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Core Products

Core Products

Explore our wide range of core products. We have sustainable solutions for most distribution needs and our experienced in-house team can tailor and adapt most items to meet your individual requirements.

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New Wooden Pallets

We are a leading manufacturer of New Wooden Pallets in Devon, Cornwall and across the South West. We take great care in supplying the right pallet for each application. With advanced machinery and manufacturing techniques we are able to produce high quality products which will match your requirements and won’t let you down.

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Wooden Shipping Crates

We manufacture a wide range of trusted bespoke wooden shipping crates where the protection of the products are important and you need the reassurance that each item will be delivered securely and in the best condition.

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Plywood Riveted Cases

To produce our Plywood Riveted Cases, we have a dedicated riveting facility where we construct cases with care and precision. If you need more flexibility and a stackable solution for your products this is the sustainable solution for you.

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Packaging, Protection & Consumables

We hold stock of a wide range of typical packaging, protection and consumable items which complement our wooden range and help to complete the ‘end of production line’ process when you are preparing your final product assembly.

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Export Packaging

We manufacture a wide range of Export Packaging options where the protection of the products are important, and you need the reassurance that each item will be delivered securely and in the best condition.

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Slatted Timber Crates

We manufacture a wide range of Slatted Timber Crates to suit a wide variety of uses across many industries. We are experts in bespoke design and our experienced teams take care to craft and assemble products for 100’s of customer to exact specifications.

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Hybrid Packaging

By combining multiple materials, typically foam, cardboard, wood and paper we can create a “Hybrid Packaging Solution” to suit most distribution and storage needs.

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Shock Pallets

We are experts in Shock Pallets which are precision engineered products offering the highest levels of shock protection for important, valuable and fragile items. Typically used in the Tech / Data / AI sector, we have years of experience in working with international businesses and can consistently meet high levels of quality and demand.

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Cardboard Packaging

We are experienced suppliers of cardboard packaging with an in-house packaging experts and our own dedicated Cardboard storage facility On-Site. We supply a broad range of items from generic boxes through to bespoke detailed items which are carefully designed to accompany multi material packaging solutions.

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Used Pallets

We are specialist in manufacturing New Wooden Pallets, and we can also supply Used Pallets. We recognise that many of our customers may at times require the convince and cost saving of used pallet and don’t need the consistency of new wooden pallet.

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Advanced Techniques & Capabilities

Advanced Techniques & Capabilities

Products are made using automated saws, precision CNC machines, hand held pneumatic nail guns and assisted lifting equipment. These all help with efficiency and make work simpler for our teams.

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ISPM15 Accreditation

ISPM 15 rules require crates shipped outside of the UK to be made of wood that has been heat treated or fumigated to destroy insects and fungus. Once the wood pieces have been treated, they are stamped with ISPM 15, the company logo and the date the treatment was carried out.

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Drying Kilns

At Advanced Pallet Systems Ltd we have two 300 pallet capacity kilns that can run 24/7. We are audited twice a year to ensure that we continue to meet and exceed the requirements for the United Kingdom Wood Packaging Material Marking Program.

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Advanced Nailing

We have a range of automated nailing machines and equipment which provide quick and efficient solutions to making pallets. These ensure accuracy and precision when producing multiple items at more economical rates which our customers can benefit from.

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Focus on Quality

Quality is important to us and we monitor and check all of our work continuously to ensure we meet the highest standards. We are accredited and operate to 3 different ISO standards which is core to how we function ensuring high standards right across the business.

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Advanced Machinery

We continue to invest in a wide range of advanced machines that has enabled us to work with precision and consistency which ensures we can produce economical volumes to our customers.

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Manufacturing Facilities

The secure 300,000 sq. ft site creates virtually dust free manufacturing facilities for assembly and covered storage and a further large separate packaging warehouse.

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Own Distribution

We operate our own distribution team with a fleet of HGV’s and smaller vehicles delivering daily across the Westcountry. This enable us to be both consistent and agile in our approach to delivery logistics and turning things around quickly when or customers need it.

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Markets & Sectors

We supply packaging solutions to a wide range of Markets and Sectors, from manufacturing industries, advanced tech sectors to building and construction.
With 25+ years experience, we are a trusted partner to 100’s of customers offering advanced packaging solution across each sector.

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Why work with us

With 25+ years’ experience and an established skilled workforce, explore more about Advanced Pallet Systems Ltd.

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Our people

We have an experienced and skilled work force, many have been part of our journey for several years and we recognise and value our people.
Here at APS Packaging we are people centered business and care about our team where everyone is made to feel welcome. We believe that work can be both rewarding and fun, where we can feel safe and appreciated.

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Sustainability

APS cares about sustainability and is committed to the best environmental and sustainable practices in all aspect of its business activities and across its entire supply chain where practical.

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Business news

Keep up to date with the latest news here at Advanced Pallet Systems, including our manufacturing developments and industry related articles.

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About us

APS Packaging (Advanced Pallets Systems ltd) was founded by the Bowes family in 2000 and are still leading the business today. From the beginning, they assembled a team of professionals with strong backgrounds in the packaging and timber manufacturing sectors.

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Contact us

Whether you know what you want or have questions, we are here to help. Call us on 01237 423772. We are open Monday to Friday 08:30 until 17:00.

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Business News & Articles

Hybrid Packaging

Business News

Export Crates & Protective Packaging

Our manufacturing teams at APS Packaging have been busy already this January with some interesting Hybrid Packaging Solutions flowing through.

21/01/2025 No Comments

Own Distribution

Business News

APS Fleet Upgrade

As part of our continuous improvement program, we have been “putting a smile” on our drivers faces with upgrading 2 of our HGV trucks which will bring a number of benefits for our Drivers, Customers and our Sustainability efforts.

19/11/2024 No Comments

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Crates

Small & Mighty Wooden Export Crates

Occasionally we get some contrasting export crates making their way through our Production Teams, this month we have seen both “Small & Mighty” crates which have caught our eye.

22/05/2024 No Comments

Why work with us

Business News

ISO Certification Re-accreditation

After extensive auditing and assessment over the last couple of months, we are pleased to announce that we have successfully retained our ISO Certification accreditations for a further 3 years taking us to 2027.

25/03/2024 No Comments

20 years service, Team, People, Offices

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Darren Ford – 20 years’ service

20 years’ service – Britney Spears was at Number 1 with Toxic, the iPhone hadn’t even been invented yet (2007), Man Utd won the FA cup and a Pint of beer costs just £2.31.

18/03/2024 No Comments