Banner Packing & Crating

I have worked with Nick and Bruce a couple of times to ship my abstract/​fine art to customers. They are absolutely wonderful personally and professionally! I would recommend their services to anyone in the area.

It was suggested to us to use Banner Packing and Crating to ship a large and expensive Andy Warhol lithograph. We were somewhat unsure of what we would experience. What a delightful experience it turned out to be. I would drive all day to have Nick and Bruce ship our artwork in the future! A shipping company that instills confidence and provides peace of mind.

Bruce and Nick are the specialists! Currently fixing a crate for a painting to be checked in for air travel. Previously done beautiful gift wrapping for wedding gift. Very beautiful and appreciated by both the bride and the groom! Highly recommended!

I was moving from LA to NYC and was concerned about shipping a family heirloom, a burled mahogany bed. I met with Banner Packing (Nick), they seemed VERY nice & told me about «safely shipping a piano halfway around the world», so I hired them to store & ship my bed and a few other items. (Storage and shipping totaled over $ 4,000 in the end).
The bed arrived in NYC with a piece of wood ripped out of the headboard (how does that even happen?). There goes the family heirloom. And Banner (Nick, again) stopped being the super nice person that I had originally met with. (It really felt like, «he already had my money so why act nice anymore». Gross). No refund of any portion of my $ 4k, no apologies, and now they’re not even returning my emails. So my options are to make this post & then consider suing (fun!).
If I were you, I’d look to find another shipping company. If you do use them — don’t sign off on receiving your delivery until it is completely unpacked and inspected (which, if it’s crated, could take several hours). Otherwise, they’re not interested in being ethical, fair, or providing good customer service AFTER they have your money (and a technicality to stand on). That’s my experience with them, for what it’s worth.

These guys are great! Everyone has a positive attitude and is eager to help. Barbara the wonderful lady who does the gift wrapping has bailed me out a half dozen times recently for clients of mine. My exclusive clients at Inluxuria expect ONLY the best and that is what you get from Banner Packing & Crating.

Awesome. family owned. Brainstormed to get packaging in my budget. Definitely coming back for my eBay shipping needs!

Great service! Nick and Bruce were very professional and accommodating, and I especially appreciated that they were willing to pick up my item all the way out in the valley. They were very prompt in their email and phone responses, and my item shipped very, VERY fast! I would definitely use them again! Thanks, guys!

Banner ships out a lot of our packages here and they’re so helpful! Very friendly and quick. They’re located right next door and they make our shipping so convenient. They are great neighbors to have ;)

horrible company, i paid for full coverage insurance and when my items arrived damaged i could not get a settlement reached and was left with broken items in my garage for me to deal with. find somebody else if you are shipping freight

Wow– what a joke! I called these guys for an estimate to have a tabletop crated and the estimate was $ 385– which is ridiculous to begin with. He then said to pick the table up in Brentwood it would be an additional $ 210.
I say, «Whoa– that’s a lot for a really short trip.»
He says «Yeah– I know it’s really expensive.»
I say «Then why do you charge so much?»
He says «Well we charge $ 105 per hour for the mover.»
I say «You pay your movers $ 105 an hour? I should come work for you!»
He says” Well yeah… I’ve got another call…“
CLICK
What a joke– I understand he’s in LA, but charging a person $ 210 to come pick up a table that is less than 8 miles away and claiming it’s a 2 hour endeavor is not only a lie– it’s unprofessional and just plain stupid. Not to mention that wood is super cheap, so charging $ 385 for about $ 40 in material and and one hour of unskilled labor is just absurd.
Fellow Unilocalers beware! They unprofessional, beyond overpriced, and rude. I mean really– how in the heck does this place have 5 stars? Did they have their 3 family friends write reviews?

Nick and Bruce are total pros.
I’ve used Banner Packing & Crating several times to crate and ship valuable, oversized paintings on canvas cross country. Each and every time I’ve done business with them they’ve always been speedy, efficient, affordable and very pleasant to deal with. The clients I ship to are always impressed with the workmanship of their crating and packing, too.
Great service, superior quality, promptness and affordability means there’s really no reason to go anywhere else. To top it off, the brothers are really nice guys who I genuinely enjoy dealing with.