Bespoke timber pallets being nailed together in a pallet workshop

Custom pallets & timber packaging

Bespoke pallets and timber packaging built around your load

Awkward sizes, heavy machinery, racking constraints, tight vehicle footprints or fragile exports — we design and build the pallet, crate or case that suits the job instead of forcing your product onto a standard one.

How we specify

Send us the load, not just the size

A pallet has to survive handling, transport, stacking and sometimes storage on beams at height. To get it right we ask about weight, weight distribution, handling equipment, journey and reuse — then build to that.

Give us dimensions, load weight, how it will be lifted and where it is going, and we will come back with a specification: timber sizes, board spacing, entry type, block or stringer construction, and whether heat treatment is required.

Have a sample or a drawing? Even better. We can copy an existing pallet, improve one that keeps failing, or work from a CAD drawing of the product itself.

  • Non-standard footprints, long lengths and unusual proportions
  • Heavy duty builds for machinery, castings and dense loads
  • Racking and automation-friendly designs with full perimeter bases
  • Two-way or four-way entry to suit your handling equipment
  • Heat-treated bespoke pallets and skid bases for export
  • Prototype first, then production runs to an agreed spec
Detail of sawn timber deck boards and blocks used in bespoke pallet construction

Timber packaging

Beyond the pallet

Where a flat pallet is not enough, we build the packaging around it — collars, crates, cases and bases designed for the journey the goods are actually taking.

Hinged wooden pallet collars erected on a pallet with a lid

Pallet collars

Hinged timber collars clip onto a standard pallet to create a stackable box. Add height in layers, fold them flat when empty, and reuse them for years.

Plywood export cases and heavy timber crates in a packing bay

Crates and export cases

Plywood cases and heavy timber crates built to your dimensions, braced internally, with edge protection and banding for international freight.

New solid timber pallets and skid-base stock stacked in the yard

Skid bases and export pallets

Solid timber bases for machinery and one-off consignments, heat treated and marked to ISPM15 where the destination requires it.

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Bespoke options

Typical custom builds

  • Bespoke pallet and packaging options
  • Oversized pallet

    Size
    Up to long-length bespoke builds
    Use
    Sheet materials, profiles, glazing frames and long components that overhang a standard footprint.
  • Heavy duty / machinery base

    Size
    Built to load
    Use
    Thicker bearers, closer board spacing and additional blocks for concentrated point loads.
  • Racking-friendly pallet

    Size
    Standard or bespoke footprint
    Use
    Perimeter base and full bottom boards so the pallet sits safely on beams rather than sagging.
  • Two-way / four-way entry

    Size
    Any footprint
    Use
    Specified around your handling equipment: forklift, pump truck or both, from two or four sides.
  • Export case or crate

    Size
    Built to your goods
    Use
    Plywood or timber, braced internally, on a heat-treated skid base where the destination requires ISPM15.
  • Pallet collar system

    Size
    1200 x 1000mm / 1200 x 800mm
    Use
    Reusable stackable boxes made from a pallet, hinged collars and a lid — cheaper than a case.

Custom pallet FAQs

Getting a bespoke quote

Got an awkward load? We have built worse

Send dimensions, weights and a photo. We will specify a pallet or case that survives the journey and quote it for one-off or repeat production.

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