About Us
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Our founder, Gene Gibson, has a proven track record of developing innovative ideas and successfully bringing them to market. One of his most notable achievements is the invention of the world’s first commercially available hand-braked wheelbarrow, which he successfully pitched to some of the largest retailers globally while still in his early twenties. (Read more in the Idealog Magazine article here.)
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The Spark Behind SafeCrate
The idea for SafeCrate took flight—quite literally—after Gene endured a distressing experience with his French Bulldog during a cross-Tasman journey. Realising that millions of pets travel in similar conditions every year, he set out to create a carrier that would make air travel genuinely safe, truly comfortable, and reliably secure.


SafeCrate
From initial engagement, our plan was always the same : eliminate the weaknesses of existing crates and raise the bar for pet air travel. To ground our concepts in real-world insight, Gene and the design team flew to Australia to meet a leading international pet-transport operator. Their candid conversation revealed exactly where current crates fall short—ventilation, locking strength, spill control, stressful assembly and general lack of comfort. This gave us a roadmap for not only improvement, but to make sure we are developing a product that ticks all the boxes from pets to handlers.
Months of market research and design turned those insights into SafeCrate: a premium, aircraft-ready pet carrier that boosts passive airflow by 65 percent, keeps pets stable and comfortable with a non-slip urine-absorbent floor covering, guarantees hydration throughout the entire journey thanks to an anti-spill watering system, and locks firmly with aviation grade aluminium hardware. Assembly is intuitive and user friendly, simply drop, slide, and secure that top and bottom parts together, slot the walls into position and secure with only four corner bolts, available in three popular sizes —because travel day is stressful enough without extra tools.
Our Mission
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We’re here to set a new global benchmark for pet air travel—one crate at a time. Whether your companion is heading across the country or halfway around the world, SafeCrate lives up to our promise: Safe, Comfortable & Secure.
Follow our journey and help make the skies friendlier for pets everywhere. Pet Pods®—engineering peace of mind for pets and their people.










