November 29th, 2017 by Michael MacDonald
The M. Davis Group is hosting an in-person and online auction at The Erlin Co. in Latrobe, PA on Saturday, December 2, 2017 @ 10:30 AM EST. A complete concrete inspection lab to be auctioned off including: Diamond & Slab Saws, X-Ray Machines, Mills, Water Baths, (12+) Microscopes, Lapping Machines & X-Ray Diffraction Equipment, and Much More! Check-out all the lots available at their website. We are the shipper for this auction, so give us a call at 724-382-5147, drop us an email at customerservice@pakmailpittsburgh.com, or visit our website if you would like a packing and shipping estimate.

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July 21st, 2017 by Michael MacDonald
Got 844 lbs of very expensive & very fragile IT equipment that you decide on Thursday needs to be packed, shipped, and delivered to your 30th floor office in Hong Kong on Monday? We’re the folks to call!

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May 5th, 2017 by Michael MacDonald
Packing & Shipping Services for Hard to Ship Items from Pittsburgh
We recently export-crated and shipped this life-sized beautiful statue to Singapore via air …very fragile and very heavy! Pak Mail Pittsburgh Crate & Ship can pack and ship anything anywhere regardless of size, weight, or shape. Everything from pianos, exercise equipment, pool table
s, chandeliers, sectional furniture, and hot tubs to ATVs, engines & truck parts, taxidermy, over-sized sculptures, stained glass windows, and canoes.
Pick-up and onsite packing and crating
- For residents and businesses
- In the Greater Pittsburgh, western Pennsylvania, and eastern Ohio areas
Sophisticated packaging and crating software
- Based on the size, nature and fragility of item being shipped
Choice of transport modes
- Across the country and around the world
- Meeting your budget and delivery needs
The lowest shipping rates in Pittsburgh
- Leveraging our franchise network’s buying power
International shipping
- Using packaging and crating materials that meet export standards
Full-value shipping insurance
Contact us for a free in-person or phone consultation (English and Spanish spoken), or get a quote now via the web.
See what clients have to say about Pak Mail Pittsburgh Crate & Ship’s service.
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April 21st, 2017 by Michael MacDonald
Here’s a recent review on our international packing and shipping services:

April 17, 2017
This was a very pleasant experience! We were quite anxious about the safety of the 17th century antique, how carefully it might be wrapped and crated and if it would arrive undamaged—or at least with only minimal damage. Well, it did arrive safely and without any damage at all– despite a transatlantic flight.
The administrative handling was equally professional. We especially appreciated prompt answers to any question we had concerning the transportation.
Thank you, Ana and the others at Pak Mail, for a job truly well done!
Greta and William Boggs, Bremen/Germany and Pittsburgh, PA
Here is how we can maybe help you:
- We provide pick-up services for residents and businesses for western PA and eastern Ohio
- We prepare all international and export documentation for you
- We have the expertise to offer the optimal packaging plan to minimize weight and dimensional surcharges
- We offer a choice of transport modes to meet your budget and delivery needs. We offer the lowest shipping rates in Pittsburgh for parcel (UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS), blanket-wrap, and overland, air, & ocean freight based on our franchise network’s buying power.
- We ship internationally using packaging and crating materials that meet export standards
- We offer full-value shipping insurance from $100 to $10 million.
Contact us for a free in-person or phone consultation, or get a quote now via the web.
See what clients have to say about Pak Mail Pittsburgh Crate & Ship’s service.
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April 10th, 2017 by Michael MacDonald
B2B Auction Shipping

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.
- We gladly provide pre-auction estimates to help buyers determine the delivered cost of the items they are interested in bidding on including:
- We provide pick-up services for residents and businesses for the Greater Pittsburgh, western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio areas
- We utilize sophisticated packaging and crating software based on the size, nature and fragility of item being shipped
- We offer a choice of transport modes to meet your budget and delivery needs. We offer the lowest shipping rates in Pittsburgh for parcel (UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS), blanket-wrap, and overland, air, & ocean freight based on our franchise network’s buying power
- We ship internationally using packaging and crating materials that meet export standards
- We offer full-value shipping insurance from $100 to $10 million
Contact us for a free in-person or phone consultation, or get a quote now via the web.
See what clients have to say about Pak Mail Pittsburgh Crate & Ship’s service.
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March 24th, 2017 by Michael MacDonald

Check it out! Concept Art Gallery has an auction of fine art, antiques, and modern design tomorrow, Saturday, March 25th beginning at 9:30am. Pak Mail Pittsburgh Crate & Ship is an approved shipper for Concept Art Gallery. We offer the following services for Concept clients:
- Free no obligation pre-auction pack and ship cost estimates to help bidders determine their landed cost for items of interest
- Free pick-up
- We utilize sophisticated packaging and crating software based on the size, nature and fragility of the item being shipped. To help reduce shipping costs, we will disassemble, do frame removal, and sort items as directed.
- Unlike UPS stores, we offer the most complete choice of transport modes to meet all budget and delivery needs including discounted shipping rates for UPS, FedEx, DHL, and US Postal Service (for international), blanket-wrap, motor carrier, and air and ocean freight
- We offer a Concept Frequent Buyer Discount program where your third shipment with us earns a full 20% discount on all our services
- We ship internationally by expertly preparing all paperwork needed and using packaging and crating materials that meet export standards
- We offer full-value shipping insurance from $100 to $10 million
Contact us for a free no obligation phone consultation (English and Spanish spoken), or get a quote nowvia the web.
See what clients have to say about Pak Mail Pittsburgh Crate & Ship’s service.
Posted in Art Crating, Art Packing, Art Shipping, Concept Art Gallery, Estate Shipping, Furniture Shipping, International Shipping |
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February 11th, 2017 by Michael MacDonald
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
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March 10th, 2016 by Michael MacDonald
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.
Posted in Custom crating, Heat Shrink Wrapping, Heavy, Heavy Equipment Crating, International Shipping, ISPM-15 Export Crates, Large, Ocean Shipping |
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April 11th, 2015 by Michael MacDonald
Shipment from a local equipment manufacturer that we export crated and shipped this week via ocean freight
to Singapore.
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April 1st, 2015 by Michael MacDonald
Completed export crating of 13 hi-tech industrial machines (complete with heat-shrink marine wrap & desiccant) and loading/bracing of 40′ ocean container onsite at customer location. Planning is everything with 1″ to spare (out of 473″ container length) when closing doors!
Posted in Heat Shrink Wrapping, International Shipping, ISPM-15 Export Crates, Ocean Shipping, Onsite Crating, Onsite Crating Service, Onsite Crating Services |
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