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About Trafalgar Cases

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About Trafalgar Cases

Trafalgar Cases Ltd is a UK-based manufacturer of bespoke wooden packaging solutions, built to protect valuable, complex, and non-standard items during transport and storage.

With over 60 years of British manufacturing experience behind us, we specialise in designing and producing timber packaging that performs when it matters most – where damage is not an option and reliability is critical.

From our Hertfordshire production facilities in Kings Langley, we work closely with businesses across the UK and Europe, supporting demanding logistics, export, storage, and relocation requirements.

At Trafalgar, nothing is off the shelf.

Built Around Bespoke Requirements

Every solution we manufacture is designed around the specific item it needs to protect – whether that is heavy machinery, sensitive equipment, artwork, exhibition assets, or specialist components with unusual dimensions.

Our work typically involves:

  • High-value or fragile items
  • Awkward shapes or oversized loads
  • Export or overseas shipping
  • Long-term storage or repeat handling
  • Situations where failure carries real cost or risk

We take the time to understand how your item will be handled, moved, stored, and shipped, then design a timber solution that fits that reality – not a generic box that almost works.

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Experience That Reassures

Six decades in British industry brings perspective.

We have supported a wide range of sectors, including:

  • Automotive and motorsport
  • Engineering and heavy machinery
  • Aerospace and defence
  • Medical and scientific equipment
  • Museums and heritage organisations
  • AV, broadcast, and exhibition providers
  • Metal wholesalers and relocation firms

This breadth of experience means we are comfortable dealing with unusual challenges and high expectations. Many of the items we protect cannot be easily replaced – which is exactly why our customers value experience over shortcuts.

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Our timber packaging is engineered to do more than simply contain an item.

Designed for Protection, Compliance, and Longevity

We design for:

  • Structural strength and load distribution
  • Protection against movement, vibration, and impact
  • Repeated handling where required
  • Export and international shipping requirements
  • Long-term storage and environmental considerations

Where required, we supply export-compliant and ISPM15 heat-treated packaging, ensuring suitability for overseas shipment and smooth passage through customs.

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A Practical, Straightforward Approach

We are engineers and problem-solvers at heart.

Our team takes a clear, practical approach to every project – asking the right questions early, advising honestly, and focusing on what will genuinely protect your goods rather than what looks impressive on paper.

If you are unsure which type of solution you need, we will guide you. If a simpler approach is sufficient, we will say so. Our role is to be a trusted packaging partner, not to overcomplicate the process.

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UK Manufacturing, Trusted by Long-Standing Clients

All manufacturing is carried out in the UK, allowing us to maintain tight control over quality, lead times, and consistency.
Many of our customers have worked with Trafalgar Cases for years – a reflection of dependable service, technical understanding, and products that do exactly what they are supposed to do.

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Trafalgar Cases is ISO 9001 and ISPM15 certified. This means that not only do all of our timber products comply with worldwide export regulations, but we are also 100% committed to total quality management across product manufacture, delivery and service provision.

Quality Assurance & Environmental Standards

  • ISPM15 certified – all of our timber is heat-treated and stamped
  • ISO 9001 accredited – 100% quality guaranteed
  • Environmental awareness – we aim to produce products that are sustainable, responsible, renewable and recyclable where possible
  • Made in Britain – all of our products are made at our UK manufacturing facility
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JOSCAR REGISTERED

Trafalgar Cases has joined JOSCAR to support our work with customers in the Aerospace and Defence sectors.

JOSCAR provides a recognised, industry-wide framework for supplier assurance, helping buyers assess capability, compliance and risk through a single trusted register.

Our inclusion reflects Trafalgar’s commitment to transparency, robust governance and meeting the high standards expected across defence and aerospace supply chains.

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Responsibility
Trafalgar Cases recognise a duty to their customers, staff and suppliers to procure forest products from sustainable and well-managed sources. We ensure this policy is communicated to all levels of the organisation and that employees are instructed to act in accordance with its criteria.

Environmental Policy

Legality
Trafalgar Cases is committed to purchasing all products from legal sources.

Endangered Species
Trafalgar Cases will not source any timber species prohibited under Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

Origin of Wood Fibre
Trafalgar Cases is committed to reducing and ultimately eradicating timber sourced from uncertified high-value conservation forests, from natural forest converted to non-forest use or from forests where there is serious conflict with, or violation of, civil rights.

Certifications

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ISO 9001 Certificate

Certificate of Registration

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Forestry Commission Certificate

Forestry Commission

Wood Packaging Material Manufactured in GB

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Joscar Certificate

JOSCAR Registered

Certificate of Registration

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Speak to Our Team

If you have a packaging challenge to discuss, our team is always happy to advise.

Whether you are planning a complex export, relocating valuable equipment, or need a reliable long-term packaging partner, we can help you find the right solution.

Call: 01462 705390
Email: info@trafalgarcases.co.uk