Short answer: Yes. Brimar offers warehousing programs: we can hold your custom boxes in our clean, dry, temperature-controlled warehouse until you’re ready to release them. With approved credit, we can bill you only when we ship, which frees up your space and lets you order in larger, more economical quantities. In most cases, we will store and ship full pallet quantities. In other words, warehousing is not available if you require shipments of a a few cases at a time.

How a Brimar warehousing program works

Instead of receiving your whole order at once, you place your order with Brimar and we store the finished boxes for you. When you need more boxes, you release them and we ship them to you. Our warehouse is clean, dry and temperature controlled, so your packaging stays in good condition while it waits.

Why companies use warehousing

• Save space. Set-up boxes ship fully assembled, so they take up room. Letting us store them opens up your own warehouse or stockroom.
• Order in bigger volume and pay less per box. Larger runs usually lower the cost of each box. Warehousing lets you take advantage of that without having to store all of the boxes yourself.
• Avoid rising material and labor costs. Producing a larger quantity up front helps protect you from future increases in material and labor costs.
• Never run out of boxes. With inventory already made and waiting, you can release boxes when you need them instead of waiting on a new production run.

Billing when we ship

With approved credit, Brimar can bill you only when we ship your boxes. That means:

• We finance the inventory. You aren’t paying up front for boxes that are sitting on a shelf.
• We insure the inventory. Your stored boxes are covered while they’re in our warehouse.

The details of a program, such as quantities and how releases are handled, are worked out with each customer. Call us to talk through what would fit your business.

Who is a good fit for warehousing?

Warehousing tends to make the most sense if you:

• Use the same box over and over and can forecast your needs
• Are short on storage space
• Want the price advantage of a larger run but don’t want all of the boxes on hand at once
• Can’t afford to run out of packaging during a busy season

If you’re ordering a short run for a test, an event or a one-time promotion, a standard order is probably simpler. Brimar makes both short and long runs. See Long & Short Runs for more.

How warehousing fits with lead times

Every custom order has a production lead time, and busy seasons can stretch it. Keeping inventory in a warehousing program is one way to make sure you have boxes ready when demand spikes. For more, see our knowledge base articles on lead times, including how holidays affect your lead time.

Frequently asked questions

Where are the boxes stored?

In Brimar’s own clean, dry, temperature-controlled warehouse. Learn more about our central location.

Do I have to pay for all of the boxes up front?

Not necessarily. With approved credit, we can bill you only when we ship.

Ask about a warehousing program

Read more on our Warehousing page, then call a Brimar team member at 800-696-3080 or contact us. We’ll help you find creative ways to save money and space on your packaging.