I knew I was going to pay them hourly, so I was nervous about them taking their sweet time as I have heard many companies will do. Not the case at all! They are quick, extremely efficient, and professional.
My move involved items being hoisted over a balcony to a second floor apartment so I was EXTRA nervous about that part. They knew exactly what they were doing and took every precaution to make sure none of my furniture, or the deck they were lifting it over, would be damaged. I even had a few friends/​family members there as extra hands, but they insisted we didn’t need to lift a finger, they had everything under control.
I couldn’t thank these guys enough. If you are looking for a great, reliable crew, this is it!

Cross country move (Somerville to Los Angeles). A whole lot of stress involved and T.E. Andresen made it a whole lot less stressful. they did an excellent job.

I used Andresen many years ago to move a grand piano from east coast to west coast, so when we wanted to relocate back to the east coast we decided to use them again. Jack Hennessey is really friendly and is willing to delve into issues to resolve them. We were confused about when the local contractor with United was going to come and I was pretty anxious since it had to be on the designated day. Jack made some calls and got the real answers — there never was an issue, but he got specifics that assured us that everything was going to go smoothly with an on-​time move. The movers were very professional and protected all our stuff. Only 2 small glass items broke in the entire household move and I consider that a very good result. The movers arrived in exactly one week on the other coast — wow, that was fast! Overall I’m very happy with T.E. Andresen, once again and their United Van Lines associates. I would highly recommend

I contracted with Andreson for a much-​dreaded move across the north shore. From the first phone conversation to paying the bill (UNDER the estimate!) everything was great.
I got a quote from the salesperson that really walked me through the packing process. He was very precise and accurate, which happily resulted in the aforementioned quote. The coordinator, Patti, is very friendly and helpful and checks in to see how the move is progressing.
The movers were efficient, helpful and friendly. They never once complained — even though the destination was a 3^rd floor apartment with no elevator.
The move went much more smoothly than I could have anticipated. I highly recommend their services.

I used Andresent/​United for my move from Boston, MA to Detroit, MI. I am so happy I connected with them. From the salesman, Larry, to the coordinator, Patti, to the actual driver, Bill, all were extremely professional and friendly. Not one item was broken or missing. I did get four estimates and Andresen was the middle of the estimates. I would recommend them to anyone.
Donna E.

Was just reading an article on Yahoo about moving horror stories and was reminded of what a great experience I had with Andresen so I figured I’d give them a shout out.
Five years ago my fiancé and I bought a house. Not only did we both need to move our stuff out of our respective apartments but I needed to put my stuff in storage for a month or two since our new place wasn’t ready yet when I sold my condo. Add to that the fact that her apartment was a fourth floor walk-​up and it was obvious it was not a do-​it-​yourself move — we needed to hire some pros.
We had no idea who to call so we asked our realtor, who is also my sister-​in-​law, if she could recomend someone. She referred us to Andresen and let me tell you, these guys were great. They were extremely courteous and professional and were very careful with our stuff.
As far as the cost, we didn’t get any other quotes but as far as I can tell their prices seemed very reasonable. All told it cost us about $ 2000, which included two separate moves on two days, from two apartments (and again, one was a fourth floor walk-​up) as well as the cost to keep my stuff in storage for a little over a month.
And here’s the kicker — a week or two after we had moved, they called us to tell us that they had discovered a mistake in the billing. They had overcharged us by $ 400 and were sending us a check. Most stories you hear about movers involve them overcharging people and adding all kinds of hidden fees and expenses… you can imagine what a pleasant surprise it was to get a refund of $ 400, especially considering that it was something we never would have caught on our own.
I can’t say enough good things about these guys, they were awesome.

We used this company to make a relatively short move around the North Shore, and I would highly recommend them.
We worked with a friendly, professional salesman named Jim who came to our place and spent time going through each room so that he could give us a fair estimate.
I called a few other places afterwards and while some were cheaper, it was only because they said they could do it in less time, but charged the same amount. I also called some places like Gentle Giant who quoted nearly twice as much!
One really great thing was that they gave us about 25 huge, solid moving boxes, which for anyone who has moved before knows, you never seem to have enough of those.
The movers showed up around 8:30am on moving day, and were all very friendly and hard working (not the unfriendly, lazy teenagers I was worried we would get). We did have one dropped box, which I think is to be expected, but nothing broke. We also didn’t have a single scratch on any of our furniture, as they were very careful with everything.
Best of all, they came in 1.5 hours under estimated time! Though to be honest, we did move a bit of things ourselves the weeks before.
In conclusion, I would absolutely recommend this company for a move. Check their BBB rating as well, as that helped convince us.