Packaging Materials

If you have ever moved house or moved office, or just a general need to transport goods from location to location, then you will have needed to use packaging materials of some description. There are two main constructions of cardboard box, single wall and double wall.

Single wall boxes are built up of one layer of cardboard and one layer of fluting. They are perfect for transporting goods, particularly when the weight of the objects isn’t too great.

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 packaging items that are relatively light, a single wall box is appropriate, but you can add extra padding using loosefill or as they’re more notably referred to, wotsits (but if you try to eat them you’ll be sorely disappointed, they’re made from polystyrene!) Loosefill is an effective form of protection for light to medium weight item, but for heavier items, it may be worthwhile to wrap them in bubble wrap as well.

Bubble wrap is cheap to buy and therefore cost effective to use as padding to prevent your items getting damaged. It provides an excellent source of padding and prevents damage not only to your item, but so any surrounding items as well.

Another cost effective method of safely packaging fragile or heavy items is to use corrugated paper, which is sometimes referred to as protection paper or wavy paper. It costs around the same as bubble wrap and comes in a variety of widths to suit whatever you need to pack.

The main thing to keep in mind when planning a packaging operation is that there is always a suitable packaging method for any item, however fragile or heavy, the part that requires the thought, is deciding what method to use on which items. So long as the selected method is appropriate, all of your items will arrive at their destination unharmed and in one piece.

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