Shift has acquired the European home move platform Movinga, as the firm looks to expand overseas.
Following the deal, Shift now hopes to become the largest marketplace for large-item logistics across Europe, with over 300 employees and operations in seven countries – the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Shift, founded in 2017, began as a startup to help people with moving items by matching them with a network of ‘man and van’ drivers looking for work.
The London-based firm later evolved to support businesses including Homebase and IKEA with large-item delivery solutions, facilitating over 300,000 deliveries and home moves in 2022.
Movinga has excellent brand equity and is renowned across its key European markets. It has a network of quality service providers and represents a fantastic cultural fit given the shared drive and vision.