Packaging Items For Sending Abroad

We’re back with a useful post today about how best to package your items when you’re sending them abroad. It’s not quite as simple as sending something domestically, as there is much more chance of something getting damaged in transit on a long journey to a foreign country. While RAND takes every possible measure to minimise the potential for damage to your items during transit, it will be better for your peace of mind if you know your items are packaged well.

Firstly, regardless of the item you’re sending, we would highly recommend sending your items in a cardboard box. Some people think that soft items which can’t get damaged easily can be wrapped in brown parcel paper, but there are lots of reasons this isn’t ideal. It can get ripped or disintegrate if it becomes wet, and it won’t provide the right level of protection for your item.

Find a box a couple of inches larger than the items you wish to send to allow room for packing materials, and check along all the ‘seams’ to make sure it won’t burst open. Useful packing materials include scrunched up newspaper, polystyrene packing beads and foam shapes, along with our trusty favourite, bubblewrap. Wrap your item in bubblewrap if it is fragile, and place it in the box surrounded with foam or paper to keep it in place and act as a buffer against the sides of the box.

Use a strong parcel tape to secure everything inside, being sure to check all the edges and corners again. Make sure the address is written clearly on the box, either in neat block capitals or in the form of a printed label to make sure our couriers can read it easily! We will then take care of the rest.

For a reliable courier service, you can count on RAND to deliver.

Sending Back-To-School Gifts

The start of September is all about the dreaded return to school. As the leaves start to fall from the trees and new pencils are sharpened for the very first time, the glorious summer holidays can seem a long way away. All over the world, children are meeting their new classmates for the first time, getting their new school shoes muddy and waiting to grow into their too-big uniform.

Wherever your young friends and relatives are based around the world, it’s not too late to send them a gift to cheer them up during what can be one of the most nerve-wracking times of year for many children. Maybe a new toy to put a smile back on their face, or some stationery essentials to show off in the classroom. Whatever it is, make sure you send it with RAND.

RAND guarantees competitive rates and a reliable service, meaning your items will get there when we say they will. You can also track your parcels using our handy tracking service to find out where in the world they’ve got to so far. That way, everyone will be happy, and you won’t need to worry about where your gift has gone, so get a quote today, and happy September sending!

International Students in the UK

Are you an international student coming to the UK to study for the year? If so, read on, because we might have the solution to one of the common frustrations of international student life. When you come to the UK, you will no doubt be laden with luggage, and might already be wondering how you’re going to get it all home on your own.

This is without even thinking about all the little extras you’ll buy while you’re here. You might need to buy extra course books or go on a shopping spree or pick up souvenirs for the family, which makes the daunting task even more alarming. However, have you ever considered sending your luggage internationally with a courier company?

RAND offers great rates on packages sent to all countries, so it can make it easier for you to simply post your souvenirs and other little bits and pieces home without having to take them with you in your luggage. Use our quote finder to find out for yourself about our very reasonable rates, and you should be able to get your items home without worry.

Students Studying Abroad?

Students! Listen up: if you’re off on your year abroad in September, you’re probably looking around your bedroom and wondering how on Earth you’re going to manage with all those suitcases on your own. Even if Mum and Dad are taking a suitcase each, there’s still a lot to take with you for an entire year. Thankfully, RAND is here to help.

A better idea than taking all your luggage yourself is to send it to your new accommodation, wherever in the world that may be, with a courier such as RAND. It means you don’t have to pay over the odds to take extra hold luggage on the plane, you can avoid having to manoeuvre four suitcases at once through a busy airport and it’s one less thing to worry about at the luggage carousel.

We offer excellent rates for packages sent all over the world, so whether you’re off to the US, China, Europe or anywhere else, get a quote today to make the start of your year abroad go without a hitch.

RAND Launch New Mobile App

We’re really pleased to announce that we’ve created a new mobile app so that you can use our services and get advice about sending your parcels abroad with RAND on the go! The app offers the same easy to use style as the full web version to make it even more straight forward to organise your courier deliveries when you can’t get to a computer.

Get quotes, book your courier delivery and track the whereabouts of your parcels wherever you are so that you don’t have to wait to get into the office or get home to find out where your parcels have got to. This makes our service more flexible than ever before. You will always have the most up to date information about your delivery for added peace of mind, and you can stay on top of things at all times.

Even better, it’s completely free! Get yourself over to the Google Play Store now to find out more and to download the app.

Sending Parcels to Russia This Summer?

If you’re considering sending a parcel to Russia in summer 2013, make sure it’s with RAND. We can offer competitive rates and a reliable service so that you don’t need to worry about your package. Your friends and relatives will be overjoyed to receive their gift from you, and you will know that your parcel is being handled with care by couriers that promise to deliver every time.

Get an INSTANT online quote

We don’t need to go away and think about it. No matter where you’re looking to send goods across the globe, get an instant online quotation from RAND Logistics and you can have your parcel booked and ready for shipping within seconds.

It really is that easy. Simply visit the quote and book page and enter your parcel’s destination, weight and dimensions to get an immediate online quote on the best possible rate we can offer.

RAND Parcel Delivery to Russia

Did you know that RAND offers brilliant rates on its parcel courier service to Russia? No matter what parcel it is you need to send, our experienced couriers will treat it with the care it deserves to make sure it reaches your intended destination safely.

There is no need to worry about what is happening to your parcel, because with RAND, you’re in safe hands.

Thinking of Keeping Touch with Students in China?

China operates a lot of great programmes for students at its fantastic universities, and many British students may choose to spend their year abroad studying in China. If this is the case, it is completely normal to want to let them know you’re thinking of them. If you’re planning on sending them a parcel, why not do it with RAND?

Our courier service will process your parcel efficiently and we can be relied upon to make sure your parcel makes it to China in great condition and as quickly as possible, helping you stay connected to your student son or daughter from overseas.