Reduce Shipping Damage
Engineered Corrugated Packaging That Reduces Shipping Damage
Engineered around your actual freight profile, not a generic spec. Products arrive intact, customers come back, and your margins stay where you put them.
TRUSTED BY GLOBAL BRANDS ACROSS INDUSTRIES
The cost of bad packaging
Are packaging failures costing you more than you think?
Damaged shipments, dim-weight surprises, and oversized boxes don’t just hurt the bottom line. They hurt customer trust too. And most of it is an engineering problem, not a budget one.
Revenue Loss
Margin erodes one re-ship at a time.
Inflated Shipping Costs
Oversized cartons. Expedited reships.
Operational Strain
Hours absorbed by support tickets.
Lost customer trust
A first impression you only get once.
The good news?None of this is unavoidable. With the right packaging strategy, these losses can be engineered out with precision.
Our approach
Packaging engineered for performance, not just protection
Stephen Gould isn’t a box supplier. We’re a packaging engineering partner. Every solution is backed by eight decades of structural design, in-house prototyping, and a global supply network.
Proven to protect in transit
Structural testing (drop, compression, vibration) validates every design before it ships.
Right-sized to your product
CAD design and in-house prototyping means your packaging fits the product. Not the other way around.
Designed to reduce total cost
Designs account for dim-weight, pallet efficiency, and freight class from day one.
Built to scale with your business
A global network of vendors and production sites ensures consistent supply as you scale.
ABOUT STEPHEN GOULD
A global packaging partner you can rely on
Since 1940, Stephen Gould has been engineering packaging for some of the world’s most respected brands. Our people are part designer, part engineer, part supply chain problem-solver and they stay close to every project from first sketch to first delivery.
80+
YEARS IN BUSINESS
20+
COUNTRIES SERVED
50+
INDUSTRIES SUPPORTED
Solution showcase
Designed for real-world shipping conditions
From parcel to pallet, we design for how your products actually move.
Right-sized corrugated solutions
Single, double, or triple-wall constructions engineered to match your product’s weight, fragility, and shipping profile.
Impact-absorbing inserts and dividers
Die-cut corrugated inserts, partitions, and trays that secure components and absorb impact, without the cost of foam.
Layered protection for high-value products
Combines corrugated, molded pulp, and foam to protect high-value products in transit.
Built for heavy, oversized, and industrial loads
Triple-wall and reinforced corrugated crates engineered to handle industrial machinery, exports, and oversized freight with confidence.
Designed for real-world shipping conditions. Refined through engineering to deliver consistent, reliable performance.
Proof
Proven results that reduce risk and cost
Real results from real-world packaging performance.
Industrial assembly · custom corrugated
Lower shipping costs. Zero Styrofoam. Better patient experience.
Engineered cold-chain packaging with precision-fit inserts and recyclable insulation, minimizing shipping damage, reducing dimensional weight, lowering cost, and ensuring compliance.
↓ 25%
Shipping Cost
100%
Recyclable Packaging
↓
Package Size / Waste
Frequently asked questions about corrugated packaging
A few of the questions we hear most often from packaging buyers and engineers.
Yes. Every solution is engineered around your product. We don’t start from a catalog. We start with your dimensions, weight, fragility, and shipping profile, then prototype and test until the packaging performs in real-world conditions.
Corrugated packaging works across a wide range of products—from lightweight retail SKUs and electronics to heavy industrial assemblies and exports. We tailor wall strength, flute, and inserts based on your product’s weight, fragility, and shipping conditions to ensure it performs in transit.
The right corrugated strength depends on your product and how it ships. Single-wall works for most light-to-medium retail shipments. Double-wall is the standard for heavier industrial and export goods. Triple-wall is used for very heavy, high-value, or rough-handling applications. We specify the right grade based on testing and real-world conditions. Not guesswork.
Several factors influence the cost of custom corrugated packaging, including:
- Board grade (single-wall, double-wall, triple-wall)
- Dimensions and right-sizing
- Structural design and complexity
- Print and finishing requirements
- Order volume and run size
- Tooling and setup
- Freight optimization (dim weight, pallet efficiency)
We evaluate total landed cost—not just the price per box, factoring in damage rates, freight class, and overall shipping performance.
Corrugated is one of the most sustainable packaging materials available.
It’s widely recycled and readily available with high recycled content. Beyond material choice, we design for sustainability, reducing material usage, right-sizing for shipping efficiency, and ensuring curbside recyclability to support your broader environmental goals.
Timelines vary based on complexity, but most projects range from a few weeks to several months.
Simple redesigns can move quickly, while more engineered, tested, and tooled solutions require additional time. We define a clear timeline upfront so your procurement and launch teams can plan with confidence.
Both. Supporting everything from prototype runs to global production.
We handle low-volume prototypes and short runs for pilots and new launches, as well as high-volume programs that require consistent supply across regions.