In addition to contact info and photos of Boston Pack and Ship staff, the Facebook page features posts offering helpful packing tips. It also includes reviews from current and former Boston Pack and Ship customers.

On the surface, a Facebook page for a small load shipper might seem an odd combination. The reality is that most people or businesses at one point or another have had to ship an item that’s a little too delicate to handle on your own. That’s our specialty. The Facebook page provides another vehicle in addition to our Web site or calling us on the phone, to answer your questions and provide information.

“Nowadays, the technology improves so quickly that leasing really is the only option for many businesses,” said Joe Fell, co-owner of Boston Pack and Ship. “The problem is most businesses do not have the capability in house to pack and ship leased equipment, some of which can be an awkward size and fragile.”

As a small load specialist, Boston Pack and Ship builds custom crates and packaging and employs foam-in-place solutions to safely pack and ship leased office equipment. That can include:

• Computers, monitors and servers.
• Telephone systems
• Copiers.
• Chairs, desks and other office furniture
• Video equipment and other electronics
• Small machinery (less than 1,000 pounds)

In addition to onsite pickup and customized packing, Boston Pack and Ship will handle all the necessary paperwork, including arranging the appropriate amount of insurance.

“In this economy, leasing equipment makes quite a bit of sense for small to mid-size companies but they don’t necessarily plan for when the lease ends,” said Fell. “By having a shipping company in mind from the beginning, companies can enjoy the full advantages of leasing without having to worrying about returning equipment if you decide to upgrade or downsize at the end of the lease.”

DATELINE: BRAINTREE, MA… For all the time IT professionals can put into a server project—weeks, months, even years—it’s surprising how little thought goes into shipping that piece of hardware. Particularly when you consider the expense of the project, the value or information that piece holds and why you’re shipping the server to begin with—e.g. a presentation for the board of directors, a big trade show, to replace an existing server, etc.

As small load specialists for the past two decades, Boston Pack and Ship has packed and shipped countless pieces of delicate and valuable—both in dollars and information—IT equipment and hardware. According to Boston Pack and Ship, ensuring the safe delivery of your IT equipment has everything to do with making the shipping of your IT project part of your planning process.

“Insurance is all well and good but it doesn’t buy you back the big presentation on your $50,000 server that you were making in Chicago for executives who flew in from all over the country. Or return the petabytes of data on your company’s backup server, lost forever because it was damaged when you shipped it in the original packaging,” said Bill Yankee, co-owner of Boston Pack and Ship. “As packing and shipping experts, some of the questions we ask our customers are the same ones IT professionals should be thinking about long before their project is due to ship.”

Where is your server or piece of computer equipment going to and when does it have to be there? – Ideally, you want to leave a one-week buffer. That’s not always possible but you should make it a standing rule to always give yourself a minimum of two days.

How will your shipment get to the shipping company? – Many times damage can be done to your package on the way to the shipping company. Some shippers, like Boston Pack and Ship, will pick up the item for shipping so they can safely transport it back to the warehouse to prepare the shipment.

In what container will you be shipping your hardware? – If it’s the original box, you may want to rethink that. Most likely the server or other piece of hardware was shipped as a part of a group, shrink-wrapped on a pallet. Who knows how the packaging will hold up when shipped individually in its second use.

Who will be receiving the shipment on the other end? So your shipment makes it safely to the loading dock, but who’s going to take it to its final, intended destination? And how far away is that from the loading dock. That can make a huge difference, particularly if the loading dock is in another building.

Boston Pack and Ship specializes in shipments of less than 1,000 pounds—parameters that pretty much cover most computer hardware and servers. In addition to customize packages and crates, they employ foam-in-place technology to secure more expensive and valuable IT equipment. In addition, the Braintree-based company has an on-site workshop for it to build customized wood crates. Tailoring these containers exactly to the dimensions of the shipment dramatically reduces the possibility of damage during shipping.

“You can get the proper amount of insurance monetarily but the best insurance is the packing. The same guys at Boston Pack and Ship who pick up your hardware at your place of business are the same ones creating the customized package for your shipment, so they understand the delicate nature of your shipment. That’s not often the case with other shippers,” said Yankee.

Boston Pack and Ship offers multiple U.S. shipping options including ground and air delivery to a terminal for pickup or inside delivery. International options include air or ocean with door-to-door or door-to-port delivery. Full declared value is available on both domestic and international shipments. Pick-up of items to be packed and shipped for delivery is made by appointment.

For more information on the breadth of Boston Pack and Ship’s services, you can visit the company Web site at www.bostonpackandship.com. For a free quote on an out-of-state or international move or shipment, please call (800) 400-7204.

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CONTACT:  Steve Dubin, PR Works, (781) 582-1061, sdubin@prworkzone.com

DATELINE:  BRAINTREE, MA… As an international college student living in greater Boston, you face challenges the local undergrad or grad student doesn’t, particularly if you have to be out of your dorm or apartment by semester’s end. Then, you face the dilemma of what to do with your personal belongings over the summer. Boston Pack and Ship, small load packing and shipping specialists for the past two decades, created an International Students division just to accommodate the special needs of foreign students.

Boston Pack and Ship offers temporary storage space in a secure, climate-controlled facility, conveniently located in Braintree, Mass. While other storage facilities charge you a flat rate for a specific size storage room, Boston Pack and Ship only charges for the space you use. So, you’re not renting an 8-foot by 10-foot space if what you’re storing only requires half that.

“Moving in and out of a city apartment or dorm room is tough enough, never mind having to deal your stuff every year because you don’t know what to do with it between school years,” said Joe Fell, co-owner of Boston Pack and Ship. “Our new International Student division is specially tailored to accommodate the needs of the international students. That can range from providing temporary storage space to shipping your personal belongings and other small load items either back home overseas or to your next stop after graduation.”

Boston Pack and Ship specializes in shipments of less than 1,000 pounds—parameters that can cover a lot of different items. For students shipping fragile items like computer monitors, stereo equipment and other pieces, Boston Pack and Ship uses foam-in-place technology as well as customized packages and crates to minimize movement and dramatically reduce the possibility of damage during shipping.

“When it comes to moving, international students have very specific needs and that’s why we created this special division,” said Fell. “If by offering temporary storage and our small load shipping capabilities can make easier what can be an incredibly stressful process—managing your stuff between two residences in two separate countries—we’re happy to provide the service.”

Boston Pack and Ship offers multiple U.S. shipping options including ground, air, delivery to a terminal for pickup or inside delivery. International options include air or ocean with door-to-door or door-to-port delivery. Full declared value is available on both domestic and international shipments. Pick-up of items to be packed and shipped for delivery is made by appointment.

For more information on the breadth of Boston Pack and Ship’s services, you can visit the company Web site at www.bostonpackandship.com. For a free quote on an out-of-state or international move or shipment, please call (800) 400-7204.

Small load specialists

Formerly known as The Packaging Store and now repackaged as Boston Pack and Ship, these small load specialists have been a trusted strategic partner of many movers in eastern Massachusetts for more than two decades. Based in Braintree, Massachusetts, Boston Pack and Ship employs custom crates and packaging and foam-in-place solutions to pack and ship everything from artwork to heirlooms, computers to antiques to both out-of-state and international destinations. Known for its fast and efficient customer service, one call is usually all it takes to schedule a pickup for a door-to-door or door-to-port shipment. For more information, visit www.bostonpackandship.com or call (800) 400-7204 for a free quote.

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CONTACT:  Steve Dubin, PR Works, (781) 582-1061, sdubin@prworkzone.com
 
DATELINE:  BRAINTREE, MA…A Tiffany lamp, your grandmother’s antique rocker, or a full-length mirror with a mahogany frame. When sending delicate, yet awkward sized and often irreplaceable pieces like these, your packaging options are few and far between. You can do your best with the packing materials you buy at the post office or a supply store and pray for safe delivery or you can use a small load specialist like Boston Pack and Ship that offers customized packaging and crate services.
 
As a small load specialist, Boston Pack and Ship specializes in shipments of less than 1,000 pounds—parameters that can cover a lot of different items. To safely ship such a wide range of parcels, Boston Pack and Ship creates customized double wall corrugated cardboard packaging for its retail and corporate customers. In addition, the Braintree-based company has an on-site workshop for it to build customized wood crates. Tailoring these containers exactly to the dimensions of the shipment dramatically reduces the possibility of damage during shipping.
 
“This service is particularly attractive to customers because we can also pick up the item for shipment at their home or business, transport it securely in quilted padded blankets back to our shop and then create the appropriate sized packaging or crate. So not only do they not have to worry about finding the right size container or packing the shipment by themselves, but they don’t have to transport it anywhere for delivery. In fact, we can make arrangements for most shipments, including international deliveries, in just one telephone call,” said Joe Fell, co-owner of Boston Pack and Ship.
 
In addition to customized packaging and crates, Boston Pack and Ship employs foam-in-place technology to ship expensive electronic equipment like computers, monitors, and other hardware. A high-strength film protects the item you’re shipping, which is then “locked” in place with a foam spray, essentially creating a customized encasing that prevents movement of any kind and securing the shipment.
 
“The foam-in-place technology is generally used by manufacturers to ship out their company’s products and is not usually available on a retail basis. We use it because when you ship out-of-state and internationally, your only true measuring stick is whether the shipment gets there in good shape. Using the foam-in-place technology and custom packaging and crates is about as close to a guarantee as we can offer,” said Fell.
 
Boston Pack and Ship offers multiple U.S. and International shipping options—ocean or air—to help lower costs. Door-to-door and door-to-port delivery—with full, declared value—is available. Pick-up of shipments for delivery is made by appointment.
 
For more information on the breadth of Boston Pack and Ship’s services, you can visit the company Web site at www.bostonpackandship.com. For a free quote on an out-of-state or international move or shipment, please call (800) 400-7204.
 
Small load specialists
Formerly known as The Packaging Store and now repackaged as Boston Pack and Ship, these small load specialists have been a trusted strategic partner of many movers in eastern Massachusetts for more than two decades. Based in Braintree, Massachusetts, Boston Pack and Ship employs custom crates and packaging and foam-in-place solutions to pack and ship everything from artwork to heirlooms, computers to antiques to both out-of-state and international destinations. Known for its fast and efficient customer service, one call is usually all it takes to schedule a pickup for a door-to-door or door-to-port shipment. For more information, visit www.bostonpackandship.com or call (800) 400-7204 for a free quote.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:  Steve Dubin, PR Works, (781) 582-1061, sdubin@prworkzone.com
 
DATELINE:  BRAINTREE, MA…As a small load specialist, Boston Pack and Ship is often asked to create customized boxes and crates for items of a delicate nature, like antiques or electronic equipment or prototypes. The customized gift box with lid that the Braintree-based company made for Marshfield Community Christmas contains something far more precious: the holiday dreams of many Marshfield area children and families.
 
The 42x30x27 gift box served as the focal point for Marshfield Community Christmas’s annual telethon held on November 30. The gift box, decorated by Community Christmas volunteers, has also served as the receptacle for donations at various other locations. 
 
“The Marshfield Community Christmas is a wonderful charity and we’re more than happy to help the cause by donating something we do very well: custom-made boxes,” said Joe Fell, co-owner of Boston Pack and Ship. “Good things may come in small packages, but we built the box to be big and sturdy enough to accept big and small packages for this very worthy cause.”
 
Boston Pack and Ship is no stranger to helping charities and non-profit organizations. The company typically offers a 10 percent discount for packing and shipping services for non-profits and will often create boxes for donations for toy drives, canned good drives and other charitable efforts.
 
“We sincerely appreciate Boston Pack and Ship’s contribution of the gift box,” said Mike Maresco, a Marshfield Community Christmas organizer. “It certainly was a focal point of our telethon and really a symbol of what we’re trying to accomplish with Marshfield Community Christmas, giving those a little less fortunate a chance at a happy holiday.”
 
As small load specialists, Boston Pack and Ship provides a number of services to accommodate hard-to-ship, delicate items, expensive business equipment and irreplaceable personal items for out-of-state and international moves. Those services include:
 
Small loads – with no minimum requirement; blanket-wrapping for fragile, delicate moves; full insurance available
Custom crates and packaging for computers, electronic instruments, prototypes, antiques and artwork.
State-of-the-art, foam-in-place solutions to protect valuables
Multiple U.S. and International shipping options—ocean or air—to help lower costs
Door-to-door and door-to-port delivery with insurance available
On-time pickups by appointment
Student moves – no minimum requirements; storage space available for those summer months in between semesters
 
 
For more information on the breadth of Boston Pack and Ship’s services, you can visit the company Web site at www.bostonpackandship.com. For a free quote on an out-of-state or international move or shipment, please call (800) 400-7204.
 
 
About Marshfield Community Christmas
Established in 1979, Marshfield Community Christmas donations go towards the purchase of toys, small gifts and food gift certificates to help lonely and needy families and individuals in Marshfield celebrate the holidays. A 501c(3) charity, Marshfield Community Christmas gave gifts to more than 300 families and 800 children in the greater Marshfield community. For more information, individuals can call Marshfield Community Christmas at (781) 837-8405 or visit the Web site at www.marshfieldcommunitychristmas.com.
 
 
Small load specialists
Formerly known as The Packaging Store and now repackaged as Boston Pack and Ship, these small load specialists have been a trusted strategic partner of many movers in eastern Massachusetts for more than two decades. Based in Braintree, Massachusetts, Boston Pack and Ship employs custom crates and packaging and foam-in-place solutions to pack and ship everything from artwork to heirlooms, computers to antiques to both out-of-state and international destinations. Known for its fast and efficient customer service, one call is usually all it takes to schedule a pickup for a door-to-door or door-to-port shipment. For more information, visit www.bostonpackandship.com or call (800) 400-7204 for a free quote.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:  Steve Dubin, PR Works, (781) 582-1061, sdubin@prworkzone.com

DATELINE:  BRAINTREE, MA…
While many appraisers can put a monetary value on a piece of art or a family heirloom, it’s rather difficult to measure sentiment. Often times, sentiment is priceless.
 
For the past 20 years, Boston Pack and Ship has ensured the safe transport of artwork, antiques and family heirlooms by creating customized packaging for these delicate items. With the creation of its “arts” division, Boston Pack and Ship is offering an even greater level of services for art galleries, businesses and art collectors shipping fine arts and family heirlooms and antiques.
 
“Creating the customized packaging and crating to ship a piece of artwork is in itself an art and not every mover or shipping company has that specialty, hence the creation of our ‘art’ division,” said Joe Fell, co-owner of Boston Pack and Ship. “Over our 20 years in business, we’ve developed an expertise in building customized packages that few companies can match in addition to incorporating the latest technologies—like foam-in-place solutions—so that shipping one of these delicate pieces across the world is as safe as it going from one room in your home or business to another.”
 
As a small load specialist, Boston Pack and Ship specializes in shipments of less than 1,000 pounds—parameters that can cover a lot of different items. To safely ship such a wide range of parcels, Boston Pack and Ship creates customized double wall corrugated cardboard packaging for its retail and corporate customers. In addition, the Braintree-based company has an on-site workshop for it to build customized wood crates. Tailoring these containers exactly to the dimensions of the shipment dramatically reduces the possibility of damage during shipping—something of critical importance when transporting artwork and family heirlooms.
 
 “Obviously, you’re going to insure your shipment, but money really isn’t much of a consolation when you’re talking about a piece of art or heirloom of irreplaceable personal value. You want your parcel there in the same condition as when you sent it,” continued Fell. “That’s why we go the extra mile to make sure that happens. We even come to your home or place of business to pick up your shipment so you don’t accidentally damage anything by trying to transport it to our shop.”
Boston Pack and Ship offers multiple U.S. shipping options including ground, air, delivery to a terminal for pickup or inside delivery. International options include air or ocean with door-to-door or door-to-port delivery. Full declared value is available on both domestic and international shipments. Pick-up of items to be packed and shipped for delivery is made by appointment.
For more information on the breadth of Boston Pack and Ship’s services, you can visit the company Web site at www.bostonpackandship.com. For a free quote on an out-of-state or international move or shipment, please call (800) 400-7204.
 
Small load specialists
Formerly known as The Packaging Store and now repackaged as Boston Pack and Ship, these small load specialists have been a trusted strategic partner of many movers in eastern Massachusetts for more than two decades. Based in Braintree, Massachusetts, Boston Pack and Ship employs custom crates and packaging and foam-in-place solutions to pack and ship everything from artwork to heirlooms, computers to antiques to both out-of-state and international destinations. Known for its fast and efficient customer service, one call is usually all it takes to schedule a pickup for a door-to-door or door-to-port shipment. For more information, visit www.bostonpackandship.com or call (800) 400-7204 for a free quote.