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Plastic Produce Crates for Agricultural Storage & Transportation
With so many variables in the agriculture sector, your fruit and vegetable crates should be the least of your concerns. Caterbox supplies heavy-duty plastic produce crates and other storage solutions that can be stacked to maximise storage space and streamline transportation.
Suitable for farms, supermarkets, warehouses, markets and produce factories, our range of agricultural plastic crates helps keep your produce in pristine condition.
Scale up your distribution chain with solid and collapsible produce crates you can reuse hundreds of times. We offer free & fast UK shipping on orders over £499.
What to Consider When Buying Fresh Produce Crates
Whether you’re running a large produce factory or a small-scale farm-to-table supply chain, having the right plastic agricultural crates is essential.
Here are some of the considerations for protecting and transporting fresh produce efficiently.
Food Safety
Food safety begins with your choice of materials. Our fruit and vegetable crates are German-made from food-grade plastic that is easy to wash and sanitise regularly.
Weight Capacity
Market produce varies widely in weight and density, so choosing crates that can handle tightly packed or heavy loads without cracking or deforming is important. Our heavy-duty plastic crates are made of robust plastic for strength and stability. These crates stack securely during storage or transport, ensuring efficient operations.
Temperature Resistance
Fresh produce often moves through various climate conditions. Our temperature-resistant plastic ensures that crates won’t warp or degrade under cold storage conditions. Unlike cardboard containers, robust vegetable and fruit crates tolerate dampness, which helps preserve the quality and longevity of your stock.
Eco-Friendly, Reusable Storage
Sustainability matters to us. That is why all our containers use recyclable materials. Where single-use cardboard boxes end up in landfills after just one season, our fruit and vegetable crates are reusable. They are durable and built to last years, reducing waste and supporting a more sustainable supply chain.
Our Heavy-Duty Range of Agricultural Crates
Explore the various styles and sizes of our specialised plastic containers for agricultural storage and transport. Each crate is designed for heavy-duty use and is able to withstand impacts.
Ventilated Agricultural Containers
Proper airflow is critical to keeping produce fresher for longer. Our fruit and vegetable crates with ventilated sides and bases allow air to circulate freely. Adequate ventilation reduces heat and moisture build-up, two major contributors to spoilage.
With a Euro-standard footprint of 600x400mm, you can stack this range across depths of 100 mm to 420 mm.
Capacity: 15–80 litres
Material: High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) (food grade)
Temperature resistance: -40 °C to +80 °C
Foldable Plastic Crates
During the dormant season or low production periods, foldable crates offer a space-saving solution without compromising durability. They provide the same protection and strength as rigid crates, but collapse flat when not in use.
This select range is also ventilated with a Euro footprint of 600x400mm, and is available in 170 mm and 230 mm depths.
Capacity: 35 and 47 litres
Material: HDPE (food grade)
Temperature resistance: -20 °C to +80 °C
Accessories & Branding
We offer various components, accessories and branding options for our fruit and vegetable crates.
Personalised Branding & Labelling
Customise your plastic produce containers with your company logo, colours or details. Clear labelling helps prevent cross-contamination between products and simplifies stock management. With the benefit of our in-house storage box branding service, you will receive your customised crates ready for use.
Place-On Plastic Box Lids
These snug-fitting lids suit full Euro stacking crates, protecting contents like fruit or vegetables from spillage, tampering and weather exposure during transport or open-air storage.
Trolley Dollies
Move stackable produce crates efficiently with our standard or heavy-duty transport trolleys. The heavy-duty model includes brakes for extra stability during loading and unloading.
Dividers & Inserts
Our customised dividers and inserts are great for transporting fragile produce prone to bruising. They are also helpful for traceability compliance. For instance, plastic crates for produce in a factory benefit greatly from dividers to separate different product grades. You can easily clean dividers to maintain hygiene.
Store and transport your perishable goods in robust fruit and vegetable crates and reduce food waste. Get 5% off your first purchase when you sign up for the Caterbox newsletter.
Caterbox: Trusted Folding Produce Crate Supplier
Caterbox has provided top-quality plastic containers and storage solutions for over thirty years. We supply businesses across different industries, including agribusiness, logistics, engineering and retail. We're a family business that puts the industry-specific needs of our customers first.
Every product we stock focuses on durability and cost efficiency. We source our products from Germany and trusted European suppliers. In addition, we manufacture custom items like dividers ourselves.
Our other storage solutions include:
Ordering & Delivery
Farm operations don't wait, and neither do we. We ensure your storage containers reach you quickly so you can focus on what matters most, your harvest.
Order before noon on any working day to take advantage of our fast dispatch.
We offer free UK mainland delivery on orders over £499 (excluding VAT) and a full nationwide service, covering Northern Ireland, Scottish Highlands and Islands. International delivery is available to France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Large orders ship on pallets and typically arrive within 2–3 working days.
Please note we maintain good stock levels year-round, but some items may temporarily run low during peak season.
Find food-safe plastic produce crates for sale online that are purpose-designed for transporting fruits and vegetables. Call +44 (0) 333 000 8000 or email sales@caterbox.co.uk today for bulk discounts.
