Pak Mail Pittsburgh Crate & Ship is your “go-to” company for packing, crating, and shipping anything bought at auction. We provide you with our trusted expertise as well as full coverage insurance on all your auction purchases. Whether you buy large items at industrial auctions, fragile merchandise at art & antique auctions, or anything in between, you can count on us to get it to wherever it needs to go domestically or internationally.
Crating Industrial Equipment From Auction
Need to have equipment crated onsite? We offer a full range of onsite packing and crating services including ISPM-15 export-compliant materials for all sizes of industrial medical, oil & gas and IT equipment. Here’s a recent review from a large corporate client:
Michael,
After working with your crew (Frank/Zak) today, I felt the need to relay my personal thoughts of them & Pak Mail in general.
This was my 1st experience working with Pak Mail & I must say, it was an absolute pleasure.
Secondly, both Frank & Zak represented the company in a very professional manner.
Besides being punctual, they were courteous & respectful of our working environment & equipment.
Most importantly, they were well equipped to do the job assignment at hand.
In my 28 yrs. with my company, this was one of the most efficient contractors I’ve crossed paths with, which made the working experience pleasurable. Your men need to be commended for a job well done. I can’t say enough good about your company & your staff. Many thanks to you, Frank & Zach for a superb job.
Regards,
D.B., Latrobe, PA
We recently shipped precious dishes from our parents. It was a setting for 12 and included many many side dishes, etc. We were anxious about shipping them for fear of breakage but we had been referred to Pak Mail Pittsburgh and so took a chance. We received 8 boxes which contained our dishes and not one break or chip to be found. Not only were Pak Mail’s staff courteous and professional they were very caring and understanding about our being anxious at the prospect of shipping something that is so special to our family and in many ways irreplaceable. Our family would recommend Pak Mail Pittsburgh to anyone who needs to ship anything and wants to be sure the contents will arrive in perfect condition.
Barbara Clutter, August 22, 2016
Here are some comments sent to this past week by a client that we wanted to share…
Hello,
I just wanted to let you know that my package arrived yesterday and that I was very impressed with how well it was packed. I’m a retired museum employee (42 years) and as you can imagine I have seen the entire spectrum of packing jobs and I have to say that this was one of the finest and for that I thank you very much.
Best regards,
Nicholas W., Corning, NY
We recently completed the packing and shipping of thirty-one life-size (or almost life-size) sculptures by Pittsburgh artist, Vanessa German to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum in Hartford, CT. Ms German’s pieces as shown in the photos below represent a challenge to pack and ship. We are pleased to report that all arrive safely as reported by the curator: “Everything is unpacked and in beautiful condition. Thank you so much for the great job!”.
Here is a recent review from a client we recently shipped a beautiful piece of art for from a local gallery:
“My husband and I purchased a piece of art from a gallery in Pittsburgh and needed to have it shipped to our home in Boston. The gallery recommended Pak Mail Pittsburgh and put us in touch with Ana Duran. Working with Ana, from start to finish, was a delight. She presented us with our various options and quotes, worked with the gallery on getting specifics about the art, and answered all of our questions clearly and quickly. She stayed in touch during the whole shipping process, from the moment we accepted the quote to the moment the package arrived at our doorstep. We had great confidence that our art would arrive in perfect condition, and it did!! I recommend Pak Mail Pittsburgh and Ana Duran most highly and will definitely use them again.”
Received a call from a client this past Monday asking if we could pack and load 78 pieces (plus multiple sub-assemblies) of fragile laboratory equipment to ship on Friday. Our onsite packing team gathered medium to very large pieces from two building and four floors, packed, containerized, crated, palletized all the equipment, and loaded the 53′ truck on Friday on schedule! Contact us if you have something that needs to be done right and right on time!
If Spring Break is almost over, can end of term be far behind? Here’s a quick list of our choice “DOs and DON’Ts” when it comes to shipping your stuff. 
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5. Don’t wait to the last minute (again as mom always says) to plan your shipping.
Got something heavy, large, fragile, or all three to get from here to there? Pak Mail Pittsburgh Crate & Ship has all the capabilities to solve your most complex packing and shipping challenges. A recent example is a large (56″ x 56″ x 103″) circuit breaker weighing 3000 lbs and requiring special protection to ship overseas via ocean freight. We started by wrapping the unit in 6 mil VCI (Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor) shrink film to protect from the corrosive effects of salty sea air. The next step was to custom crate the unit in a heavy-duty export compliant crate equipped with high-tech Sorbothane vibration isolating pads that lower the natural frequency of a system (like a container ship engine) to below the excitation (or disturbing) frequency (think: less shake delivers a better cake). Finally, the crate was equipped with shock-watch & tilt indicators, and banded for extra crate strength with high-tensile metal banding.
Recently completed an onsite crating project with fragile electronics. Utilized Sorbothane vibration isolators on bottom where equipment rested on runners & additional bracing to support upper cabinet.
