Packing Supplies And Their Importance
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 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 wall boxes consist of one cardboard layer, then a layer of fluting, followed by another cardboard layer, another fluting layer, and another cardboard layer. They are ideal for transporting, storing or posting heavier 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.
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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