Dec 12, 2017 | About, Crating, Packaging, Shipping
Why is it that when we are asked to “Just strap it to a pallet”, we try to offer a higher level of packing? Take a look at the photo below. This item originated elsewhere but made a pit stop at our facility to get repacked when the “strap it to a...
Sep 12, 2017 | Crating, Packaging
As nice as it is to open a package containing your new purchase assembled and ready to use, sometimes that isn’t the best way to get it to you safely. For example, the four end tables shown are topped with a heavy piece of marble. The best way to ensure they...
May 12, 2017 | Crating, Packaging
Just because something is crated, doesn’t mean it is packed right. In the example below, we were contracted to re-crate an Alpha Romeo engine going to Europe. The original crate, packed with spare tires might work to get it around the corner, but maybe not for a...
Sep 12, 2016 | News, Packaging
Craters & Freighters provided a custom crate for John Lennon’s Baldwin “Acrosonic” piano that was part of a recent auction in New York. The piano was accompanied by letters of authenticity signed by Yoko Ono.
May 12, 2016 | Packaging, Shipping
Craters & Freighters of NY-NJ recently packed, crated and shipped delicate plaster casts of flowers for Bollinger Atelier based in Tempe, AZ. The plaster casts will be used in part of the process of making a bronze sculpture of the flowers. Plasters such of these...