APEQ/QPAT Annual Convention

Hotel Bonaventure Montreal

Thursday, November 14 - Friday, November 15, 2019

The deadline to order for this Show has already expired

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Material Handling


Material Handling Services

Material Handling Services Include:

  • Reception, documentation and inspection of your shipment(s) upon arrival.
  • Unloading of your carrier and delivery to your booth.
  • Removing of empty containers / crates / skids from booth to storage.
  • Returning of empty containers / crates / skids to booth after show.
  • Return of your containers / crates / skids to the loading dock.
  • Reloading of shipment(s) from dock to carrier.

Benefits of Advance Shipping to the GES Warehouse (if available)
  • Storage of materials for up to 20 days prior to your show.
  • Delivery of shipments to your booth on your first day of move-in (schedule permitting).
  • Some convention centres and hotels do not have facilities for receiving or storing freight.
Estimating Material Handling Charges
Handling charges are based on the weight of the freight. Shipments are billed by the hundredweight and rounded up to the nearest hundred. A minimum per shipment may apply. Please prepay all shipping charges. GES Canada Ltd. cannot accept or be responsible for collect shipments. Crated and uncrated shipments must be separated and clearly identified on your bill of lading.
  • Crated - Material that is skidded or is any type of shipping container that can be unloaded at the dock with no additional handling required.
  • Uncrated - Material that is shipped loose or pad-wrapped and/or unskidded machinery without proper lifting bars or hooks
  • Special Handling - Defined as shipments that are loaded by cubic space and/or packed in such a manner as to require special handling, such as ground loading, side door loading, constricted space loading, and designated piece loading or stacked shipments. Also included are mixed shipments and shipments without proper delivery receipts.
  • Late Surcharges - A surcharge may apply if advance freight is received after the published deadline date for shipments to arrive at the warehouse.
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Terms & Conditions
  • Pricing is listed in Canadian dollars (CAD).
  • A credit card is mandatory to order this service.
  • Collect shipments will not be accepted.
  • GES is not responsible for concealed damage, damage to loose or inadequately packed shipments or loss of merchandise after delivery to booth.
  • It is the exhibitor’s responsibility to secure and maintain loss & damage insurance coverage for their exhibit properties.
  • GES reserves the right to change labourers and/or rates as shifts change.
  • No refunds/exchanges once show move-in begins.
  • All claims or discrepancies must be settled within one week of show closing.
  • GES Limits of Liability & Responsibility apply to this service.