Custom crating for manufacturers in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts jared@sureexpress.com 800-335-9996 207-797-3096
Sure Express Worldwide Custom Crating and Packaging

Maine · New Hampshire · Massachusetts

Custom crating for New England manufacturers

Crates built to your spec and delivered empty. Machine pickup and crating at our shop. On-site crating at your plant. Scarborough, Maine, since 1997.

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  • Since 1997Scarborough, Maine
  • ISPM 15 certifiedIPPC export wood crates
  • MIL-Spec packagingMilitary and government contracts
  • On-demand deliveryWe store your crates. You call when you need them.

Three ways to work with us

Crating services for manufacturers

Service area
Large custom crate with a framed front and internal supports, built in our shop
Delivered empty

Crates built to spec

We build crates and skids to your drawing or dimensions and deliver them to your dock. Your team packs and ships.

Crates to spec
Sure Express Worldwide trucks
At our shop

Pickup and crating

We pick the machine up at your dock, crate it at our shop in Scarborough, Maine, and ship it from there.

Pickup and crating
Large crate packed, marked and labeled on a plant floor
At your plant

On-site crating

Our crew brings the materials and crates the machine where it sits. For equipment that cannot travel uncrated.

On-site crating

Capabilities

What goes into the crate

All capabilities
Finished custom wood crate with Fragile markings and handling labels

Custom crates and skids

Wood crates designed and built to your item or your specification. Heavy-duty and oversize skid bases for machinery and equipment.

Crates and skids
Export crate strapped in place inside a shipping container

Export packaging

IPPC / ISPM 15 export crates, fully assembled or knock-down. Heat seal vapor bags and desiccant for ocean freight.

Export packaging
Machine base blocked and braced to a timber skid

Block, brace and load

Crated or skidded product loaded, blocked and braced, or bolted in a truck or container at our dock. Poly-shrouding and banding.

Blocking and loading
Stacks of marked wood shipping crates in the shop

Military packaging

Preservation, packing and marking to MIL-STD-2073-1 coded requirements. Containers to military, government and ASTM specifications.

Military packaging
Machine sealed in a foil vapor barrier bag and stretch-wrapped on its skid base

Moisture barrier and ESD

Vapor bagging for moisture protection. Anti-static wraps, cushioning and barriers for electronics.

Barrier and ESD
Sure Express Worldwide box trucks

On-site crating and transport

Crating at your facility. Pickup, on-demand delivery and domestic transportation on company trucks. International by air or ocean.

On-site and transport

Standards we build to

Built to the specification

IPPC / ISPM 15

Certified for export wood crates. ISPM 15 is the international standard for wood packaging material shipped between countries.

MIL-STD-2073-1

We decode the packaging requirements in government solicitations and contracts, then preserve, pack and mark to them.

ASTM and Mil Spec

Crates and outer containers built to ASTM, military and government specifications.

Your specification

Crates designed and built to client specifications and to industry or company standards.

Industries served

Who we package for

All industries
  • Heavy machinerySkid bases, blocking, bracing, container loading
  • AerospaceCustom crates for equipment and components
  • ElectronicsESD and moisture barrier packaging
  • IT and telecomEquipment crating and shipping
  • Medical equipmentCrating, pickup and delivery
  • Bio-techHigh-value equipment shipments
  • Government and militaryAll branches and military contractors
  • Trade showsTrade show crates

How it works

From quote to delivery

  1. Send the details

    Dimensions, weight, origin, destination, and any packaging specs or contract requirements.

  2. We quote the job

    Each job is quoted on the specifics of the item and how it ships.

  3. We crate it

    At our shop in Scarborough, or on site at your facility.

  4. We ship it

    Company truck, domestic carrier, air freight or ocean freight. Export paperwork and customs clearance handled.

Crate with a slotted internal rack and lower deck
Slotted rack
Crate base with cut-out cradle dividers
Cut-out cradles

Project photos

Crate interiors built to the part

Slotted racks, cut-out cradles, dividers and saddle supports are built into the crate to hold the load in transit.

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Testimonials

What customers say

More testimonials
“I spoke to you this morning to ask if I could have the 5 skids I ordered a day earlier than scheduled, and you made and delivered them in just a few hours. That is outstanding service.”
Thomas R. Messer
“I received the aircraft landing gear and propeller crates. Everything arrived intact and the packing job was outstanding!”
Bob C.
“The world's biggest box arrived today and its contents were unbelievably packed and the contents in great condition. Glad to know there is a solid shipper on the east coast.”
Steve

Blog

Packaging notes

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Finished wood crate staged outside the dock
November 12, 2026

ISPM 15: what export crates need

What the standard covers, what is exempt, and what happens when wood packaging arrives without the mark.

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CNC machine on a skid base with a foil vapor barrier bag
November 12, 2026

Vapor barrier packaging for ocean freight

Why equipment corrodes in a container, and how a sealed barrier bag and desiccant prevent it.

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Tall custom crate with handling labels
November 12, 2026

What to send for a crating quote

The information that lets us price a crating job the first time, without a string of follow-up questions.

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Request a quote

Send us the job details

Every job is quoted on the specifics. Send dimensions, weight and location, plus a photo, drawing or packaging specification if you have one.

Quote request

Or call 800-335-9996.