Strapping
Which strapping is right for your needs?
The products you pack, the way you pack them and how you ship all make a difference to the strapping that you need. Here’s how to find the right one:
Polypropylene strapping (also Plastic / PP strapping)
Polyester Strapping (also PET strapping)
- General all-purpose strapping for pallets and parcels
- Often considered the easy and cheap option, but alternatives may be better
- Available in many colours
- Available in many strengths and thicknesses
- Breaking strains up to 450kg
- Roll Lengths up to 2,000m
- Suitable for Heavy duty applications such as machinery and metalwork
- Can be stronger than steel strapping
- A Cost-effective much safer alternative to steel
- Available in green or black
- Available smooth or embossed
- Breaking Strains up to 850kg
- Roll Lengths up to 3,200m
Did you know that the wrong seal can reduce your breaking strain by up to 80%?
Steel Strapping
Hotmelt Cord Polyester
- Traditional heavy duty strap for machinery and metalwork
- Good for strength and abrasion resistance
- Can often be replaced with Polyester or Woven Polyester to reduce safety hazards
- Available in Ribbon or Mill Wound
- Available Zinc Coated or Black Steel
- Breaking Strains up to 2040kg
- Roll Lengths up to 1010m Mill Wound
- Best choice for finished timber
- Suitable for scaffolding and other rounded products
- Flexible, strong and non-abrasive
- White
- Breaking strains up to 950kg
- Roll Lengths up to 1,500m
Softex Woven Cord Polyester
Composite Polyester Strapping
- Very popular with timber mills due to a slight resistant coating
- very soft, flexible and non-abrasive
- Breaking strains up to 2,000kg
- Roll lengths up to 1,100m
- Popular choice for abrasive surfaces such as bricks
- Rigid and Strong, with abrasion resistant coating
- High rigidity for through-pallet feeding
- Breaking strains up to 1400kg
- Roll lengths up to 1,100m
