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Safety in transit

Ship dangerous goods safely, and within the rules.

With our own in house DGSA (Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor), we guide you through the regulations so your products are shipped correctly and, most importantly, safely.

Dangerous goods packaging

Ensuring hazardous goods are packed correctly.

Mega-Pak has been involved in hazardous goods packaging for many years. We understand the problems customers face when shipping dangerous goods by road, air and sea.

Our UN approved range is extensive, and package testing and licensing is a big part of what we provide, with a quick, reliable certification process and no annual renewal fees.

  • UN approved 4G and 4GV corrugated fibreboard cases, plus 4D and 4DV plywood cases
  • UN approved moulded pulp chemical bottle packs
  • Infectious substance packaging for Category A and B specimens
  • Hazard and handling labels, declaration forms and vermiculite
UN approved orange coated fibreboard box
DGSAIn house Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor
Our range

Dangerous goods packaging and services.

Everything you need to pack, mark, label and document hazardous shipments, available from stock in small or medium quantities.

UN approved boxes

UN Approved Packaging

Heavy duty UN approved fibreboard boxes, fibre drums, chemical bottle packs and plywood cases. Our orange coated range covers nine primary and five secondary boxes tested to UN 4G and 4GV standards.

Orange coated rangeUncoated rangeFibrelok drumsChemical bottle packsVermiculite
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Specimen transport packaging

Bio Substance Packaging

We are the UK and Eire distributor for the NOAX SYS AB range, alongside our own bag in box and bulk specimen systems for Category B substances, for ambient and frozen transport.

Safety bag in boxCombi packsDry ice95kPa bagsUN3373
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UN drop test

UN Licensing & Testing

Regular user or a specific requirement? We design, test, license and produce packaging to UN standards, and issue your certificate once approval is granted.

Drop testStack testCOBB testConditioning
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Hazard warning labels

Labels & Documentation

A full range of Class 1 to 9 hazard diamonds, placards, handling labels and dangerous goods notes for air, sea and road freight, so shipments aren't delayed at checks.

Hazard diamondsLithium batteryShipping labelsDG notes
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UN approved testing facilities

Full UN testing, with no renewal fees.

In conjunction with Mondi Wellpappe Ansbach GmbH, we offer a full testing and licensing service for dangerous goods packaging at very competitive rates.

Our close working relationship means we can quickly design, test, license and produce packaging to UN standards.

Drop testing

Proves packaging survives impact with contents intact.

Stack testing

Confirms cases hold their load when stacked in transit.

COBB test

Measures water absorption of the board.

Conditioning

Temperature and relative humidity conditioning.

Popular lines

Fibrelok® drums.

Strong, versatile drums in virgin kraft with steel rolling chimbs, a full cover plastic lid and a tamper evident steel closing ring. Part of our eco friendly range.

  • Capacities from 20 to 250 litres
  • UN approved to packing group I for hazardous material
  • Tailored to your product's specific gravity and weight
  • Can be printed with logos, product or hazard information
Fibrelok drums

Not sure what you need?

It's not possible to list everything we supply. Tell us what you're packing and our friendly, experienced team will find the right solution, and make you a sample if it helps.