VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To meet the increase in demand for shipping specialty items Oliver Pusch, President of Cratex Industrial Packing in Metro Vancouver is pleased to announce the opening of a new division – The Special Projects Division.

See an animated fast motion gif of many hours of work in a few seconds of Cratex packing and shipping a Mercedes super car.

In the last 40 years Cratex has packed and shipped specialty items such as John Lennon’s Rolls Royce, helicopters, grand pianos, delicate antiques, and numerous works of art. 

This fast-motion video shows hours of work in a few seconds, blocking and crating a gull-wing Mercedes Benz for shipping.  See it at – https://www.cratexgroup.com/sports-car-shipped/

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/9710ffa4-c6d8-4448-ba3a-38dbfd443c9f

Not all specialty shipping projects are small.  Over the years we’ve developed broad expertise supported by systems and a number of special resources such as environmentally-friendly Corrosion Protection Technologies, heavy-duty UV Resistant Shrink Wrapping, and forklifts with 90,000 lb capacity.

“We’ve met every challenge”

When asked about the limits of their new Special Projects Division, President Pusch said, “We’ve met every challenge brought to us.  We get the job done no matter what.”

We also have expertise in these related services:

1. Export Packing & Crating – From the smallest electronic equipment to large industrial projects.
   
   
2. Containerization – Loading, blocking, and bracing of freight into containers for export.
   
   
3. Transloading – Unloading import containers for transfer to inland points.  We also offer short or long term storage at our 24/7 Electronically Monitored Facility.
   
   
4. Shrink Wrapping –  We have years of experience in vacuum packing and shrink wrapping freight with Heavy-Duty UV Resistant, or Corrosion Inhibiting Film.
   
   
5. Corrosion Protection – We are the Western Canadian Distributor for Cortec Environmentally Safe Corrosion Protection products. We have whatever protection you might need.
   
   
6. Sufferance – We are approved by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) to operate as a Licenced Sufferance Warehouse Facility (Licence #809 CW 5607).
   
   
7. VGM Certificates – Our weighing mechanisms can produce the VGM (Verified Gross Mass) certificates required for all export containers.
   
   
8. Global Connections –  Through our membership in INPRO (the International Packing and Routing Organization) we are part of a world-wide network of companies offering high quality packing solutions. We have expert contacts around the world.
   
   
9. CFIA Approved –  We are approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for adherence to regulations preventing the spread of insects.
   
   
10. ISPM #15 Guidelines – We strictly adhere to the International Standards For Phytosanitary Measures #15 Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packing Material used in International Trade.

For more information see the Cratex Industrial Packing website www.cratexgroup.com, contact Oliver Pusch by phone 604-524-0130, or email oliver@cratexgroup.com.

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