From high-precision aerospace components, industrial machinery, and automotive prototypes to irreplaceable museum artefacts, international freight demands protection that withstands harsh intermodal handling, extreme humidity, and global regulatory scrutiny.
Backed by over two decades of engineering expertise, Hemisphere Freight Services provides specialised export packing, custom ISPM 15 timber case making, barrier foil sealing, and heavy cargo consolidation. Located at our dedicated port-centric packaging hub at Westbank (Port of Ipswich) and deployed via mobile packing teams across the UK, we ensure your valuable goods arrive intact, compliant, and ready for immediate deployment worldwide.
All timber crates and skids undergo accredited heat treatment (56°C) and certification for worldwide customs clearance.
Hermetically sealed foil bags, vacuum packaging, and activated desiccants eliminate saltwater ingress and oxidation.
Equipped with overhead port cranes and mobile field units capable of building and securing crates directly at your manufacturing plant.
Whether shipping by air, container vessel, breakbulk, or cross-border road trailer, our bespoke packaging methods are designed to mitigate all transit risks.
Custom-built timber plywood and batten cases engineered to the exact dimensions, weight distribution, and centre-of-gravity of your products. Built with forklift runners, lifting eyes, and internal bracing for secure multi-point handling.
Hermetically sealed moisture-barrier bags combined with calibrated desiccants and vacuum extraction. Protects bare metals, electronics, and sensitive equipment against ocean humidity, condensation cycles, and salt atmosphere.
Engineered timber bases, steel-reinforced skids, and open slatted crates tailored for oversized plant machinery, heavy industrial valves, turbines, and structural frameworks requiring robust securing inside shipping containers or on flat racks.
Marine-grade, UV-stabilised flame-retardant shrink film heat-moulded tightly around irregular shapes. Ideal for road transport across Europe, open-top container cargo, and long-term dockside weatherproofing.
Our mobile technical packing teams deploy nationwide across the UK with complete tools, materials, and lifting expertise, constructing bespoke export cases and securing heavy plant directly inside your manufacturing site.
Museum-grade foam lined internal cradles, climate-controlled cushioning, and shock-absorbing suspension systems crafted specifically for high-value artwork, luxury supercars, prototype vehicles, and heritage collectables.
Compare our primary industrial packing configurations against destination transit requirements, multimodal environmental hazards, and product profiles.
| Packing Type | Standard / Material | Primary Protection Hazard | Ideal Application | Compliance Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fully Enclosed Timber Cases | ISPM 15 solid timber & structural plywood | Impact, puncture, crushing & multi-point transhipment | Industrial machinery, engines, electrical switchgear | Global Customs Approved |
| Barrier Foil Vacuum Bags | Multi-layer laminate aluminium foil & silica desiccant | Corrosion, saltwater humidity, mould & oxidation | Precision machined tooling, electronic systems, spares | DIN 55473 / MIL-STD |
| Open Slatted Crates & Skids | Structural heat-treated softwoods & steel ties | Rough handling, container shifting, point loading | Tubes, castings, heavy fabrication, project modules | ISPM 15 Certified |
| Foam-Lined Exhibition Cases | CNC routed plastazote foam, birch ply & hinged lids | Vibration, micro-abrasions, climate fluctuation | Fine art, museum collections, automotive prototypes | Museum Standard |
| UV Marine Shrink-Wrap | Heavy-gauge polyolefin heat-sealed shrink barrier | Weather exposure, road spray, UV breakdown, dust | Over-dimensional loads, flat-rack sea cargo | Heavy Industrial |
Trusted by leading industrial manufacturers, energy firms, and global brands
From high-value industrial press consignments to delicate vehicle bodies, explore how our technical case making protects multi-million-pound shipments.
Designed and built multi-tier bespoke wooden cases with internal barrier foil vacuum packing, ensuring complex oversized printing systems were exported across sea routes without calibration loss or moisture defect.
Coordinated on-site timber packing, heavy-lift crane loading, and containerisation for high-speed newspaper processing lines, managing all phytosanitary certifications and port clearance to tight overseas schedules.
Fabricated custom cradle crates engineered with bespoke rubber mounting dampeners to eliminate flex and distortion during transatlantic air and sea transport of historic automotive body panels.
“Hemisphere are proactive, highly professional, and helpful. Their integrated service means that we eliminate the complexity of dealing with separate packing teams and freight carriers. The custom crates they produce give our international clients total peace of mind.”
“It is so important to have logistics and packaging partners you can trust completely. Working with Hemisphere transformed our supply chain; their attention to protective case making and on-site devanning has enabled us to expand reliably worldwide.”
“Using Hemisphere for both bespoke case building and onward shipping saves us immense time. From vacuum barrier foil packing to customs documentation, their technical team never leaves anything to chance.”
Expert answers regarding ISPM 15 compliance, barrier foils, on-site services, and international handling standards.
Yes. All raw wood packaging material used across Hemisphere's crating facilities is certified to ISPM 15 international phytosanitary standards. Wood is heat-treated to a core temperature of 56°C for at least 30 minutes, debarked, and stamped with the official IPPC registration mark, ensuring zero customs holds or quarantine fumigation penalties at destination ports across North America, Asia, Australasia, and Europe.
Yes. While our primary export packing hub operates at ABP's Port of Ipswich equipped with overhead gantry cranes, our mobile packing engineers deploy nationwide across the UK. We provide complete collect-and-pack services as well as on-site bespoke crating, vacuum packaging, and lashing directly at your premises or project site.
We utilise multi-layer aluminium barrier foil bagging combined with calculated desiccants and industrial vacuum sealing. This forms a hermetically sealed microclimate around precision metals and electronics, preventing rust, condensation, oxidation, and saltwater ingress throughout long ocean voyages.
Yes. As a full-service UK freight forwarder and 3PL, Hemisphere combines bespoke case making with road haulage, heavy crane lifting, customs clearance documentation, bonded storage, and final air or ocean transport under a single point of accountability.
Consult with our technical case making and export packing engineers for bespoke dimensions, ISPM 15 timber certification, and integrated worldwide shipping.
