Heat treatment is a phytosanitary process that is required for all wood packaging materials used in international shipments. The process eliminates pests such as the Pinewood Nematode and the Asian Long-Horned Beetle which may, as they travel from one nation to another, pose a threat to forests and crops.
The heat treatment process was developed by the IPPC (International Plant Protection Convention) and is defined in ISPM 15 (International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures, Publication 15)

Wood packaging materials, including lumber, panels, crates, pallets, skids, reels and other types of dunnage, are placed in a special chamber and heated according to specific criteria. In order to be ISPM 15 compliant, a wood core temperature of 56 degrees Celsius must be reached and maintained for a period of 30 minutes or more.

When it comes to wood packaging materials, we think outside the crate. Our wood packaging goods have been used to ship the fragile, the oversized, the one-of-a-kind and the unconventional as well as the everyday and the ordinary.
If it's wood and it's used for packaging, you can be sure we make it. That means lumber cut-to-size, pallets made-to-order and crates that meet the most exacting specifications. When you need it, we can provide top-notch customization services, including engineering, construction and reliability testing.

Our heat treatment services are fully compliant with ISPM 15 requirements and can make virtually any wood packaging material phytosanitary and ready for international shipment. So whether it?s new or used, hardwood or softwood, a small order or a tall order, go with confidence. Go with us!