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Specialty · custom

Custom builds

When the catalog footprint doesn't match your bin, your product, or your AS/RS. We translate your engineering drawing into a quotable spec sheet and bid it across mills that already produce similar custom work.

Specification

The spec we bid against.

The spec we bid against. Anything not listed here is negotiable on the quote.

Dimensions
Any width × length × height
Load capacity
Up to 6,000 lb static, 4,000 lb dynamic
Entry
2-way, 4-way, partial-4-way, no-entry
Deckboard patterns
Solid top, gap, perimeter, drum-cradle
Materials
Hardwood, softwood, plywood deck, mixed
Treatments
HT, KD-HT, ISPM-15 available

Ideal for

Where custom builds earn their cost.

AS/RS-compatible footprints

Tier-1 automotive sequencing skids

Heavy machinery cradles

Roll-stock supports

Pharma cleanroom-adjacent platforms

Why bid this through us

Custom is where mill capability matters most. The right mill for your spec runs that pattern routinely — the wrong mill quotes high because they'd have to retool. Our team matches your spec to mills already producing it.

Side by side

Custom direct vs. through Chesapeake

Feature

Direct to a custom mill

Bid across network

Engineering review

Often charged

Included

Cost optimization

Single quote

3+ qualified bids

Production lead time

7–14 days

3–7 days

Re-bid leverage at contract renewal

Switching cost

Built in

Get started

A real quote in your inbox. Pallets on the dock tomorrow.

No discovery call required. Send us a spec and we'll put it out to competition across the network — the best prices in your market, back the same day.