Art logistics is not just any kind of logistics. It requires the moving and transportation of fine art paintings, or other valuable art pieces from one place to another. While in the regular logistics company, packing and installing might just be a part of the process, in the art logistics industry, packing and installation make up for the most crucial element of the entire process. It requires a special set of skills to install the valuable artworks. And the art logistics industry does just that for the people to enjoy the art.
Featuring for the Cover Story of The Business Fame’s issue of “The Most Recommended Logistics Companies in 2021 is United Artlogistics India Pvt. Ltd.” the masters of art protection.
The Company-
United Artlogistics India Pvt Ltd is India’s leading, oldest, largest, specialist, and most premium Fine Arts logistics company. We excel in providing Fine Art Logistics Solutions to Art Galleries, Auction Houses, Collectors, and Art Fairs & Events from the pickup to Installation services.
United Artlogistics Pvt. Ltd. counted among the highly skilled, duly certified, trustworthy, and reputed organization providing Warehousing Service, Packaging service, Movement and Unpacking the Goods in an efficient and fastidious manner.
12 years ago, Annurag Sharma started United Art Logistics Pvt Ltd (UAPL). He used to analyse the freight patterns in various packing and moving companies, which made him realize that not all kinds freights are compatible to every kind of moving pattern. Fragile freight and some other items are not appropriately safe with General Freight. This struck him with a better idea and motivation to start a specialist pick-up and delivery service enabling line haul fleet with a special network for fragile freight, to ensure protection of your fragile freight from the non-compatible ones.
“We duly stand by our motto, “the art of protection.” We strive to handle your precious and exorbitant Fine Art with utmost vigilance and intricacy and deliver them to you safe and secure. We aim to augment the confidence of our esteemed clientele by providing them the safest, quickest, and the most efficient Art Handling services in the world, to give them the experience they never had.”
Annurag Sharma- Managing Director and CEO, United Artlogistics Pvt Ltd India.
UNITED ARTLOGISTICS PVT. LTD.(UAPL) established in 2004 with a vision of providing specialised fine art handling services in India, UAPL was the first company in India dedicatedly providing services such as Fine Art Logistics, Handling, Packing & Crating and Transportation with international standards. UAPL has been providing Fine Art Logistics Solutions to Art Galleries, Auction Houses, Collectors, Art Fairs & Events from the pickup to Installation services. UAPL has handled many international events and projects with largest team of specialised art packers, installers and handlers.
“We, United Artlogistics Pvt. Ltd. counted among the trustworthy and reputed organization providing Warehousing Service, Packaging service, Movement and Unpacking the Goods in an efficient and fastidious manner.”
Reckoned for being safe, economical and convenient, the company’s packing and moving services have enabled them in carving a niche for themselves in the international arena. Anything and everything they do is geared towards achieving their goal of total customer-satisfaction. Hence, strict adherence to the highest quality norms and a steadfast commitment to cost and time schedules are the keystones of all their activities.
Milestones and Achievements-
So far, the company has been able to acquire client confidence quite well. The clients who have been in business with UAPL for a long time, know the team inside out and are aware of their quality of service, hence they have a long-term secure relationship with our brand.
“Clients trust our brand as we deliver the best and cater to all their needs from time to time.”
UAPL is still under progress to acquire more clients and prove to be trustworthy, through their performances and commitments. They enhance from time to time just like everyone else, but they also make sure to keep discovering new strategies that help the company accomplish when and how to serve the clients well to encourage their trust upon the company.
The team has attempted to include all kinds of modern techniques, not too complex not to meek, just the right amount to make people take interest in the brand and services. Promotional activities are the driving gears of any business, you can’t really expect to upgrade your business without including modern day marketing techniques. So, they try and flourish through social media, posting content and informational videos. They have used Direct Emailers to reach to their clients, the team organises seminars and training workshops to inform clients about their services and features and the discounts that they offer to make budget-friendly business. The training workshop helps the staff members to become more skilled and experienced.
Here’s what United Artlogistics Pvt Ltd has been able to achieve so far:
- Clients Served – 1500+ Globally
- Locations Serve – 7500+ and counting
- Branches – 25+ top cities and counting
- Air Freight – 1800 tons per year
- Worldwide Network – 39+
Based on 12 years of core hard work and constantly improving performance, customers who have been in contact with UAPL all these years know that they can trust the team implicitly.
“Our first consignment was a challenge, a million-dollar project was on stake and almost everyone in the industry was sceptical about handling such a high-profile project. Even the industry giants were refraining from taking up such a project seeing the level of risk involved.”
But to reach somewhere one has to come out of the comfort zone, so implying the in-depth knowledge about that particular line haul and product, they handled it well, safe, and within the given timeline. This huge step got UAPL on the map, they were acknowledged for their efforts by various companies and they acquired many new and long-term customers. Hence when the biggest crisis struck the nation, i.e., COVID-19, and the lockdown was imposed, the company faced tons of challenges as to how one would manage to stay in the market when everyone was crashing. But UAPL’s biggest strength, their supportive and trusting clients, kept their confidence in them so strong that the team couldn’t stop ourselves to give the best in serving them.
The Road Ahead-
“We plan to upgrade ourselves by bringing new ideas and line of services to get as much connected as we can, with the clients.”
The company is planning to launch several services in future under our brand which will cater to each and every requirement of each and every customer. The team will expand themselves to newer and better echelons and shall bring a series of connected service provider brands under one roof to serve the consumers and establish them globally.
They are planning to bring newer and better services at regular intervals. This year too they plan to make some exciting discoveries and come up with some significant innovations. They have already thought of ideas to launch services in the line of Airlines and Air Freight, Import-Export Neutral Carrier Services, better and fast Relocation Services, and Export Packaging & Moving Services. The team hopes to revolutionize the whole packing and moving industry in the coming years.
“We aspire to expand and provide our services across countries and become a flag bearer of handling and relocation services.”
Annurag’s Message to New Entrepreneurs-
“The world needs new entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs create jobs, lift the standard of living, usher new technology into society, and keep competition alive in the marketplace. It’s the best profession, being your boss, defining your own terms, but only if you are ready to face failures and willing to take risks. No business is built in just a day or two. It may take months or even years to get to somewhere but that’s the challenge, you need to hold your ground strong enough to keep trying till the end.
Starting a business is difficult, and it’s crucial that the next generation has as much ammunition as possible. But once you achieve your first tomb of success, you’ll realize there’s no stopping you now. We are all relying on you to carry on the proud tradition of innovation.”