What Arrow Crating and Packaging does

Arrow Crating and Packaging is a family-owned, custom packaging manufacturer operating from a single facility at 365-A New Albany Road, Moorestown, NJ. Formed in March 2008 by a team carrying more than 40 years of combined military and industrial packaging experience, the company designs and fabricates protective packaging solutions for customers across eight verticals, with military, aerospace, and industrial manufacturing as primary segments and arts/theater, tradeshows, chemical, metals/fabrication, and architecture/glass as secondary. The product portfolio is organized into six integrated service lines: wood crating (including Mil-Spec, fine art, production, storage, commercial, industrial, trade show, medical equipment, and sensitive electronic equipment crates with IPPC-ISPM 15 heat-treated certification), foam fabrication (using fine cell polyethylene, poly-ether polyurethane, poly-ester polyurethane, cross-linked, and conductive cross-linked foams with CNC flash cutting, heat welding, die cutting, laminating, and assembly), on-site crating (mobile build with free consultation and measurement), Mil-Spec packaging (reusable fast packs to PPP-B-1672C, barrier bags/tubing/wraps, mil-spec desiccants, and Mil-PRF-26514 polyurethane foam), custom industrial wood products (workbenches, material handling carts, storage racks), and corrugated and shipping supplies (a stocked catalog from major manufacturers).

The company holds ISO 9001:2008 certification since January 2010 and re-certification to ISO 9001:2015 since July 2018, and it is knowledgeable across multiple military and federal packaging specifications (ASTM D6251, ASTM D6039, MIL-B-2427, PPP-B-621, PPP-B-601, MIL-P-15011). Its go-to-market is sales-led and quote-based: customers request pricing via website form, phone, or email, with free on-site consultation, measurement, and drawings provided for larger engagements. Distribution is regional, serving the Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware Tri-State Area, with on-site build-out available at customer facilities for oversized or installation-bound equipment. Revenue mechanics are one-time project sales for crates, foam inserts, and shipping supplies, supplemented by professional services revenue from on-site crating consultations and builds. No external funding, M&A activity, public listing, or named institutional customers are disclosed in the source material.

Name

Arrow Crating and Packaging

Legal name

Arrow Crating and Packaging

Website

https://arrowinfopkg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Family-owned Moorestown, NJ manufacturer of custom wood crates, engineered foam inserts, mil-spec packaging, and on-site crating services serving military, aerospace, and industrial customers across the Philadelphia Tri-State area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Protective Packaging

NAICS

Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing (321920), Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211), Wood Product Manufacturing (321)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Pallets, Crates & Industrial Wood Packaging (IMADADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom Crating & Export-Grade Packaging (HSAKADAC), International Packing, Export Crating & Containerization (HSAKACAB), Fine Art Packing & Crating (HSAKADAE)

Keywords

• Custom wood crating
• Foam fabrication
• Military spec packaging
• Industrial packaging
• Shipping supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Moorestown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Wood Crating: One-time sale of custom designed wood crates for various industries including aerospace, automotive, electronics, machinery, medical, military, telecommunications. Includes certification to IPPC-ISPM 15 standards.
2. Foam Fabrication Services: Custom engineered foam solutions for packaging requirements, including protective interior packaging, custom case inserts, and foam fabrication using various methods.
3. Corrugated and Shipping Supplies: Sale of wide selection of packaging products from largest manufacturers including bin boxes, bubble products, carton sealing tape, corrugated cartons, desiccants, foam products, stretch wrap, and other shipping supplies.
4. Custom Industrial Wood Products: Manufacturing of custom wood workbenches, carts, and storage racks including work stations, material handling carts, and storage units.
5. Mil-Spec Packaging Products: Military reusable fast packs, barrier bags, barrier tubing, barrier wraps, and mil-spec desiccants meeting various military specifications.
6. On-Site Crating Services: On-site crating services including free consultation, measurements, quote and drawing. Crates can be built in advance or built on-site at customer facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arrow Crating and Packaging designs and fabricates custom wood crates, engineered foam inserts, and mil-spec packaging for domestic and international shipping. The company combines wood, foam, corrugated, and plastic materials into complete protective packaging solutions, and offers on-site crating services, mil-spec reusable fast packs, custom industrial wood products, and a full line of shipping supplies. Operations are based out of a Moorestown, NJ manufacturing facility serving the Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware Tri-State Area.

Product overview

Arrow Crating and Packaging is a family-owned custom packaging solutions provider offering a unified portfolio of six integrated services: Wood Crating (custom crates for various industries with ISPM 15 certification), Foam Fabrication (engineered custom foam using multiple materials and fabrication methods), On-Site Crating (mobile crating with consultation), Mil-Spec Packaging (military-spec reusable fast packs, barrier materials, desiccants), Custom Industrial Wood Products (workbenches, carts, storage racks), and Corrugated & Shipping Supplies (wide selection of packaging materials and supplies). The company positions itself as a single-source supplier combining wood, foam, corrugated, and plastic materials to create complete packaging solutions for domestic and international shipments, serving military, aerospace, industrial manufacturing, and other sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wood Crating Custom-designed wood crates for a variety of industries including aerospace, automotive, electronics, machinery, medical, military, and telecommunications, with certification to IPPC-ISPM 15 standards for heat-treated lumber. Crate types include Mil-Spec, Fine Art, Production, Storage, Commercial, Industrial, Trade Show, Medical Equipment, and Sensitive Electronic Equipment crates, with options for foam inserts, vapor barriers, blocking, and bracing.
• Foam Fabrication Engineered custom foam solutions for packaging requirements, using materials such as Fine Cell, Polyethylene, Poly-ether Polyurethane, Poly-ester Polyurethane, Cross-linked, Conductive Cross-linked PE, and Sim-U-Vel foams. Fabrication methods include die cutting, convoluting, profile cutting, CNC flash cutting, laminating, heat welding, hot melt, and assembly.
• On-Site Crating Mobile crating services with free consultation, measurements, quotes, and drawings. Crates can be built in advance or assembled on-site at customer facilities, utilizing heat-treated lumber with ISPM 15 certification.
• Mil-Spec Packaging Full line of military reusable fast packs manufactured in strict accordance with PPP-B-1672C. Includes polyurethane foam meeting Mil-PRF-26514 Type 1, Class 2, Grades A, B, or C; barrier bags, barrier tubing, and barrier wraps; mil-spec desiccants; and water/vapor resistant corrugated/fiberboard meeting military specifications.
• Custom Industrial Wood Products Custom wood workbenches, carts, and storage racks including custom workstations, material handling carts, storage units, and table top options in butcher block or HDPE plastic.
• Corrugated & Shipping Supplies Wide selection of packaging products from leading manufacturers, including corrugated shipping bin boxes, bubble products and mailers, carton sealing tape, corrugated cartons and mailers, desiccants, duct tape, filament tape, foam products, folding cartons, stretch wrap, haz mat packaging, mailing tubes, packing list envelopes, paper and wraps, poly and steel strapping, shipping indicators, labels, and tags.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tri-Wall (Tekni-Plex): Tri-Wall produces heavy-duty triple-wall corrugated and engineered protective packaging for industrial, automotive, and defense customers globally. It is a direct peer in the engineered protective packaging category Arrow competes in, especially for export-grade and high-value-equipment shipments.
• Nelson Container: Nelson Container is a custom crating and packaging provider serving industrial, military, and aerospace customers across the U.S. It is a direct peer because its core product — custom wood crates with engineered foam inserts and on-site crating — mirrors Arrow's bundled offering.
• Conner Industries: Conner Industries is a large U.S. manufacturer of custom wood pallets, crates, and industrial packaging serving similar industrial and military end markets. It is a direct peer because its core offering — engineered wood containers and crating — overlaps directly with Arrow's wood crating line, though at greater scale and broader geography.
• PalletOne: PalletOne manufactures wood pallets, skids, crates, and custom wood packaging from multiple U.S. facilities. It is directly comparable to Arrow because both serve industrial and defense customers with engineered wood containers, and both compete on customization and turnaround time.
• ATA Containers: ATA Containers builds custom ATA flight cases, reusable shipping containers, and specialty crating. It is comparable to Arrow on the mil-spec and reusable fast-pack side, serving aerospace, defense, and high-value industrial customers with engineered container solutions.

Broad incumbents

• Smurfit Kappa: Smurfit Kappa is a global paper-based packaging giant offering corrugated, protective, and specialty industrial packaging. It is thematically comparable to Arrow as an industrial protective packaging supplier, but its scale, geographic footprint, and product breadth place it firmly in the broad-incumbent category.
• Packaging Corporation of America: PCA is one of the largest U.S. producers of containerboard and corrugated packaging. It competes with Arrow on the corrugated and shipping supplies side but is a broad incumbent operating at industrial scale across many unrelated end markets.
• Sealed Air: Sealed Air is a global protective and food packaging conglomerate. Its protective packaging segment (including foam and inflatable systems) overlaps with Arrow's foam fabrication line, though Sealed Air serves far broader end markets and is a broad incumbent rather than a direct custom-crating peer.
• UFP Industries: UFP Industries is a large publicly-traded manufacturer of wood products including packaging, pallets, and engineered components. It overlaps with Arrow in industrial wood packaging but operates at vastly greater scale and as part of a broader portfolio, making it a broad incumbent rather than a direct competitor on custom crating.
• Pregis: Pregis is a major protective packaging manufacturer offering foam-in-place, fabricated foam, and corrugated solutions. It competes with Arrow on the engineered foam side but at national scale and with a broader product portfolio, qualifying it as a broad incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ArrowPackaging

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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M&A

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