the invention relates to a package and method of transportation for items of electrical apparatus . the items are required to be packaged for transport from the manufacturing location to a storage facility and then on to an end user . at the storage facility , preinstallation checks and procedures , also called staging , are performed on the items of apparatus including , in some instances the downloading of software and control features via electrical connection . the invention avoids the conventional need to remove the items of apparatus at the storage location for the performance of the checks and procedures by providing a package with selectively removable portions which , when removed , allow the required access to the components of the apparatus without needing to remove same from the package .