Posting and Boxing Massive Items

[bigtime]

Wondered if anyone could advise? As we can't open our shop and have saturated all local sales we are looking at going further afield. The items are light, hand made and we'd need to send them in boxes in the UK that are 1.2m long x 1m wide and 50cm high. Has anyone experience of doing this as we need help in purchasing this sized boxes and also courier services. Thanks.

[bigtime]

BTT

[sherman]

Thats a pallet. Loads of couriers that will take one.

[bigtime]

Thanks Sherman. Just priced up boxes at £36.75 each and national pallets look like £36.75 per quarter pallet up to 150kg. Might see if they'll do it cheaper as only weigh about 5kg

[MyM2006]

That seems expensive for a cardboard box unless you arent getting just a standard plain brown box. The site I use charges about £20-25 for a triple layer brown box, min order of 25 but no discount for larger quantities.

If items are fragile you need to make sure they don't stack another pallet on top of yours.

[Shelsleyf2]

bigtime said:

Wondered if anyone could advise? As we can't open our shop and have saturated all local sales we are looking at going further afield. The items are light, hand made and we'd need to send them in boxes in the UK that are 1.2m long x 1m wide and 50cm high. Has anyone experience of doing this as we need help in purchasing this sized boxes and also courier services. Thanks.

I have sent bicycles etc using "send it now" part of parcelforce I believe. You might want to check their size and weight limits you might be able to use them.

[robwilk]

https://www.parcel2go.com/quotes?col=219&dest=...


Hermes via parcel2go

Ive also shipped bikes via shiply might be worth a try

Edited by robwilk on Tuesday 9th February 11:33

[bigtime]

MyM2006 said:

That seems expensive for a cardboard box unless you arent getting just a standard plain brown box. The site I use charges about £20-25 for a triple layer brown box, min order of 25 but no discount for larger quantities.

If items are fragile you need to make sure they don't stack another pallet on top of yours.

Cheers can you post the company you use for the boxes. I was worried about pallets being stacked and my partner reckons they don't stack them in the vans but I thought they did so will have to look into this.

[bigtime]

robwilk said:

https://www.parcel2go.com/quotes?col=219&dest=...


Hermes via parcel2go

Ive also shipped bikes via shiply might be worth a try

Edited by robwilk on Tuesday 9th February 11:33

Cheers appreciate this. It seems to work and can post for £56.99 with insurance of £450.

[Simpo Two]

I ordered a bespoke picture frame from www.frames.co.uk and noted the box was exactly the right size for the frame. They say every box is made to size to minimise waste - maybe they could give you a lead?

[red_slr]

Our bigger stuff at work is done through Tuffnells.

Is it fragile or valuable goods?

[bigtime]

They will be fragile and values of around £400.

[Poseidon]

Parcelforce's large service might be an option, costs around £30ish + VAT with an account.

[MyM2006]

bigtime said:

Cheers can you post the company you use for the boxes. I was worried about pallets being stacked and my partner reckons they don't stack them in the vans but I thought they did so will have to look into this.

ASC Direct, I find them quite good for small quantity custom sizes but they don't really discount as the quantity goes up.

You can stop the possibility of double stacking by having a small box on top.

[bigtime]

Thanks! nice website they have to work out prices online.