Packaging

Packed to survive the journey

Stone that arrives chipped is stone you cannot sell. Packing is the last thing we do to an order and the first thing you judge it on.

Method

Six stages from finished slab to sealed container

The order is deliberate. Protection goes on before handling, not after, because most transit damage is done in the yard rather than at sea.

Film wrapping

Each slab or component is wrapped in plastic film before it is handled again, so the finished face is never exposed to grit on the shop floor.

Foam interleaving

EPE foam sheet is laid between every surface. Stone on stone rubs itself dull over six weeks at sea; foam is what stops it.

Edge & corner protection

Rubber or foam guards go onto the vulnerable edges — polished slabs and countertops chip at the corner long before they crack in the middle.

Crate construction

Bundles are built into heat-treated, fumigated timber crates and onto moisture-resistant pallets, so the wood clears plant-quarantine inspection at the destination.

Marking & labelling

Every crate is marked with the shade, dimensions, thickness, batch and handling instructions, so your yard can sort a container without opening it.

Stuffing & securing

Crates are stuffed tight, blocked and braced with dunnage, and desiccants are added before the doors are sealed under supervision.

Materials

What goes into a crate

Heat-treated timber

Crating stock is heat-treated and fumigated to meet the wood-packaging rules that apply to stone consignments entering most markets.

EPE foam sheet

Closed-cell foam between surfaces absorbs the vibration a container transmits over a long sea passage.

Moisture barriers

Waterproof polythene or tarpaulin over the bundle, and desiccants inside the container, against rain, spray and container sweat.

Corner guards

Rubber and foam profiles on exposed arrises, applied before the bundle is strapped rather than after.

Dunnage & bracing

Timber blocking fills the voids so nothing in the container has room to move once it is on the road.

Custom packing

Tiles, slabs and cut-to-size each pack differently. Tell us how the material will be unloaded and we will crate it to suit.

Compliance

Packing that clears inspection

Wood packaging is the part of a stone shipment most likely to be stopped at the border. Treated timber, a legible treatment mark and accurate crate declarations are what keep a container moving.

If your market has a specific requirement we have not listed, raise it at the enquiry stage — it is far cheaper to pack for it than to re-pack on arrival.

Timber treatment mark: Available on request
Typical crate weight: Available on request
Slabs per bundle: Available on request
Custom packing: Available on request