PROMOTIONAL ARTICLE
our roads each and every day, this is a significant reduction in waste;
the need to cut down trees is reduced, and the farmer is saving money
over the long-term, as the crates last much longer than its less durable
counterparts.
Other advantages relate to the use of the crates. Plastic crates are
much easier to handle than wooden ones, where nails and splinters can
cause injury to workers and damage the produce. With fresh produce,
circulation also helps the goods to last longer, and the design also pre-
vents waterlogging, which can be a real problem with cardboard boxes
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Crates in volume are not off the shelf products.
Crates are manufactured to order.
Understand that if you order during peak demand
lead time can be extended.
We suggest order early to ensure availability when
needed.
• Berries
in particular. Unlike cardboard boxes, plastic crates are strong enough
to handle heavy loads, are much easier to carry and transport, and don’t
lose their shape or durability in the presence of moisture. Plastic crates
can also be easily cleaned and sanitised, whereas wooden crates can be-
come contaminated with bacteria or fungus, at which point they would
need to be discarded.
• Table grapes
“All of Precision Plastics crates are manufac-
tured with diff erent technology compared to
their oppositions which improves the strength
considerably.”
• Picking stone fruit/ nectarines, etc. & wine grapes
• Cold room / collapsible
But the real beauty of plastic crates, is the way they are manu-
factured to be identical. “Plastic crates are produced by an injection
moulding
method, which makes them identical to one another,” “Because of their
uniformity, they can easily be stacked, saving on floor space, storage
space and space in the truck or container, which further saves on trans-
portation costs.”
“Also important to note,” concludes Edward, “is the fact that it is
common practice in the fruit and vegetable industry when possible to
load the produce into the crates it will be transported in because this
reduces handling and damage.”
Established in 1997, Precision Plastics uses innovative
technical design and top-quality injection moulding ma-
chines to manufacture a massive variety of plastic products,
including plastic crates for a multitude of applications. They
service the fruit, dairy, wine and other industries and provide
crates for everything from milk, berries, stone fruit and wine
grape picking crates to collapsible cold room crates.
Precision Plastics is continuously
increasing its crate range to satisfy
various customer’s needs
T: +27 (0)21 982 7546 | 12 Teejay Street,
Brackenfell Industria, 7560
• Milk
Stock available at selected Agrimark stores.
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