Packaging & Crating Marble Columns

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...

Fire Breathing Dragon

OK, maybe it didn’t breath fire, but this wasn’t your average stuffed animal. This dragon from FAO -Schwartz had a 12′ wingspan! She stood proudly over the main entrance for years until a buyer with a good home (and high ceilings) came along. When it...

Rutgers University Race Car Sponsorship

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...