Franke's Wood Products

Garrett Franke

How Do Shock Pallets Help with Export Compliance?

Shipping across borders is more complicated than people think. You can’t just load your products any...

Are Shock Pallets Reusable For Repeated Shipments?

Franke’s Wood Products manufactures custom pallets that protect fragile goods, reduce inventory...

How Does Pallet Design Impact Warehouse Efficiency?

When people think about warehouse efficiency, they usually picture forklifts, shelving systems, or...

What’s The Impact Of Pallet Weight On Freight Charges?

How Weight Affects Shipping Costs Industries that deal with freight shipping know the importance of...

What Are The Differences Between Wood And Plastic Pallets?

The choice between wood and plastic pallets depends on your industry and what you need from a...

What Are The Most Common Pallet Sizes Worldwide?

U.S. Standard Pallet Sizes In North America, the standard pallet size is 48”x40”. These standard...

How Do Specialty Pallets Help Ship Heavy-Duty Products?

Why Choose Specialty Pallets? Specialty pallets provide a multitude of benefits and should be...

When Is It Time To Repair Or Replace A Worn Pallet

Your pallets take a beating every day. Over time, even the strongest wood pallets start to wear...

What Are The Best Pallet Options For Fragile Products?

All Pallets Are Made Differently Finding the right pallet or box for shipping your fragile goods is...
Garrett Franke
Garrett Franke Director of Sales and Marketing

Cumulatively, Franke’s leadership has hundreds of years of customized packaging expertise. Franke’s is now a 4th generation family business, as I joined the team in 2023 after nearly a decade working within the Fortune 500 technology sector. During my time at Adobe and Oracle, I was specifically aligned to support global manufacturers across a variety of digital transformation priorities, leveraging my education in operations management and six sigma methodology. Aside from carrying forward our family business into the next generation; I work daily in the cross sector of business development, customer service, and packaging engineering to deliver a seamless experience for our customers. Our company has found our niche by being able to tailor customized packaging solutions, at scale, while leveraging our expertise to help streamline our customer’s operations. Given the specificity of our products and services to so many individualized customer operations, we are able to continually learn from a multitude of operations and in turn provide best practice guidance to all of our customers. Ultimately, our team’s goal is to help our customers avoid costly operational disruptions, intermodal product damage, and design customized packaging solutions in the sweet spot between functionality and cost efficiency.