Getting a frame from New Zealand to your site
We welcome enquiries from throughout the Pacific. Freight availability, container requirements and delivery costs are confirmed individually for each destination and project.
We manufacture, label and pack the frame. Our shipping handler and you coordinate freight, customs and delivery. Your local builder unloads, stores and assembles it.
Render · design intentSeven stages from factory to site
Framing leaves our factory as labelled bundles, packed to suit the container. We hand the frame to our own shipping handler and can put you in direct contact with them. Freight, customs and delivery are then coordinated between you and them.
The full nine-step process- Project and destination confirmed
- Framing detailed and manufactured in New Zealand
- Components labelled, bundled and packed
- Container requirements assessed and freight options reviewed
- Frame handed to our shipping handler and shipped to the agreed port
- Customs, unloading and site delivery coordinated between you and the shipping handler
- Frames stored correctly until assembly
Three ways to handle freight
- Option 01
We introduce you to our shipping handler
Most projects work this way. We hand your labelled, flat-packed frame to our own third-party shipping handler and put you in direct contact with them. You and they coordinate the booking, sailing and delivery.
- Option 02
You use your own shipping agent
Already have a freight forwarder or a container coming? We pack to suit and hand over at the agreed point.
- Option 03
We help where we can
We stay available to answer questions alongside your shipping handler, but day-to-day freight coordination sits with you and them, which keeps us focused on manufacturing.
Packed for the far end, not just the truck
How a container is packed decides how hard the first day on site is. Every bundle is labelled to the drawings, so the builder at the other end can find what they need without unpacking everything.
- Every component labelled to match the erection drawings
- Bundled and flat-packed for transport
- Container requirements assessed for each shipment
- Packed to suit the container and the unloading conditions at the far end
- Commercial documentation supplied for the shipment
- Storage instructions supplied with every shipment
Container count and packing approach depend on the size of the project, the destination and how the container will be unloaded. Both are confirmed with your quotation.
Choose your island
Most of our recent clients are building in the Cook Islands and Fiji. Every other destination is assessed on its own terms: port access, container availability, local handling and project size all matter.
Handled at the destination
Import duties, taxes and customs clearance are the responsibility of the importer unless your quotation states otherwise. We supply the commercial documentation the shipment needs.
Keep it dry, keep it off the ground
Off the ground on bearers, covered but ventilated, clear of standing water, cement dust and salt spray. Storage instructions are supplied with every shipment.
How to store framing on siteShipping questions
Yes. Choosing a design, drawings, quotation and manufacture all happen here in New Zealand, so you can work through them with us without travelling. We then hand your labelled, flat-packed frame to our own third-party shipping handler and can put you in direct contact with them. The standard method is assembly by a local builder at the destination, working to the erection drawings we supply.
We welcome enquiries from throughout the Pacific. Freight availability, container requirements and delivery costs are confirmed individually for each destination and project.
We hand your labelled, flat-packed frame to our own third-party shipping handler and can put you in direct contact with them. Freight, customs and delivery are then coordinated between you and the handler. We stay available to help if something comes up, but day-to-day coordination isn’t something we manage, so we can stay focused on manufacturing.
Import duties, taxes and customs clearance are the responsibility of the importer unless your quotation states otherwise. We supply the commercial documentation the shipment needs.
Off the ground on bearers, covered but ventilated, clear of standing water, cement dust and salt spray. Storage instructions are supplied with every shipment.
Where are you building?
Tell us the island and nearest port, and roughly how big the project is. We will tell you what is realistic for freight and what we would need next.