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Custom Crates Are Better
Right-Sizing Lowers Your Shipping Costs Right-sizing became a popular term when dimensional weight pricing for small package shipments went into effect in 2007. This pricing significantly impacted E-Commerce companies’ shipping costs. Right-sizing means that you...
Are Wooden Shipping Crates Obsolete? With Ecorrcrate® There’s a New and Better Option
If you talk to most traditional wood crate manufacturers and suggest that wood crates are headed toward obsolescence because wood is no longer an ideal packaging material, you are likely to get a very lively response. For some, the suggestion is that wood crates have...
Can you ice fish in a corrugated paper crate hut?
Dan and his buddies decided it was time for another trek to the lake up north for some ice fishing...in a corrugated paper crate. Yes, you read that right. Fishing inside paper. We asked ourselves these three questions before making the first trip out: How well will...
Better than a Wood Crate, Let Us Show You Why.
A Brief History of Wood Crates Wood-constructed containers have been utilized throughout recorded human history, dating back as far as five thousand years. Wood crates were first formally introduced as shipping containers in the 18th century and are still the...
How Collapsible Crates Stack Up and Help Save Floor Space
Floor space comes at a premium cost in most major markets today. When the facility is climate controlled, it really gets expensive. Floor space is a limited resource as expansion requires moving walls or building add-on space which requires a Cap-X evaluation and ROI...
Setting a New Standard with A Better Shipping Crate
The Old Standard: a Short History Setting a new standard, you say? Why? The old standard appeared to be working just fine and has been for hundreds of years now. So, is this just change for the sake of change or is there more to this story? We could dive into many of...