White Glove Handling and Repacking Service
Care and security, built into every step.
What White Glove Handling Means at ForwardVia
Our white glove handling service provides a meticulous, ultra-careful treatment and repacking of fragile or high-value items entrusted to our care. From the moment your parcel arrives at our facility, it’s treated as more than just another package — it’s handled with the precision and attentiveness that valuable, sentimental, or delicate items deserve.
Our trained staff are experienced in handling a wide range of sensitive goods, including designer fashion, jewellery, electronics, artwork, collectibles, and fragile glass or ceramic items. Each item is carefully inspected upon arrival and repacked with protective materials that meet its specific needs, including cushioned foam inserts, acid-free tissue, and reinforced double-wall boxing that can withstand the rigours of international transit.
Who This Service Is For
If you’re forwarding something you’d be genuinely upset to see arrive damaged, this service is for you.
That might be a watch you’ve purchased online, a gift sent to our address on your behalf, a designer item from an overseas retailer, or valuables being shipped internationally. Whatever it is — if it matters to you, it’s worth handling properly.
We treat these parcels differently from the moment they land on our shelves. Every item is inspected on arrival, so if there’s any sign of damage from the original shipment, you’ll know before it ever leaves our hands. We photograph the contents, note the condition, and flag anything that looks off — because the worst time to discover a problem is after it’s already been repacked and sent on.
Repacking is where most damage actually happens, and it’s where we take the most care. Original boxes are often designed to survive one journey, not two. So instead of just taping the manufacturer’s box back up, we assess what the item actually needs: rigid outer cartons for anything fragile, void-fill that won’t shift in transit, extra corner protection for frames, screens, or instrument cases, and moisture barriers for anything sensitive to humidity. If it’s high-value, we double-box as standard.
What's Included
Careful in-facility handling — your item is managed by trained staff from the moment it arrives at our address
Protective repackaging — materials chosen to suit your item’s size, weight, and fragility for its onward journey
Condition reporting — items inspected and documented on arrival, so you know exactly what we received
Photographic confirmation — images taken of your item and packaging before it leaves our facility
Direct point of contact — one person overseeing your shipment, not a generic support queue
You can request white-glove handling for any parcel as an add-on.