Advantages Of The Different Packaging Materials Available

If you have ever needed to move goods from A to B, i.e. moving house, moving offices etc. then you will have had the need for packaging solutions. There are two main types of cardboard box, single wall and double wall.

Single wall boxes are constructed with one layer of card and a layer of fluting. They are ideal for transporting objects that may be large, but do not weigh a great deal.

Double walled boxes are constructed as follows; a layer of cardboard, a layer of fluting, a layer of cardboard, another layer of fluting, and another layer of cardboard. These boxes are perfect for storing, courier posting or manually transporting heavier bulkier items.

Double walled boxes cost more than single walled to start with, but they last much longer as they can support far more weight and are therefore more durable.

When packing light items, they can be placed in a suitable box and then supported using Loosefill otherwise known on the street as Watsits (except they are white and dont taste as good!) Loosefill will protect light items from damage in transit, but if the items that you are transporting have much weight to them, you will want to wrap them in bubble wrap.

Bubble wrap is an excellent way of padding you items against damage, but it also provides protection to items surrounding the heavy, bubble wrapped item. It is cheap to buy and so is a cost effective way to ensure no damage is done.

Depending on the goods you intend to package, you might prefer to use corrugated paper to keep items separate and thus protected. Sometimes called wavy paper or protection paper, corrugated paper is another cost effective way to protect items in packing boxes. Corrugated paper comes in 75 metre rolls in a variety of widths to suit any requirements.

The main thing to remember is that whatever item you need to pack, there is a packaging solution suited to it. As long as the correct packaging method is implemented for your items, they should arrive at their destination completely unharmed, regardless of how heavy or fragile they might be.

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