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WHAT WE OFFER
Prime Lane excels in the specialized shipping of fine art and antiques.
Prime Lane excels in the specialized shipping of fine art and antiques. With years of experience, we ensure that each piece is handled with the utmost care and precision. Whether you're dealing with fragile paintings, valuable sculptures, or irreplaceable antiques, we provide tailored shipping solutions that meet the highest standards of protection and efficiency.
We based in London with established daily routes around galleries. We're available Monday to Friday for collections and deliveries, ensuring your needs are met with flexibility and reliability.
Professional Packing:
We Protect What's Valuable to You
Our expert team uses sustainable materials to professionally pack your items, ensuring their integrity is preserved. We understand that each item has unique needs, and that's why we offer:
- Double-wall box with internal cushioning
- Reinforced tri-wall box with internal cushioning
- ISPM15-compliant wooden crate with internal cushioning
- Pallet wraps and palletised crates.
Every option is meticulously tailored to the dimensions and requirements of your valuable artwork. Whether it's a delicate painting, a sculpture, or a mixed media piece, our custom packaging solutions are designed to provide maximum protection throughout the shipping process.
Exhibition Services
To most destinations, we offer a comprehensive suite of services tailored for exhibitions, especially for items coming from international locations.
- International Packing and Shipping: Our expert team meticulously packs your items using sustainable materials to ensure their safety during transit.
- Delivery and Unpacking: Once your items reach their destination, we carefully unpack them and retain the original packing materials to ensure everything is ready for display.
- Collection of Unsold Items: After the exhibition, we efficiently collect any items that did not sell, pack them using the original materials, and arrange for their return to the country of origin.
- Custom Boxes and Crates: To provide maximum protection, we offer custom boxes and crates designed specifically to fit the dimensions and unique requirements of each piece.
- Shipping Back Unsold Items: We handle the logistics of shipping back any unsold items, ensuring they are returned safely and promptly to their original location.
Canvas UNStretching and Frame Disassembly Services
Prime Lane offers cost-efficient Canvas handling.
To help reduce shipping costs for large paintings, we offer a comprehensive canvas stretching and unstretching service. Our team will professionally unstretch the canvas from its frame, significantly reducing the shipping dimensions and costs. Additionally, we disassemble the frame, further minimizing the overall shipping expenses of your artwork.
When we receive rolled canvases, we can also stretch them for you before delivery. Our experts ensure that each canvas is perfectly stretched and ready for display, providing a hassle-free solution for receiving large artworks.
Whether it's reducing shipping costs or preparing your canvases for display, our canvas stretching and frame disassembly services are designed to meet your needs with efficiency and precision.
Import and Export Documentation
Reliable, Efficient Exports and Imports
Navigating the complexities of international shipping demands meticulous attention to import and export documentation. Our experienced team ensures that all customs and regulatory requirements are met, minimizing the risk of delays and complications. Whether you are shipping a sold artwork or organizing the return of a painting from an international destination, our team will prepare the correct documentation to ensure you are not charged undue duties and taxes.
OPTIONAL COVER AGAINST LOSS & DAMAGE
Our optional Safeguard covers any shipments that are packed and dispatched by us and protects the value of your consignment in the event of loss or damage, subject to certain conditions. Once you are covered by our Safeguard, if your item is lost whilst in our care, we will pay you the agreed market value of the goods as detailed on the consignment documentation.
White Glove Service
At Prime Lane, we offer full White Glove Service, including unpacking, disposal of packing materials placement of items into your room of choice. This service is particularly suitable for high-value art, antiques shipping, designer furniture, expensive electronic systems, and shipments to art fairs.
This premium service is available for shipments within the UK and to selected countries.
Contact us on 0207 123 8185 to find out more about this service.
FAQs
What delivery & shipping services do you provide?
We offer a wide range of delivery and shipping services tailored to meet your needs. These include air, road, and sea shipping, economy and express services, next day before 12 PM, next day before 9 AM, and same day collection and delivery within the UK. Our goal is to make the entire process seamless and worry-free, ensuring your items arrive safely and on time.
How do you ensure my artwork is kept safe during transport?
Our expert team uses sustainable materials to professionally pack your items, safeguarding their integrity. We offer custom packaging options, including double-wall boxes, reinforced tri-wall boxes, ISPM15-compliant wooden crates, and pallet wraps. Each solution is tailored to the specific needs of your artwork, ensuring maximum protection throughout the shipping process.
What kind of cover do you provide against loss and damage?
We offer comprehensive insurance options that provide coverage against loss and damage during transit. Our insurance policies are designed to offer peace of mind, ensuring that your valuable pieces are protected. Please contact us for more details on the specific coverage options available.
Do you offer white glove service?
Yes, we offer white glove service in selected countries. Our white glove service is designed to provide the highest level of care and attention to detail for your valuable items. This premium service includes dedicated delivery at a specified date and time, including unpacking of the artwork and disposal of the packaging materials.