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Custom Fabrication
When off-the-shelf won't cut it, ask for a build. Describe the load, and the reply works out the wooden structure it needs to travel safely.
Ask for wooden shipping structures built to spec: custom pallets, heavy-duty skids, export crates, and box systems. Send the load, its dimensions, and the destination, and you'll get questions or a quote by email.
Request a quote
Tell us the product, the volume, and where you are. You'll get a reply by email.
How it works
Three steps, no runaround.
Share the challenge
Load weight, dimensions, fragility, handling method, and destination. The more detail the better.
Get a reply by email
A partner supplier asks any questions about the spec, then quotes the build.
Build and refine
For recurring runs, ask for a prototype to test before a production run.
At a glance
What you can ask for
Put any of these in your request. Availability depends on partner suppliers.
- Built to your real load
- Pallets, skids, crates, and box systems
- New or reclaimed lumber
- One-offs or recurring production runs
- ISPM-15 heat treatment for export
- A sketch is enough to start
From one-off to production run
Some fabrication jobs are a single heavy skid for a machine that ships once. Others are a container that leaves your dock every week. Both are worth asking about, and they're designed differently.
For recurring programs, ask for a prototype first: build one, ship one, learn, refine. The result is packaging that protects the product and survives the trip without being overbuilt.
What you can ask for
If it's a wooden structure that has to protect a load in transit or storage, ask. Custom footprints, heavy-duty bases, fully enclosed crates, and modular box systems are all fair game.
Say what the load is, how much it weighs, how it's handled, and where it's going. That decides deck style, board thickness, stringer or block count, fastener pattern, and, where needed, walls, lids, and bracing.
- Custom pallets in non-standard footprints and entry types
- Heavy-duty skids and machine bases
- Export crates, fully enclosed and ISPM-15 heat-treated
- Collar-and-lid box systems for returnable loops
- Solid-plank and plywood decks for point loads and small items
- Internal bracing, blocking, and chocks for fragile or shifting loads
Built for the journey
A crate that sits still needs different bones than a skid that rides a forklift and a truck. Static, dynamic, and racking loads all change the design.
That's why packaging built to fit can reduce damage: the product travels in a structure sized for its weight, fragility, and handling, not a stock guess that's either too weak or wastefully overbuilt.
Materials: new, reclaimed, and export-treated
Builds can use new hardwood or softwood, sound reclaimed lumber, or a mix, chosen to fit the load and the budget. Reclaimed hardwood suits heavy internal skids; new lumber suits export and customer-facing work.
For international freight, wood packaging must meet ISPM-15: heat-treated to a 56°C core for 30 minutes and marked with the recognized HT stamp, so it clears customs without fumigation.
Good questions
Custom Fabrication FAQ
Can I get export crates?
Yes. Ask for heat-treated, ISPM-15 stamped crates and skids, and include the destination country.
Do I need a finished design?
No. Give the load, its weight and fragility, the handling method, and the journey. A rough sketch is enough to start.
Can I order a one-off, or only production runs?
Either. Ask for a single heavy skid for a machine that ships once, or a recurring run for packaging that leaves your dock every week.
How does prototyping work?
For recurring programs, ask for one unit first so you can load it, ship it, and confirm it survives the trip. Then the design is refined before the production run.
Can I get enclosed boxes and crates, not just pallets?
Yes. Enclosed export crates, collar-and-lid box systems, and braced containers are all worth asking for, as well as open pallets and skids.
New or reclaimed wood: which is used?
Whichever fits the job and budget. Sound reclaimed hardwood suits heavy internal builds; new lumber suits export and customer-facing work. Say if you have a preference.
How do I start a fabrication project?
Use the form with the load details, dimensions, and destination. A partner supplier in our network replies by email with questions or a quote, and can ask for drawings.
Let's put your pallets back to work.
Buying, selling, recycling, or hauling — one form, and a partner supplier follows up by email.