Due to Furniture items generally being heavy, bulky and high value products, furniture manufacturers can find it difficult to find the best Protective Packaging Solutions to ensure they arrive in perfect condition.

Here are some protective Packaging Solutions that are perfect for use within the furniture manufacturing industry to ensure that items are perfectly protected during storage and shipping:

• Foam Profiles & Corners – The edges and corners of furniture products are the most at risk of damage during transit and extra care should be taken in ensuring these parts of the furniture are protected. Foam profiles are the perfect solution as the come in many shapes, are flexible so can be stretched around odd shaped corners, can be cut to custom lengths/sizes and are extremely shock absorbent. These are also available in carboard versions.

• Bubble Wrap & Foam Wrap – The finish on many items are furniture is very delicate and prone to scratches such as high gloss or lacquered finishes. Bubble & Foam Wraps offer great protection for covering any size or shape item to ensure they are not scratched or marked during storage & transit and by using bubble wrap gives the added protection of shock absorption, further limiting the chances of the product becoming damaged during the supply chain process.

• Dunnage Bags – When transporting multiple large and heavy items together it is worth putting added protection between the products. These are large inflatable bags which stabilise and secure your items in place to ensure that they do not fall and knock into other products within the shipment. They are a convenient and extremely cost effective way to ensure you products arrive in the perfect condition every time.

If you think that your current packaging could do with being reviewed, please contact our packaging specialists at [email protected] or 0151 486 4800 who will be happy to help