Custom trade show crates | Re-usable crates
Built Right.
Cheap, Fast, or Good.
some say that you can choose only two.
so, not wanting to take from the rest of the industry, we chose just one….
“good”.
Custom Crates Designed for you
Strong, re-usable, and always easy.
Re-usable trade show crates are designed and built to last multiple round trips. A trade show crate most often includes special features and hardware that make them stronger, faster, and very user-friendly.
Designed to fit your situation.
Built our way.
"Good morning Steve,
The crate arrived Tuesday as promised. We are extremely happy with the design.
We will be packing it today and it is shipping out to its first show on Friday.
Again thank you very much.
(cUSTOMER EMAIL RE: The crate shown, received on 8/23/17)
Common features found in our trade show crates include:
Hand selected lumber | Glued and screw assembly | Steel corners | Hinged doors and lids | Shelves | Dividers | Ramps | Caster Wheels | Handles | Tie-downs | Foam | Carpet lining and more.
Double doors
Heavy-duty trade show crates with double doors
Easy, strong and durable with wide open access.
Wide open double-door access and easy, lockable hardware makes for a very user-friendly crate.
Steel corners and angled 2x4 rub strip “Bumpers” add durability by taking the abuse of other cargo rubbing against yours during a bumpy ride.
durability for multiple round trips
Steel corners | Angled 2x4 rub strips | Heavy duty hardware | Glued & Screwed
2x4 rub strips protect the hardware and crate itself from other cargo rubbing against it.
The heavy duty slide bolt hardware is simple to use, and strong.
Custom sizes available!
In booth trade show storage crates
Smaller re-usable crates for use on the show floor right in your booth.
Useful & convenient storage | Extra flat work surface | Great base for smaller display items | Add caster wheels for mobility | Add a shelf/dividers for organization | Get a couple and make a counter | Paint it/ Logo it (Try not to cover ours :)
Whatever your need, we can make one that suits you. You will love it.
Featured custom crate design
The right tools for the job
A trade show crate with a set of double doors on one side, a single door on one end, and a ramp on the other? Ok!
This reusable trade show crate is a great example of having the right tools for a job. This interesting design enables our customer to manually drive their machine demo unit up the ramp and into the crate. The driver then exits through the big double doors on the side. An extra door on the end grants easy access for strapping their machine in place. Strong, easy and fast.
Featured custom crate design
Large, “Half-panel” trade show crate
A removable lid, and a hinged, front, half-panel for easy access
with a divided, carpet-lined interior.
This re-usable crate system was designed to protect large flat trade-show display components. Despite it's large size, and a deep, top-loading design, we engineered it with features that make it very user-friendly. (No tools required).
Featured custom crate design
“Really custom” trade show booth crate
Customer-designed concept. Upgraded to Specialty Crate Factory standards.
Customer requested features:
Removable cargo box (Piggy backs on top during shipping)
Removable lid with draw latch hardware (draw latches are used everywhere on this crate).
Small removable front panel for access to a mini fridge!
Small hinged panel on the bottom of one end panel.
Multiple divided compartments inside.
This interesting design was submitted by the customer, who knew exactly what they wanted. They designed this system to stay right in their booth to make life easier at the show.
We upgraded the design to our heavy duty construction and this is what came out.
Everything has its place in this crate.
What a great design!
What can we build for you?
More Custom re-usable Crate ideas for you
Below, you will see some of the many, many different reusable crate configurations and options that are available. Or contact us, and we can design wood crates that are specially suited to your needs.
Flat "counter top" crates on wheels
Mobile, Re-usable shipping crates with smooth, flat lids at "transaction height", that can double as counter tops in your trade show booth. OR use them in your shop as a wheeled/workbench/storage cart..thing. Use in your garage at home, to make the most of your space. Combine them to make a longer surface. Lots of uses!
Hinged lids with Hinged half-panel
These convenient trade show crates feature a piano-hinged lid with a hinged front, half-panel (Bottom fixed), which grants easier access to the bottom of a deep crate. Secured by draw-latches with no removable panels, and no tools required, they're very user friendly. Add wheels for even more convenience? Sure!
heavy duty with removable lid
AVAILABLE IN ANY SIZE, this top-loading re-usable crate, can be used for trade show displays or shipping multiple round trips. They feature a removable lid secured with draw-latches. No tools required. Easy.
Look at this thing. With protection like that...No worries.
Top Loading Flat Crate
This reusable crate could be used for so many things.
Tell us what size will work for you, and we will design a custom solution.
Divided interior? Sure! Carpet? Foam interior? Ok!
Tall crate with a hinged door
A tall reusable crate featuring a hinged door with heavy duty, hinges, and slide-bolt locking hardware. Add a ramp for your wheeled machine, server rack or medical equipment? Sure! Shelf above that with some carpet on it? Sure!
What could you use this crate for?
crate with hinged ramp that doubles as the door! brilliant!
No, we didn't invent the concept. But we do make it look good :)
mix and match
You decide. Or we can determine and suggest the best product for your situation.
Re-usable industrial Utility Crates
Not just for the trade show circuit
A re-usable crate can also be a durable container used every day for shipping between facilities. A crate to shuttle parts to a machine shop vendor to re-work and send back, or ship something out to the coating shop to finish and return it, undamaged. Use them to catch small parts as they are output from a machine...
Endless possibilities.
The re-usable crates shown here can be used as bins for pallet rack organization, bulk storage of parts, for tearing down and re-building equipment, or shuttling material back and forth between facilities. (And much more)
The steel reinforced corners, and heavy duty construction, make them very durable, and usable for multiple round trips.
NEED MORE IDEAS for your crates?
The examples below are out of date as our newer designs have evolved a bit
with better hardware protection and other features that add awesome durability.
(Click to enlarge photos)
Built Right.
ARTICLE:
big crate vs two smaller crates
Putting it all in one big crate vs. two smaller ones, is not always less expensive or more practical.
You may have some very large items and will need a big crate. However, IF it isn't necessary, we say; don't put it all in one.
Here are a few pointers to help you decide what is best for your situation.
1. Over sized dimensions = Higher Freight Charges.
Optimize dimensions when able Meaning re-configure your dimensions for better shipping rates.
For example:
A pallet space on a truck, etc. is 48" x 48" (The size of a large, standard-sized pallet).
So a crate that is 80"L x 52"W x 48"H takes up, technically, 4 pallet spaces on a truck, and may fetch a higher shipping rate than if you reduced the width to two pallet spaces.
Like this example:
Same volume, smaller foot-print: 80"L x 48"W x 52"H =
(The freight carrier can now put another paying customer's pallets next to yours, and you both save money!)
(This is something that we will usually recommend to you when we design the crate)
3. HUGE crates may look really tough, but they may receive more damage from abuse and mishandling.
A huge re-usable crate gets pretty heavy! Which isn't a problem if they're always handled properly...(yeah right).
THE FORKLIFT: Is the destroyer of huge, heavy, expensive, trade show crates.
Some forklift operators hastily push, turn and maneuver (shove/crash) crates wherever they want them, with their pointy little metal tines, in places that they shouldn't. Like the crate corners or sides. Again, usually not an issue for a well-built crate, like ours.
However, a Huge crate is HEAVY. So It doesn't want to move when pushed. So the forklifts wound and cut away, or even puncture the crate one hit at a time. After just a season, your huge, expensive crate that you just bought (even a well-built one, like ours) might look like it should be replaced sooner than you want..
Our advice:
Whenever possible, divide into two smaller crates instead of one, huge, heavy, and way more expensive one.
They will last longer, save you money on shipping, and be a whole lot easier for the shipper and the forklift operators to deal with.
Or just have us regularly repair/rebuild them for you.
That works for us also :)
Let’s get started.
