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The safe shipment of goods is of serious importance to businesses of all industries. Discovering the best possible way to secure your products for transport and prevent damage during shipment can stabilise your business model and boost client retention.  Ordering custom crates tailored to suit your product type is a key way for goods to arrive unscathed, making customised wooden boxes, crates, or pallets a safe long-term investment. Read on to learn about the many advantages of custom wooden boxes…

Choosing the right product for material handling is key to secure shipping. With so many available options, the continued popularity of non-toxic wooden crates for shipping shows how this tried and trusted material is a cut above the rest. Accessing custom crates, pallets, and cases uniquely designed for the safe transport of your products is hugely beneficial – one of the many benefits of utilising wooden shipping materials from ABC crates. Why use wooden…

If you’re looking for a simple yet effective DIY project in or around your home, consider getting crafty with some wooden crates. Wooden crates are very versatile, and with some inspiration, it’s easy to use wooden crates to create brand new furniture items, make some clever (and stylish) storage options or to anything useful . Here are some ideas for indoor and outdoor wooden crate DIY projects. Indoor Wood crate bookshelf If you’re new to DIY and want a simple project to get you started, a wood crate bookshelf…

Can wooden pallets be recycled? If maintained properly and carefully, wooden pallets can have at least 10 uses before they’ll need to be disposed of – ideally recycled. Luckily, once you’re ready to retire your wooden pallet(s), the recycling process is incredibly easy and efficient. Wooden pallets are very easy to recycle, and many businesses across the globe opt to recycle their used wooden pallets to reap a range of environmental benefits. There are professional pallet processing facilities that focus only on pallet reuse and recycling, making the process simple…

Wood as a natural resource has no match, in terms of its versatility, strength, and durability. Luckily for us, our ancestors figured out the amazing benefits of working with wood as a material and since then it’s popularity and uses have gone from strength to strength. Wood was originally popular as a material for creating beautiful and decorative boxes and containers, but before long wooden packing crates became a vital part of the booming shipping industry. Wooden crates in the shipping industry Timber crates began to be used…

Different styles of wooden boxes cater to different application needs, so we thought we’d give you some insight into the packaging types we have available. Case A case is a fully enclosed wooden box and is an ideal option when you need the contents of your export to be safe from moisture and elements. For example, to avoid rust developing, machinery exported by sea needs to avoid any contact with water. Crate Also known as skeleton crates, these are wooden boxes with gaps of 10mm or more. We can manufacture the…

If nothing else, COVID-19 has shown us the importance of taking a breath and living in the moment. With Perth’s lockdown reasonably limited compared to the rest of the world, we still saw a significant shift in people’s attitudes towards work and leisure and a growing interest in backyard gardening. The excellent news is that ABC’s wooden pallets can be easily transformed into raised garden beds, supplying you with fresh food grown in your backyard. The cost of manufactured garden boxes can be prohibitive, so why not build your own?…

Proper packaging is essential if you are planning on transporting products safely. While there are plenty of packaging solutions available on the market, we are passionate about wooden shipping crates here at ABC. Why choose wooden crates for shipping your merchandise? Not only are wooden crates sustainable and efficient they can also save your goods from dust, moisture, and heat. You can even customise these boxes to your specific needs. And when you have finished with them, you can recycle them into furniture or raised garden beds. Wooden crates are often…

The history of wood Before plastic was discovered, wooden pallets, boxes, and crates, were the standard means of cargo transport, and they served us very well! International shipping of goods would not have been possible without those sturdy timber designs, lasting on sea journeys that took weeks and even months to reach their destination. Thanks to their naturally weather-resistant coating and sturdy build, wood transport packaging has been the standard means of good transportation for centuries. The history of plastic Plastic as a new man-made material was first discovered in the…

The use of wooden pallets and crates as a means of transporting heavy cargo across the country, and the world, is a highly reliable and low-impact approach. Here at ABC Crates we are proud to deal in wooden Australian boxes and cases but are also aware of some of the risks involved with shipping wood packaging. In order to meet our own high standards for international trade, we work carefully to meet ISPM 15 regulations, to ensure we have done all we can to prevent the spread…