Imagination in motion.
The greatest journey any artwork makes is from the artist’s imagination to the finished form. We aim to make every move after that simple, smooth and safe.
We know many of our artists and clients and are passionate about the arts. That means that every aspect of art handling, storage and shipping is carried out by people sensitive to the needs of artists, conservators, curators and collectors.
We own the custom-built trucks that move your art. These are state-of-the-art vehicles with air ride suspension in which temperature and humidity are controlled and the cargo area is padded and barred. Cameras trained on the cargo provide a full digital record of every minute of the journey for customers who can track the exact position of their art via GPS in real time.
The crew cab of each truck is fitted out to enable up to 4 gallery staff to accompany the art in complete comfort.
Our established network of partners means we can deliver to destinations across Europe and beyond by road freight for full or part loads.
We were the first Irish company to be approved as a ‘known forwarder’ by the Department of Transport; we are also approved to ‘hand search’ air freight and are an IATA approved agent. This high level of accreditation means we have privileged airside access enabling us to witness your art being loaded and unloaded directly onto aircraft.
Our knowledgeable and experienced customs clearance team ensures there are no import or export paperwork delays. We often know the customs officers involved in clearances and deal directly with them. Similarly, we have close, long-term relationships with the airlines and when booking freight we deal directly with the carrier not via agents.
Our global reach means that we can immediately contact colleagues abroad who are intimately familiar with customs legislation in, for example, individual African countries. This range and depth of understanding built up over decades is shared with all our customers.
We ship from all major ports worldwide and offer you a range of options to meet your ocean freight needs securely and to suit each consignment. We can cater for awkward and out of gauge consignments and have close relationships with the Ocean Carriers. We can also offer door-to-door solutions.