recomended courier for high value item

Kobe wrote: I need to courier a digital desk worth about £2000 , can anyone recommend a company ? I've used interparcel/UPS lots of times plus a fair few other companies. but to insure to the full value in with these courier companies in this case is proving expensive between £50-£100 on top of the usual £10-£15 for the basic service, any recommendations ?

Really the key is in your packaging of the item. It should be nothing short of bomb proof and you will be fine. Do not use the bottom feeders in the parcel game such as Hermes etc, go for UPS or TNT. Insure the delivery for the full value of the item and you will be fine. Take plenty of photos of your (of course high quality) packaging before you send to help with a potential claim if it makes your life easier.

For best protection knock up a wooden crate out of ply and bracing supports. Put tip and tell shock indicators inside it if you like. Be aware of the requirements for heat treated wood if you are shipping internationally.

Send an item worth £80k a few months back via cargo crate internationally, was absolutely fine over many road and sea couriers. But I packed it and secured with bolts into a wooden baffle and supporting crate. Nothing short of a direct hit with an armor piercing round was damaging that.

Second UPS. Their insurance payout is virtually no quiblle and fast around 3 weeks. Royal mail special delivery advertise clearly  their payout is a week making them the fastest of all couriers, in reality expect to wait over 6 months.  

thanks for the advice ,  I never thought  to go direct to UPS ,   great idea ...interparcel/UPS being , 30kg insured to £2k , £100

I'll suppress my urge to say what I think you should use to move any Yamaha desk in Yamaha Flight Case but TBH UPS fully insured or 700 miles driving (I assume you are 175 miles away so 2 trips of 350) I would be def UPS.