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 is one layer of cardboard with one layer of fluting, ideal for smaller, lighter objects. Single wall boxes are perfect for packaging, storing and transporting a variety of products, especially where the weight of the contents is not 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.

Although double walled boxes do cost more in the short term, they are able to support far more weight and are therefore far more durable than single walled boxes and will last much longer.

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 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 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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