Where Does Cardboard Come From?
There are so many things in this world that are so prevalent in our societies that we forget just how fascinating their origins can be and Cardboard is not exempt from this.
How Can You Reuse Postal Tubes?
How can you reuse or recycle postal tubes? Our postal tubes are manufactured to be fully recyclable in all households, with cardboard which can be recycled up to a further three times in new products and plastic end caps which can also be easily recycled. Our products are completely eco-friendly, so even if you can’t …
What Are The Best Tubes For Posters?
How to find the best tubes for posters? When discovering the best tubes for posters, whether in shipping or storage, it’s important to touch on a variety of elements, from durability, how secured the posters are kept inside and aspects such as the effect on the environment and shipping qualities. Postal tubes are a solid …
How To Customise Cardboard Tubes?
How can you customise cardboard tubes? There are many ways available to customise cardboard tubes, whether this is for personal property or business products. Essex Tubes offer many options when it comes to personalising their products, from altering the length, width and diameter, to adding colours, text and images to your cardboard tubes. Customised cardboard …
Why going Eco-friendly with your packaging can do great things for your business
When it comes to your business, good first impressions are a must. So, when you choose the packaging you use to represent your company, you want to pick something that reflects well on you. With more and more companies now committing to a greener workplace, eco-friendly cardboard tubes and packaging is a great place to …
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COVID-19 Update
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on the 22nd March regarding the restriction of movement, we would like to assure our customers that we are operating on a “Business as Usual” basis. It is necessary for our staff to attend work as many of the tubes we manufacture are a vital part of the medical, food …
5 Interesting Facts About Cardboard Tubes
Surprising Facts About Cardboard Cardboard tubes. At first glance, you may assume that cardboards tubes, are; well, dull. But, you’d be surprised to realise how interesting the tubes and cardboard in general can be too. From cathedrals to facts, you’ll be surprised at all the random things that cardboard is used for and can do! …
The Effect Of Plastic Packaging
The Effect Of Plastic Packaging What’s The Problem? Currently, as of 2020, the environment is suffering. 2019 was the second-most hottest year on record. Everyone is well aware of the pressing climate/environmental issues that currently face us and the way we live. We are at a turning point where humanity can either change for the …
How to choose the correct cardboard tubes for you?
Whether you’re sending an iconic poster print, a piece of art or certificates/important documentation, it can often be tricky knowing how to properly post your items. Regardless of whether you’re someone who needs a one-off solution or if you run a small business which regularly sends designs, posters and artwork on a regular basis, it’s …
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Choose The Right Packaging This Christmas
Package Right This Christmas Make sure your packaging is a gift in itself, and the receiver is sure to appreciate it. Christmas is about making every little detail special, so don’t forget the packaging. You’re struggling to know what to package your valuables this Christmas time? Don’t go for the same old packaging this year: …
The Benefits Of Using Cardboard Packaging
Using Cardboard Packaging: The Benefits There is a vast amount of benefits when you use cardboard packaging. You might be mistaken into thinking that cardboard packaging might waver in the wet or burn easily; however, cardboard is a resilient material, holding up as a serious contender against the competition. There’s a reason why you see …
Top 8 Unique Uses For Postal Tubes
Top 8 Uses For Postal Tubes You’ve either recently bought cardboard postal tubes and have had no clue what to do with them; or, you’re deciding whether they’re even worth your time. Well, luckily for you, we’ve put together a list of the top 8 uses for postal tubes, just for you. Some may be …
Are Cardboard Postal Tubes Durable?
Are Cardboard Postal Tubes Durable? It’s a good question: Are cardboard postal tubes durable? Well yes – yes they are. You’d be tricked into believing that cardboard is this weak, undesirable material that becomes frail in the rain, or quickly deteriorates into nothing more than paper mesh. You thought that exactly, didn’t you? If you …
Packaging For Businesses
Packaging Tips All Businesses Should Be Using Packaging for businesses is an essential consideration when you ship anything to customers. Your packaging says a lot about you, the way your business operates, and your broader business ethos. Many businesses forget this, which leads them to make simple mistakes in the way they handle their packaging.Consider …
Cardboard Vs Plastic
Cardboard Vs Plastic We are now more aware than ever before regarding the damage that plastic waste is doing to our planet. Back in early 2018, the government announced its plan to tackle the growing problem of plastic waste. This means that consumers are now more aware of what type of packaging they buy, but …
How Are Cardboard Tubes Made?
How Are Cardboard Tubes Made For Essex Tubes? Cardboard tubes are cylinder-shaped products manufactured from wood pulp processed into varieties of cardboard-like paperboard, fibreboard, kraft paper or composites of paper and adhesive. There are many uses for cardboard tubes across numerous industries, and they are usually fabricated from cardboard ribbons that surround a mandrel in …