'Standard' ~ The courier company (UPS) guarantee make the delivery / collection on the
stated day. As they are not able to give a precise time of arrival,
the church or premises will need to be staffed to receive / return the
baptistry. It is possible to specify a 'before 12 noon' delivery at
an additional cost.
(The hexagonal baptistries can be fitted into a car and the nonagon
will fit in an estate or 'people carrier'. So, if a church is not staffed,
it is possible to deliver / collect to / from a home address if someone
will be in all day there. The baptistry could then be moved to and from
the church by the customer.)
'Economy' Tariff ~ More companies now fill this area and give a better range of choice. Fedex are fine for churches or premises routinely staffed within office hours but they do not guarantee next day delivery though they have always managed so far. In certain areas (Central Scotland) we have found them more reliable than UPS. Parcel2Go have given extremely good prices but these are not the premium service offered by UPS. However, if you can be flexible about delivery, these are very good value. Experience shows that this is not
suitable for baptistries being delivered on a Friday. There are some
busy periods when we cannot offer this option, particularly around Easter. If a church does wish to use this service, we
cannot take any responsibility for a late or non-delivery. Also, the circular pool can only be transported by Fedex as it is above UPS's size limit.
'Dedicated' ~ This is best where customers want to specify an exact time of delivery
or where same-day or next-day delivery is required. As the driver has
only to deliver your baptistry they are flexible and do use their initiative.
We have found this company to provide the most worry-free deliveries.
The prices vary with distance. From our base in Bradford a delivery
to Manchester would cost approximately £55 each way (cheaper than 'Standard'
tariff!), whereas London would cost around £190-£210. For this reason, we use this option as the default for local deliveries of baptistries.
'Collection' ~ All the baptistries will fit in a car and can be collected from our base in Bradford. To give you some idea of sizes, we have fitted a nonagon into a little Vauxhall Agila with one of the backseats down. Or the circular and the Apostle went in but with both backseats down. When you collect and return, we can arrange times outside office hours, it is also possible to borrow extra equipemnt such as crush-proof piping, which allows for a much speedier emptying of the pool.
It is possible to use these in combination:
you could use a 'dedicated' courier for the delivery but the standard
to return as long as the church is staffed accordingly.
We have found that in the quality of either courier company varies geographically and we will always choose the comany that gives the best service in an area. Any queries, give us a ring.
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