Transport of frames?

[fraggle]

Hi,

How do you all transport finished frames?

I see that Lion do "Frame Transit Boxes" (page 125 items 6233/6234/6235). Are these any good? They look fairly useful or do some of you hav a DIY version of your own?

Thanks
fraggle

[Grahame Case]

Hello Fraggle,

we use Packaframe - Vix one of the forum members makes them - www.packaframe.co.uk - cheaper than lion and available in custom sizes.

[Vix]

Thanks for the plug Grahame

[Grahame Case]

no problem Vix, you should come as an exhibitor to the forum event... very affordable stand costs and the chance to tout your wares to lots of people (secretly hoping for 300+)

click on the "Forum Events" Link at the top right hand side of the forum

[fusionframer]

Hi Fraggle,

I found a local packaging company who make double walled boxes individually to the size of each frame. I also get the blue foam, but in 2.4m lengths and cut them to make corners (works out about £0.40 for 4 corners)

The boxes work out between £2.00 - £4.00 per box dependent on size. It may be worth contacting a few local companies to see if they will do the same. I have not had a breakage since using them.

Good luck

Nick

[Newframer]

Which couriers/carriers are people using? Does the insurance cover high value frames with glass??

Any info would be VERY useful

[Grahame Case]

really depends on the task in hand, we use http://www.parcel2go.com to find the cheapest courier, and if the minimum insured value is smaller than the value of the artwork we tend to pay to increase it. I've never had any trouble sending glazed pictures with Packaframe,

However, a word of warning most couriers will not cover glass breakages. It's a lot easier using a specialist frame transit box to make sure even if the couriers jump up and down on your box that the glass is isolated from damage

[Newframer]

Used those before on photgraphs with little cash value, but have some more expensive due to leave soon and then after that some around 4-7k mark. Figured the experts here would have found a dedicated art courier

[Grahame Case]

there are dedicated art couriers out there, and work of that value would definitely be a must.

can't remember the name of any off the top of my head though

[framemaker]

Newframer,

for high value art works my customers use these shipping companies:

Cadogan Tate

Simon Hall Freight

Aardvark Art Services


Out of these I have only used Simon Hall, because they are only a few miles away, but all three are used by high end galleries I work for.

Richard

[fusionframer]

I have used Simon Hall as well for more expensive art and have never had a problem. They will also pack it for you and make up plyboard boxes to ship them.

Don't use the regular couriers for expensive art. Royal Mail only insure up to £2,500 and the first and only time I sent a £5,000 work of art to the States, using FEDEX, they smashed the glass damaging the painting and that is when I found all those couriers do not insure glass breakage.

For the regular stuff, I use Royal Mail for the smaller stuff and parcel2go for larger items. The only thing I would say from experience is avoid Citylink. They seem to break anything however well packed.

[Newframer]

Thanks for the info!