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  • Shipped to 35 countries across 6 continents
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  • Container loads on FOB & CIF terms
  • CAD drawings & sample approval before cutting
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Finishes & sizes — Packing & loading

Stone survives the sea.
It is the road that breaks it.

A container is handled four or five times after it leaves the vessel. We pack for that leg — faces boarded, arrises taped, crates braced and weighed, and every one numbered to the packing list.

Fumigated timber, ISPM 15 Crates weighed individually Lift points marked Loaded in build order Loading photographs

Six ways
it travels.

Packing follows the format, not the order value. A single vase is boxed as carefully as a monument, because it is the small pieces that get lost and chipped.

Fumigated wooden crate packed with granite monuments Wooden crate Used forMonuments, cut-to-size Fumigated timber, braced inside, faces boarded and foam-separated
Granite slabs loaded on an A-frame for shipping A-frame Used forGangsaw slabs Slabs stood on edge against a steel or timber A-frame, strapped
Granite tiles stacked on a shrink-wrapped pallet Pallet Used forTiles, calibrated stock Stacked face to face with separators, banded and shrink-wrapped
Granite cobbles held in a mesh net for handling Mesh net Used forCobbles, setts Held in nets or on mesh so a whole unit lifts straight off the truck
Jumbo bag filled with graded river pebbles Jumbo bag Used forPebbles, aggregate Graded and washed, filled by weight, lifted on the loops
Granite vases individually boxed in cartons Carton Used forVases, urns, small items Individually boxed with rims and arrises protected, palletised inside

What goes on
inside the crate.

The crate is the easy part. What sits between the pieces, and how the load is stopped from shifting, is what decides whether it arrives clean.

Faces boardedBetween every pieceHardboard or foam sheet between finished faces, so nothing rubs in transit.
Arrises tapedCorners and edgesThe edge is where damage starts, so every exposed arris is taped or corner-boxed.
Braced insideSculpture, tall piecesTimber bracing built around the piece so it cannot shift inside the crate.
Lifting points markedHeavy cratesSlinging positions and weight printed on the outside, so the crane crew is not guessing.

Carved edges, arms and wings are boxed separately inside the crate. Nearly all transit damage starts at an arris, not on a face.

Eight steps
from yard to sealed door.

Photographs are taken of each crate and of the container as it is stuffed and sealed, and they go out with the documents.

Packing listDrawn up from the orderCrate buildSized around the piecesBoardingFaces and arrises protectedWeighingEach crate individuallyMarkingNumbers, weights, lift pointsStuffingLoaded in build orderPhotographsCrates and sealed containerDocumentsInvoice, list, B/L, origin
  1. 01Packing listDrawn up from the order
  2. 02Crate buildSized around the pieces
  3. 03BoardingFaces and arrises protected
  4. 04WeighingEach crate individually
  5. 05MarkingNumbers, weights, lift points
  6. 06StuffingLoaded in build order
  7. 07PhotographsCrates and sealed container
  8. 08DocumentsInvoice, list, B/L, origin
TimberFumigated and marked to ISPM 15, so crates clear at your port instead of waiting for treatment.
MarksNeutral or private-label. Crate number, weight, dimensions and lifting points on the outside, keyed to the packing list.
Build orderFor structures, crates are numbered in setting sequence — the first crate opened holds the plinth, not the dome.
WeightsEvery crate weighed individually and listed, so your crane and forklift capacity is known before the container lands.
InspectionThird-party inspection welcome at the works. Otherwise, measured photographs of each piece and of the sealed container.
ClaimsPhotograph damage before the goods are worked or installed, with the crate number in frame — that is what a carrier or insurer will ask for.

Tell us how it is handled
after the port.

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