Dandenong South is CMTP's south-east Melbourne site, sitting in the middle of one of the largest manufacturing zones in the country. For operations across the south-east, the Mornington Peninsula, and into south Gippsland, it's the closest CMTP pallet manufacturing you'll find.
The south-east runs on volume and on deadlines. A pallet supply that arrives when the freight schedule allows rather than when the production line needs it costs more than the pallets do. Manufacturing locally in Dandenong South is how the team holds a 3-4 day standard lead time in a market where most of the alternatives truck stock in.
ISO 9001 Certified - Colac
ISO 9001 Certified - Dandenong
ISPM 15 Certified
HACCP Certified
CMTP Dandenong South manufactures timber pallets, crates, cases, produce bins and cardboard packaging for Melbourne's south-east. With timber and cardboard made under one roof, customers can get their pallets and cartons from one supplier. Corrosion protection packaging is also available for the region's engineering and metal fabrication businesses, and the site is set up for the volume and tight deadlines the south-east runs on.
Dandenong South is ISO 9001 certified and covers timber pallets, ISPM 15 certified export pallets, and custom builds engineered to load. The site's position between the Port of Melbourne and the south-east's manufacturing base means a steady mix of standard runs and export work.
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Cardboard cartons are part of the standard range at Dandenong South, for operations that want pallets and cartons supplied together rather than managing separate suppliers.
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Corrosion protection packaging protects metal components and machinery in storage and transit. The engineering and metal fabrication base across the south-east makes it a regular part of the conversation here.
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Complex and oversize custom work is engineered with CMTP's 3D CAD design team, so a Dandenong South customer gets the same design capability as head office without changing supplier.
LEARN MOREDandenong South sits in the City of Greater Dandenong, 35km south-east of the CBD. The Greater Dandenong industrial area is one of the largest manufacturing zones in Australia, home to more than 5,000 industrial businesses, with manufacturing accounting for around 32 percent of all jobs in the region. The Princes Highway, the Monash Freeway and the EastLink network feed operations here straight to the Port of Melbourne and the airport, which is why so much of Victoria’s export-bound manufacturing settled in the south-east rather than closer to the city.
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Ned Seehusen
Operations Manager
Matt has worked in manufacturing for nearly 25 years, including production and management roles in industries as varied as caravan manufacture and high-end kitchens. He runs the Dandenong South site with an emphasis on safety and quality, and continues to develop and expand the branch's offering.
We service south-east Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Gippsland, and across metropolitan Melbourne. Interstate transport runs weekly to all corners of Australia.
3-4 days is a typical lead time for standard CMTP products, with custom builds typically extending further due to the nature of the custom build process.
Standard pallet range
The Dandenong South team understands that things don’t always go to plan and is adaptable to your needs. We have many case studies that entail very quick turnaround times, so give the team a call for these express orders.
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The south-east’s base is broad and heavy on industrial manufacturing, engineering, food and beverage, and building products. Export freight is a bigger share of the order book here than at most sites, given how close the precinct sits to the Port of Melbourne. The Mornington Peninsula and south Gippsland fall into the site’s regular delivery footprint, which adds agricultural and food-processing work to the mix.
Industrial manufacturers, engineering and metal fabrication, food and beverage processors, building product distributors, and third-party logistics operators.
More than 5,000 industrial businesses across the Greater Dandenong industrial area.
35km south-east of the CBD. Manufacturing accounts for around 32 percent of local jobs.
Monash Freeway, EastLink and the Princes Highway run straight to the Port of Melbourne, driving steady demand for ISPM 15 export pallets.
CMTP operates multiple sites across Australia. Find your nearest location below.
Yes. CMTP manufactures timber pallets, export pallets and custom pallet solutions from its Dandenong South facility, supporting customers across Melbourne’s south-east, the Mornington Peninsula and south Gippsland.
The Dandenong South facility manufactures timber pallets, ISPM 15 certified export pallets, custom builds engineered to load, cardboard cartons, and corrosion protection packaging. The site is ISO 9001 certified.
Yes. The Dandenong South site services south-east Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley, Geelong and the Surf Coast, and the Hume corridor, with weekly interstate transport to all states.
Yes. CMTP’s Dandenong South team can design custom pallet solutions based on product dimensions, weight requirements, handling methods, and transport conditions, engineered with the 3D CAD design team.
Yes. CMTP manufactures ISPM 15 certified export pallets that comply with international timber packaging requirements for export freight.
3-4 days is a typical lead time for standard CMTP products. Custom builds run longer depending on the design. Contact the Dandenong South team for current availability, and call for express orders.
The Australian standard 1165 x 1165 pallet is the most common order, alongside Euro and US export footprints. Dandenong South also builds to custom dimensions where a standard footprint doesn’t suit the product or the container. Tell the team the load, the handling equipment and the destination and they’ll spec it.
An export pallet is a timber pallet that has been heat treated and certified to ISPM 15, which is what lets it leave the country. Any solid timber packaging heading overseas has to meet it. If your freight stays in Australia a standard wooden pallet does the job. If it is going on a ship or a plane it needs to be an export pallet.
Yes. Cartons are part of the standard range at Dandenong South, so an operation that would otherwise run a separate carton supplier can consolidate both onto one order and one delivery.
Cartons can be specified to suit the product and the pallet footprint, which matters if you’re trying to cube out a pallet properly rather than shipping air. Talk to the Dandenong South team about dimensions and board grade.
It’s packaging designed to stop metal components and machinery corroding while in storage or transit. It covers the barrier materials and treatments used alongside timber packaging, and it earns its place wherever goods sit for a while before use or travel through humidity and salt air.
Any time you’re moving or storing bare metal, machined components, tooling or machinery, and particularly on long transit times or export freight. The engineering and metal fabrication base across the south-east uses it constantly, particularly on export-bound freight.
Yes. CMTP runs a 3D CAD design capability based at the Colac head office, so Dandenong South customers can have a pallet, case or crate engineered around the product rather than forcing the product onto a standard footprint.
Product dimensions and weight, how it’s handled (forklift, pallet jack, crane), how it’s transported and where it’s going, and any compliance requirements such as ISPM 15 or food grade. The more of that you have up front, the faster the Dandenong South team can come back with a spec and a price.
The Dandenong South team covers everything from standard pallet runs to export packaging and engineered custom builds for the south-east
