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 wall is one layer of cardboard, one of fluting, followed by another layer of cardboard, then another of fluting, finishing with another layer of cardboard. They're ideal for heavier, bulky items for moving, storage or posting/courier transportation. They provide extra durability and protection for heavier more fragile items.
Double walled boxes will support more weight, and consequently last longer than single walled boxes, but they do cost more initially.
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.
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 important thing to remember is that no matter what you are planning to transport, there is a suitable packaging medium to do the job for you. Correctly used, your goods will arrive at their destination in one piece without any problems. All that is required is to make sure that you use packaging materials suitable for your application.
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 is one layer of cardboard, one of fluting, followed by another layer of cardboard, then another of fluting, finishing with another layer of cardboard. They're ideal for heavier, bulky items for moving, storage or posting/courier transportation. They provide extra durability and protection for heavier more fragile items.
Double walled boxes will support more weight, and consequently last longer than single walled boxes, but they do cost more initially.
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.
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 important thing to remember is that no matter what you are planning to transport, there is a suitable packaging medium to do the job for you. Correctly used, your goods will arrive at their destination in one piece without any problems. All that is required is to make sure that you use packaging materials suitable for your application.
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