Uk Packaging Material & Packaging Supplies

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If your business entails the packaging and posting of products to customers you will already be well aware that every product large or small requires a different approach when it comes to packaging and shipping it out to its end destination!

The type of packaging you choose can affect your overall margin so it essential to use just what is necessary and not go overboard. In the main for products deemed not to be too fragile you will most likely use corrugated cardboard boxes. Suppliers of corrugated cardboard boxes will supply a full range of standard sized boxes and they will for the most part also be able to produce bespoke box packaging. You may take advantage of having bespoke box packaging made if you have an unusually shaped or sized product to ship.

Once you have decided on the size of box you wish to use you may want to go that little bit further and invest in branded printed tape for sealing the box, you can’t beat a bit of extra marketing!

If you are an artist or a supplier of posters/prints the most suitable packaging for you will without doubt be paper cores. Paper cores are essentially a ...
... bigger and thicker version on your average kitchen roll tube. Cores can be cut to any length from their parent core allowing for very shallow tubes in which to send small products (obviously not posters or art). Paper cores come with end caps to prevent the product from slipping out and to stop anything, namely moisture from sneaking its way in and damaging the product.

Another shipping package option which is more expensive to the materials used and the bespoke natural of the packaging is wooden cases. As with the packaging types previously mentioned wooden shipping crates can be made to bespoke dimensions to fit specific products. The benefit of having bespoke boxes especially when it come sot wooden ones is to ensure the size is just right to cut down on materials used and also maximise space in the van or HGV which may be transporting it. More space costs or on the flip side the more you can get in the transport at a smaller size the fewer shipping runs may need to be undertaking.

Every product and service is entirely different so the information mentioned above is best used as information only. If you have a specific product which you feel will need a bespoke approach you will be best researching and contacting a professional packaging manufacturer and ask their advice on how best to package and ship your products, the experts will always know the best course of action.
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Holmes Mann is a family run packaging material and supplies company in Bradford West Yorkshire who have been working in the industry for over 3 generations.