Packaging & Crating Marble Columns

Jan 12, 2016 | Crating, Packaging

The Romans did it with manpower. We do it with forklifts and foam.  Either way, moving marble is a challenge.  It is inherently fragile and is highly susceptible to cracking.  As with other stone materials, it can withstand tremendous compressive forces, but can break...

Exporting Bugs?

Nov 12, 2015 | Crating

Do crates and pallets need to be certified “Bug Free” before shipping internationally? Yes, and the most common time shippers first find out about this is just before their shipment is ready to go out. Here’s how it goes. They have their item crated...

Rutgers University Race Car Sponsorship

Oct 12, 2015 | Crating, Packaging

A couple of months ago, we were contacted by an engineering student of Rutgers University in need of shipping a race car they built to California for an upcoming competition.  At first glance, I didn’t know what the project would entail, so we decided to meet a...

How do You Crate and Ship a 600 lb. Baseball Player?

Sep 12, 2015 | Crating, Packaging

The statue titled “Mighty Casey” has been on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York since 1987.  The bronze statue, inspired by the 1888 Ernest Thayer poem “Casey at the Bat”, stands nearly 7 feet tall and weighs...

Packaging Marble Statues for a Traveling Exhibit

Jul 10, 2015 | Crating, Packaging, Shipping

Sculptures are a common item for us to crate and ship but when it is part of a traveling exhibit, there are some additional things to consider. We have plenty of experience and equipment to move items like this around, but what about each of the venues that it will be...