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Plastic crates

Containers for fruit, vegetables, food and warehouse use

Polypropylene and polyethylene crates sized to the Euro pallet module: they stack, nest inside each other or fold flat. Food-grade material and colour on request.

Grey perforated crates with apples, cabbages and carrots on a Euro pallet, a stack of folded crates beside them

Types

Three types of crates

  • Stackable

    Rigid straight walls: full crates are stacked on top of each other.

  • Nestable

    Tapered walls: empty crates nest inside each other and take less space on the way back.

  • Foldable

    The walls fold down: a 22 cm crate is 4.2 cm high when folded.

Models

Standard models

  • Grey perforated stackable crate with handles

    Stackable 60 × 40 × 20

    Perforated, semi-closed or solid walls; lid on request.

    Material
    PE (HDPE)
    Crate weight
    ≈1.9 kg
    Volume
    ≈40 l
    Load
    up to 25 kg
  • Three nestable crates inside each other and one more beside them

    Nestable 60 × 40 × 24

    Empty crates nest inside each other, so returns cost less.

    Material
    PE (HDPE)
    Crate weight
    ≈1.8 kg
    Volume
    ≈48 l
    Load
    up to 22 kg
  • A stack of five folded crates and one unfolded crate

    Foldable 60 × 40 × 22

    Reusable; 4.2 cm high when folded.

    Material
    PP
    Crate weight
    ≈2.1 kg
    Volume
    ≈48 l
    Load
    up to 30 kg
    Folded
    4.2 cm
  • Light perforated foldable crate, unfolded

    Light foldable 40 × 30 × 20

    A light option for one-way deliveries and retail.

    Material
    PP
    Crate weight
    ≈0.5 kg
    Volume
    ≈20 l
    Load
    up to 15 kg

≈ — approximate values typical of crates this size. Ask for the exact specifications with your order.

Logistics

Made for the Euro pallet

A 120 × 80 cm Euro pallet holds 4 crates of 60 × 40 or 8 crates of 40 × 30 per layer. Five folded crates are as tall as one unfolded crate.

4 crates of 60 × 40 per layer
8 crates of 40 × 30 per layer
5 folded crates ≈ 1 unfolded

Worth reading

  • Stackable, nestable and foldable grey crates in a warehouse next to a Euro pallet

    Plastic crates for fruit and vegetables: how to choose

    Fruit and vegetables usually go into 60 × 40 or 40 × 30 cm crates, which fit the Euro pallet exactly. The type depends on how the crates come back: stackable ones for constant use in one place, nestable and foldable ones when empty crates have to travel back. Below is how the types, walls and materials differ and what to put in your order.

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