Crates, plywood cases, pallets and export packing, designed and built at our factory in Bideford, Devon, and delivered to customers anywhere in the UK.
Last reviewed 31 October 2026
APS Packaging Ltd is a wooden crate manufacturer on Chubb Road, Bideford, making crates and cases to order since 2000. Most of what we build goes to manufacturers in the South West on our own lorries, but crates and cases travel well: we send them to customers across England, Wales and Scotland by dedicated carriers, fully built or flat packed. Every crate is built from kiln-dried, heat-treated timber and stamped FC0542 under our own ISPM 15 registration, so it is ready for export wherever it is collected from.
Crates for sea, air and road freight, designed around the goods and stamped FC0542.
Heavy bases and bolt-down fixing for machine tools, pumps and plant.
One-off and repeat crates built to your drawing or our design.
Plywood-clad crates for impact and weather resistance.
Reusable riveted cases for smaller, valuable loads.
Isolated pallets for server racks, enclosures and sensitive equipment.
Crates on shock pallets for racks and cabinets going by road, sea or air.
Bring the goods to Bideford and we pack them ready to ship.
| Where you are | How it gets to you | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset and Bristol | Our own HGVs and smaller vehicles, every weekday | Delivered by our own drivers, Monday to Friday |
| The rest of England, Wales and Scotland | Dedicated third-party carriers, or a carrier you prefer | Crates go fully built, or flat packed so they take less space on the vehicle |
| Your freight forwarder or the port | Delivered straight to the forwarder’s warehouse or the docks | Stamped FC0542 for ISPM 15, with handling and shipping marks if you need them |
| Collection | Collect from our Bideford site, loaded by forklift | Agree a time with the team before you set off |
Most crates are loaded and unloaded by forklift, so tell us if there is no forklift at the delivery address.
New and heat-treated pallets, in standard sizes or built to your load, go further afield too, by carrier from Bideford. Used and reconditioned pallets are a South West service only, delivered on our own fleet. For pallets in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset or the Bristol area, see our delivery areas.
What to measure and what to tell us.
The eight things that move a crate price, and how to keep it down.
Which board to choose, side by side.
Board, construction, fittings and quantity.
How isolation works and when you need it.
Heat treatment and the FC0542 mark for wood packaging going abroad.
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.
Yes. Crates, plywood cases and shock pallets go anywhere in England, Wales and Scotland by dedicated carriers, or you can collect from Bideford.
Yes. Crates can be sent flat packed to save space on the vehicle, and put together when the goods are ready.
Yes. We deliver to forwarders’ warehouses and to the docks, with the ISPM 15 mark, FC0542, on every crate and shipping marks if you need them.
New and heat-treated pallets, yes, by carrier from Bideford. Used and reconditioned pallets are a South West service only, on our own fleet.
For most crates, yes. Tell us when you ask for a quote if there is no forklift at the delivery address and we will plan around it.
APS Packaging Ltd, Chubb Road, Bideford, Devon EX39 4HE. Call 01237 423772 or email sales@apspackaging.co.uk.
Tell us what you need, with sizes, weight and quantity if you have them, and we will come back with a design, a price and a date.
Prefer to talk? Call 01237 423772 or email sales@apspackaging.co.uk, Monday to Friday.
Send the size, weight and delivery postcode and we will come back with a design and a date.
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