Freight Transport Company
Sculpture Installation - Wellington
Heavy, valuable, irreplaceable. Wellington sculpture installed with the rigging expertise it deserves - not just with a crane.
Heavy, valuable, irreplaceable. Wellington sculpture installed with the rigging expertise it deserves - not just with a crane.
CDT Transport has installed sculpture for Wellington galleries, Wellington City Council, private collectors, and commissioned artists. The combination of crane capability and genuine rigging expertise makes CDT the right choice for work that others might take on with less thought than the pieces deserve.
Sculpture installation requires more than a crane operator who can lift things. It requires someone who understands that a sculpture's rigging points may not be where they look like they should be, that the centre of gravity of an asymmetric piece needs to be calculated before the lift, and that the materials - stone, bronze, welded steel, ceramics - each have specific requirements for how they can and cannot be touched, supported, and transported. Alan's background in stage rigging is the foundation here. He approaches every sculpture job as a rigging problem, not just a transport job.
CDT works with Wellington galleries and artists on both ongoing and one-off sculpture transport. If you're planning an exhibition that includes large or heavy works, or a public art installation that requires crane placement, Alan can discuss the logistics early in the planning process. Getting the transport and lifting plan right at the beginning is significantly more efficient than solving problems on installation day.
For particularly significant or valuable pieces, a site visit before the job is recommended. Alan will assess the current location, the rigging challenges, the transport routing, and the destination placement before any plan is committed to.
Call Alan on 027 444 2191 to discuss your sculpture installation requirements.
Yes - compact truck dimensions and experienced manoeuvring suit narrow Wellington laneways and pedestrian areas perfectly.
Usually 2–3 days, though urgent moves can often be sorted if weather and access conditions are suitable.
Yes - HIAB crane and rigging experience cover gallery floors, public plazas, rooftops, and private gardens across Wellington.
Bronze, steel, stone, fibreglass, and composite works - art installation experience covers most contemporary and traditional materials.
Yes - CDT's service covers the wider Wellington region including Paraparaumu, Porirua, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, and Wairarapa.
Yes - final placement and levelling are part of the service to ensure the sculpture sits correctly on plinths or foundations.