Practical answers on crates, pallets and export packaging, written by the people who design and build them in Bideford, Devon.
Last reviewed 30 October 2026
These packaging guides answer the questions we are asked most: what export rules apply, how to choose a pallet or a crate, what moves the price and what to send for a quote. Each one is written and reviewed by our own team and links to the products it covers.
Heat treatment and the FC0542 mark for wood packaging going abroad.
How isolation works and when you need it.
What to measure and what to tell us.
Which board to choose, side by side.
The eight things that move a crate price, and how to keep it down.
Board, construction, fittings and quantity.
Standard sizes and how a safe load is worked out.
Size, timber, build, treatment and load, explained.
How isolation works and when you need it.
APS Packaging Ltd
Designs our shock pallet and crate specifications, from the isolator count to the bolt pattern, and wrote our guides on shock protection and ISPM 15.
Sales, APS Packaging Ltd
Your first contact for a quote. Send David the weight, footprint and route and he will come back with a design and a firm date.
Our own team at APS Packaging in Bideford, Devon, who design and build crates, cases and pallets every day.
Yes. Call 01237 423772 or email sales@apspackaging.co.uk.
Call or email and we will help.
Email our Sales Team : sales@apspackaging.co.uk
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