Exhibition Venues

Located just minutes away from the bustling Central Business District, Artspace@Helutrans offers unique exhibition and event spaces.  Set at the backdrop of Singapore’s port, our industrial-chic spaces have hosted numerous art exhibitions as well as high profile commercial events. 

Storage

At the core of our business, Fine Art storage is one area where we provide dedicated bespoke solutions to every customer’s needs, be it a collector, a gallery, an auction house or a museum. Our facilities feature these core characteristics:

1. Maximum Security
The facility is designed to provide modular storage, allowing clients to benefit from the maximum security with lowest insurance premiums. Other security features include electronic monitoring of staff, clients and valuables within the facility as well as motion sensors

2. 24x7x365 Accessibility
Round the clock accessibility for the valuables.

3. Climate Controlled Facility
Our facilities provide temperature and humidity controlled storage. The parameters will be dependent on the type of items to be stored.

4. Private Viewing Suite
Showrooms are also available within the high-security storage zones to display and transact goods in confidentiality.


Our storage solutions are located in 2 prominent locations:

Tanjong Pagar Distripark

Located just minutes away from the bustling Central Business District, we provide storage spaces is various sizes, as well as a dedicated viewing room for our customers to conduct their private viewing, appraisals or photography. GST charges are also suspended for an indefinite period during storage.

Singapore FreePort

The Singapore FreePort is a private storage facility operating round-the-clock to provide a free trade zone modeled after the Swiss Freeports. The operations are conducted with the support of the Economic Development Board, Singapore Customs, Singapore Police Force and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.

Being able to enjoy the privilege of the free trade zone will directly translate to better profitability and higher returns on your investment. This is especially applicable to clients dealing with high-value assets.

With Helutrans' experience in the business of fine arts handling and storage management, our working relationship with The Singapore FreePort provides many levels of synergies to our business model, and empowers us to provide our clients with a larger range of extended services to cater to your specific needs and requirements.

Located next to the airport runways of Changi International Airport, the FreePort location is designed to provide for the safe transfer of inbound and outbound shipments.


Shipping

At Helutrans, every slightest detail is not taken for granted, from fabricating a custom-built crate to supervising one at the tarmac. With such dedicated services, our customers can rest assured that their items will reach their destination safely.

1. Packing and Crating

We are able to cater to the specific needs of international exhibitors with our experience and expertise in constructing tailor-made museum standard traveling crates. All crates are carefully crafted by our in-house carpenters with conservation-approved archival materials. Like skilled tailor making a suit, we use the best materials and ensure that the sizes fit.

2. Transportation

Our transportation plans for moving your art pieces are based on the principles of maximum security and control. You can also expect climate-controlled vehicles equipped with air ride suspension* and hydraulic loading platform for local collections and deliveries.

3. Tarmac Supervision and Courier Assistance

Strategically located in Asia with one of the most efficient airports in the world. Singapore is chosen as the stopover for most of the transit flights from Europe and North America to Asia Pacific and vice versa.

Being the only art handling company that has personnel with tarmac access, we are able to supervise the movement within the restricted areas. Thus live updates of the shipment status can be given via phone or email.

Additionally, couriers will be accompanied by our licensed personnel upon arrival.

Others

Helutrans handles project management of auctions, art exhibitions and installation of monumental sculptures. Depending on clients’ needs, we have the capacity and expertise to do projects in part or in their entirety.

1. Auctions

Helutrans Artmove is the art logistics service provider to many auction houses, including the two biggest in the world, Christie's and Sotheby’s. Our auction logistics services include the auction setup, shipping and acting as the collection and storage centre.

2. Art Fairs/Exhibitions

When it comes to major art events, we are the preferred choice as art handlers. To name a few, we have been involved in Art Stage Singapore, Singapore Biennale and ART HK as the major art logistics provider, from freight-forwarding, shipping to storage and installation.

3. Sculpture Installation

Some of the notable sculptures that we have installed are by Botero, Dali, Ai Wei Wei, Murakami, Rodin, Ju Ming and Vernet amongst many others.

Such sculptures were put up for display in popular public venues like Marina Bay Sands, Resorts World Sentosa, and Vivo City Mall. While others were installed as museum works in the Singapore Art Museum, Shanghai Museum and for art event such as Singapore Biennale, Art Stage Singapore and ART HK.