Core Tray Storage Pods

Secure Long-Term Storage & Efficient Transport

Transport and Store Your Core Samples Safely – Now and into the Future

Efficient, purpose-built storage solution for filled core trays, designed to support safe handling, organised storage, and straightforward transport of valuable geological samples.

Core tray stacking pods allow multiple trays to be securely contained within a single unit, improving site organisation, reducing handling risks, and optimising storage space both in core sheds and during transport.

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Why Use Core Tray Storage Pods?

  • Protect Sample Integrity
    Keep filled trays securely contained, reducing movement and risk of damage during handling or transport
  • Improve Storage Efficiency
    Stack pods vertically (up to four high) to maximise use of available space and reduce site footprint
  • Simplify Transport & Handling
    Move multiple trays at once using forklifts, pallet trucks, or stackers—reducing manual handling
  • Safer Operations
    Stable, structured storage reduces lifting strain and improves site safety
UCP Core tray storage pods being safely transported via a stacker truck.

Holding Capacity

 

Each pod can accommodate:

  • 26 × BQ core trays
  • 18 × NQ core trays
  • 16 × HQ core trays
  • 12 × PQ core trays

Pods can be safely stacked up to four units high.

UCP core Tray storage pods showing the different holding capacity of NQ and BQ size core trays.

Efficient Transport & Deployment

 

Supplied in flat-pack form, pods can be easily assembled on site with minimal tools.


This reduces shipping volume and overall transport costs, while allowing flexible deployment as required.

UCP core tray storage pods, flat packed for dispatch.

Designed to Work with UCP Core Trays

 

Core tray storage pods are designed specifically to integrate with UCP Core Trays, creating a complete system for:

  • Field collection
  • Core logging
  • Transport
  • Long-term archival storage
Rows of HQ size core trays awaiting logging on site.

End-to-end core handling system

Core tray storage pods are designed for practical use across the full lifecycle of exploration and drilling operations—from active field environments through to long-term storage and archival.

 

In day-to-day use, they provide a reliable way to manage increasing volumes of core efficiently, keeping trays organised, protected, and easy to access when required. Whether in a core yard, warehouse, or during transport between sites, the structured design helps reduce handling time while maintaining sample integrity.

 

Built for Real-World Exploration Projects​

 

South Crofty Ltd – UK

 

SGZ Cononish – Scotland

 

GMOW – UK

As projects scale and more trays are generated, storage quickly becomes a challenge. Stacking pods offer a simple, repeatable system that allows teams to expand storage capacity without compromising organisation or safety.

 

Combined with UCP Core Trays, they form part of a complete, scalable solution for:

  • Core collection and logging
  • Safe handling and movement
  • Transport between locations
  • Long-term storage and archiving

 

This integrated approach helps standardise workflows, improve efficiency, and reduce the risk of damage or mismanagement of valuable geological samples.

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