Besoke cases and crates
What we do
Custom made cases and crates to protect your freight for movements by rail/road/air/ocean
Our export packing cases and crates are custom-made to ensure your cargo arrives in perfect condition whether it is being transported by rail/road/air or ocean
KNP Logistics Group’s packing team are expert craftsmen with +50 years of experience. They understand the damage that multiple handling of your consignments during the shipping process can cause and how they can ensure your case or crate is appropriate for it’s specific journey
Our Export packing manager will visit your manufacturing site to see the intriciacies of your products and discuss the destination requirements, routing, loading/unloading and the length of your products shipment
Over the years the team have built cases and crates across all industry sectors, automotive cases with floater bases and shock/tilt indicators, heavy duty skids for out of guage (OOG) cargo and vacuum packed cases for engineering prototypes
From building one crate to multiple ongoing cases, our teams are hands-on, mobile and bring their extensive experience and craftsmanship to every project
Custom made: Bespoke wooden cases and wooden crates for air freight, ocean freight, rail and road freight
Compliance: ISPM15 compliant (Phytosanitary approved procedures including treatments and marking of wood packaging material)
Options: Waterproofing, shock and tilt indicators. Temperature protection, barrier foil, vacuum packing and hermetically sealed
Box or skeletal: Fully enclosed wooden box casing or skeletal wooden crates
Multiple / Single use: Flat packed reusable and collapsable wooden crates and packing cases / One way wooden crates and packing cases
Lifting options: Two or four way entry lifting options on custom services, strengthened lifting points
All sizes: Whatever the size and weight of your shipments, our teams are mobile craftsmen with extensive eperience across all sectors
Cases, crates and pallets
Bespoke packing cases and shipping crates
ISPM15 TIMBER PACKING CASES (SOLID TIMBER BOX)
Our bespoke timber packing cases can be manufactured to any size to ensure the crates precisionly protect your goods during the shipping process. The crates are built using ISPM15 compliant solid wood and fully enclose your goods
ISPM15 PLYWOOD PACKING CASES (SOLID PLYWOOD OUTER BOX)
Our bespoke plywood packing cases are a lighter weight alternative for lighter weight goods movements by air. The cases frame and base are manufactured from solid wood for strength, the sides and case lid are plywood.
ISPM15 SHIPPING CRATES (SKELETAL BOX)
Our bespoke skeletal crates are a lighter weight alternative that could potentially lower your shipping costs
ISPM15 SKIDS (PALLET WITH NO BOTTOM BOARDS)
For heavyweight goods that don’t require crating our custom made skids can be manufactured to any size and strength to accomodate the safe lifting and transit movements of heavy weight goods
ISPM15 PALLETS
Bespoke quality pallet manufacture, top deck boards, stringers, and bottom deck boards / 4 way access or 2 way access
ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANACE (ESG)
CASE JOURNEY
We have documented the journey of our bespoke cases from plywood manufacture to the journey of the timber. We are happy to discuss supply chain sourcing options to fit with your Environmental and budget requirements
Plywood journey – Uraguay – Kettering
Face and back veneers / Core veneers / Glue
Timber journey – Munksund / Wismar / Orrefor – Kettering
9 X 100 / 100 X 75 / 75 X 50 / 100 X 50
PLYWOOD OFF-CUTS
Our plywood offcuts and timber offcuts are all given to Kettering Science Academy for use in the DT department, on average 1-2 pallets per month