Tempe-based company posts best-ever first quarter with revenue up 30%

Tempe, AZ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/23/2014 -- Craters & Freighters Phoenix today announced the highest first quarter sales in its 22-year history with revenue up 30% from the same period in 2013 and up 43% from 2010, the year hardest affected following the Great Recession.

"Thanks to a best-ever January, we've hit a new first quarter sales record in 2014," said Dennis Davies, president and owner of Craters & Freighters Phoenix.

First quarter sales for the franchise were led by a surge in crate orders from the commercial and industrial sectors followed by Barrett-Jackson.

Despite recent nationwide economic strain, Craters & Freighters Phoenix has been able to weather downturns well because it serves such a broad spectrum of businesses."We serve customers and businesses in a myriad of sectors including electronics, medical equipment, aerospace, biotechnology, manufacturing, museums and fine art galleries, among others."

The vast majority of items Craters & Freighters packages and ships are unique, large, heavy, fragile and expensive. They have built custom crates for a 9-foot stuffed roaring bear, 60,000-pound Siemens transformers, and a 500-lb onyx mermaid statue using state-of-the-art packaging materials to create protective containers for these rare items. In March the company moved and installed a 1,700 lb bronze statue of Arizona's late Senator Barry Goldwater to the state capitol in Phoenix. This summer they will remove, crate and convey it to its final destination in National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.

Davies, whose company employs 13 people in its 18,000-square-feet warehouse and office, speculates that an influx of tourists coming to the area and shopping could also be contributing to the increased demand for specialized packaging. In addition to shipping artwork for art galleries and exhibits, the company packages and conveys vintage neon signs, gas pumps, and other "automobilia" sold at the annual Barrett-Jackson classic car auction.

About Craters & Freighters Phoenix
Craters & Freighters Phoenix provides local businesses and residential clients with expert packing, crating and worldwide shipping services. Unlike traditional shipping companies, there are no weight and size limitations or minimums. Opened in 1992, it is one of the oldest and most successful franchises in the Craters & Freighters family and has expertly shipped over 50,000 unique items.

For more information contact:

Christy Thiele
Craters & Freighters Phoenix
7248 South Harl Avenue, Suite 104
Tempe, AZ 85283
(480) 966-9929
Christy.Thiele@cratersandfrieghters.com

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Tempe, AZ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 04/30/2014 -- Craters & Freighters Phoenix was selected to oversee the moving, shipping and installation of a statue of Arizona's late Senator Barry M. Goldwater from the foundry in Prescott to Arizona's State Capitol in Phoenix. Later this summer, Craters & Freighters will uninstall the statue, bring it back to its shop, then convey the statue to it's final destination in Washington, D.C.

On March 31, 2014 the bronze and granite statue arrived safely at the Capitol Museum where it was publicly unveiled in a special ceremony presided by Arizona's Secretary of State Ken Bennett. The 1,700 lbs statue will stand tall in the historic rotunda for the next several months until being transported to Washington, D.C. to stand among 99 other memorial pieces representing our nation's most distinguished citizens in Statuary Hall.

Craters & Freighters Phoenix anticipates Goldwater's 2,300 mile cross-country journey to take about 4 days when it is shipped. "At 1,700 lbs, it's not the heaviest thing we've shipped, but it's quite unique," said the president and owner Dennis Davies." We are honored to have been entrusted with a piece of Arizona's history and be a part of this momentous event."

To read more about Craters & Freighters' involvement in the transportation of the Goldwater statue, visit http://www.cratersandfreightersphoenix.com/

About Craters & Freighters Phoenix
Craters & Freighters Phoenix provides local businesses and homes with expert packaging, crating and shipping services. Opened in 1992, it is one of the oldest locations in the Craters & Freighters family and has expertly shipped over 50,000 items since then, all with an unmatched level of care and expertise.

Craters & Freighters Phoenix
7248 South Harl Avenue
Suite 104
Tempe, AZ 85283
(480) 966-9929
Christy.Thiele@cratersandfrieghters.com

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