Protective Packaging

Protective packaging helps protect your products from damage in transit, preventing associated expense. There are different types of protective packaging available, including bubble wrap, foam, air pillows and paper cushioning.

Protective packaging is crucial for ensuring your products reach your customers safely. If your goods are not adequately protected and suffer damage in transit, this can lead to increased costs, harm to the environment and damage to your brand reputation, potentially affecting future sales.

If you get your packaging materials right, your product is protected, you control costs, you minimise handling, protect the environment and deliver a great customer experience.

The right protective packaging solution not only safeguards your products but also helps reduce operational costs and minimise your environmental impact. By using only as much protective packaging materials as necessary, you save on material costs, reduce material waste, and ensure adequate transit protection for your items.

There are many eco-friendly options available, ranging from recyclable solutions to those featuring a high recycled content. Choosing these options further minimises your impact on the environment.

The type of protective packaging you need depends on the products you’re shipping.

Some factors that should influence which protective packaging you use are:

• The size of your products
• The weight of your products
• How fragile your goods are (the more fragile, the more protection you need)
• If you’re shipping single items or multiple items in the same parcel
• How you want to present your products

For example, if you are shipping nonfragile products, you may need a simple void fill option. In this instance, you could opt for loosefill packing chips or packing paper.

However, if you’re shipping items prone to damage, like glass bottles, you may want something heavier duty, like Flexi-Hex®.

You could also consider sustainability and recyclability when choosing your protective packaging materials.

If you need help finding the most suitable protective packaging solution, don't hesitate to get in touch via our live chat or by filling out our contact us request form.

You may also want to look at our comprehensive guide to protective packaging.

This will depend on the protective packaging you’ve chosen to use. Anything paper-based will be recyclable at kerbside, if it does not have any special coatings.

Plastic-based protective packaging, like bubble wrap, while industrially recyclable, will be harder for the end consumer to recycle at home. It’s always worth directing people to RecycleNow website to check what they can recycle and applying clear recycling instructions to your packaging supplies.

Yes, we have a wide range of eco-friendly protective solutions available, including paper padding and void fill, as well as water soluable packing chips made from starch.

If you prefer using air pillows or cushioning, all our plastic protective products now include recycled content.

There is a wide range of protective packaging materials to choose from, including paper, plastic and foam protective packaging solutions. Which one to pick will depend on your product and packaging needs. Get in touch to discuss the best options for your requirements.

Recyclable, reusable, and high recycled content protective packaging products are also available. Talk to us to find out more.