Waterproof crates
15th April 1977, Page 44
15th April 1977
Page 44
Page 44, 15th April 1977
— Waterproof crates
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The crates are specially made to measure by the company, lined on the inside with foam and waterproofed. That the precautions are necessary was proven when a very expensive piece of hospital machinery, packed and shipped by Beverly Smyth, fell into the harbour in Sydney as it was being unloaded.
It spent almost six hours in the sea before it was fished out, the crate dripping wet. Inside, though, the machinery was completely dry and in "perfect condition", the company says happily.
The major clients of Beverly Smyth are the international corporations, the embassies, and the Irish galleries. These days, since the introduction of a wealth tax in the Republic, a great deal of the company's