Transport

Art-Safe Ltd has a fleet of custom-built vehicles from small panel vans to 12 tonne trucks. The vehicles have fully insulated load compartments with tie rails floor to ceiling and fitted with air-ride, temperature-control, tail lift, sat nav, mobiles phones and online vehicle tracking.

Our vehicles are fitted with deadlocks, double locks, fully alarmed with immobilisers, fire suppressants, a separate lockable safe for keys for the load compartment, and Full driver PPE.

The fleet is equipped with blankets, cotton ties, piano wheels and skates and includes a supply of heavy-duty polythene, bubble-wrap, acid free tissue, heavy duty cardboard boxes Tape and foam blocks, plus a range of hand tools. Pallet trucks are also included if required.

Our sprinter vans and trucks are designed to meet the requirements of Museums and Galleries and are fully compliant with Government Indemnity specifications.

We offer regular transport throughout the UK and Europe as a dedicated or consolidated part load service Each trip is manned by two experienced driver technicians who are comprehensively fully trained in house for art handling and technical services for packing and installation to Museum standards. They each have PASMA certificates for working at heights. Risk assessment and method statement can be supplied on request as per our health and safety policy which is certified by Crownford Ltd.

In transit insurance cover can be arranged in conjunction with our broker and included on our own policy administered by Art-Safe