Guide to Packaging for Building Materials

Building and construction trades are known to use large amounts of sand, stone, plumbed parts and minerals. These materials need to be packaged effectively to get them onsite as they are usually sold in bulk volumes. The best packaging solution can be found by using strong sacks and bags which will protect the supplies during both transport and storag, but are also reliable and guaranteed not to rip of tear. The best types of packaging for building supplies such as aggregates include; Woven Polypropylene Sacks are very strong and can hold smaller amounts of building materials. They can be secured with cable ties to keep building supplies inside until needed. Polyprop sacks are also ideal to collect waste onsite. Bulk bags, also known within the trade as FIBC’s, big bags, builders bags and tonne bags. Strong and durable, bulk bags can hold substantial up to 1000kg without the fear that they will rip of tear. These are the most commonly used method of transporting large amounts of heavy building supplies from supplier to site. Polythene Rubble Sacks are heavy duty and made out of thick polythene. Rubble sacks are usually available in two colours, a standard blue sack and a clear rubble sack which allows the user to see the contents inside. This is useful when the materials need to be seen inside. All these are good options for packaging building materials and vary in cost. Weir & Carmichael supply all types builders sacks and have been supplying the building industry for nearly 50 years. We deal with various large construction companies and smaller builders merchants. We pride ourselves on the relationships we have built with our loyal customer base. We can also provide Hessian fabric for flooring and woven polypropylene fabric. All our sacks can be printed with customer specific designs and are available in various specifications and sizes.

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