Carpet Tubes
At Essex Tubes, we manufacture high-strength cardboard carpet tubes and carpet cores designed for the flooring, textile, and vinyl industries. Built from multiple layers of spiral-wound recycled fibreboard, our carpet tubes provide the crush resistance and structural rigidity needed to support heavy rolls throughout storage, transport, and installation.
Whether you need standard carpet tube sizes or fully custom cardboard flooring cores, we manufacture to your exact diameter, wall thickness, and length requirements, with no minimum order and next-day delivery available across the UK.
Why Use Our Cardboard Carpet Tubes?
Heavy Duty Construction
Our carpet tubes are spiral-wound from multiple plies of high-grade recycled fibreboard, engineered to maintain their circular form and structural integrity under the weight and tension of heavy flooring rolls. From lightweight underlay cores to heavy commercial carpet roll tubes, we manufacture to the crush resistance your product demands.
Any Size Carpet Tube
We manufacture carpet tubes across a wide range of diameters, wall thicknesses, and lengths. Our tubes cover diameters from 34mm through to 656mm, available in any length up to 13 metres, making us a flexible supplier for flooring manufacturers and distributors of all sizes.
Branded Carpet Tube Outers
For flooring manufacturers and distributors who want to reinforce their brand identity, we offer printed carpet tube outers with your company logo, colours, or web address. Branded carpet tubes create a professional impression throughout the supply chain, from factory floor to retail display.
No Minimum Orders
Whether you need a short run of bespoke carpet tubes or a high-volume regular supply, we cater for any order quantity. There is no minimum order requirement, giving flooring manufacturers and retailers the flexibility to order exactly what they need.
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Reliable Deliveries
Your carpet tubes will be safely delivered with speed and efficiency. You’ll know the whereabouts of your order at all times.
Next Day Delivery on Stock Carpet Tubes
All stock carpet tube items can be delivered on a next-day basis across the UK mainland. For custom carpet core sizes and larger quantities, our lead time is three to five days. In urgent situations, we can explore same-day options. Get in touch to discuss your requirements.
Carpet Cores for Manufacturers & Flooring Distributors
Our cardboard carpet cores are used across a wide range of flooring and textile applications. Whether you are a carpet manufacturer, flooring retailer, or distributor, we supply carpet tube cores to the exact specification your product requires:
- Carpet manufacturing — spiral-wound cores providing the rigid centre needed to support heavy wool, fibre, and polyester carpet rolls from factory to retailer
- Vinyl flooring tubes — dimensionally accurate cores for clean, consistent winding and unwinding on manufacturing lines
- Artificial grass cores — strong, lightweight tubes for transporting and displaying artificial turf rolls
- Carpet underlay — reliable core support for underlay rolls during storage and transit
- Flooring trims & profile tubes — custom diameter cores for specialist flooring accessories and trim rolls
- Sign vinyl & wraps — smooth-surfaced cores suitable for vinyl wrap and sign material winding
If your application isn’t listed, get in touch. Our team will be able to advise on the right carpet core specification for your product.
Choosing the Right Carpet Tube for Your Flooring Products
Choosing the right carpet tube is critical to the performance, presentation, and protection of your flooring products throughout the supply chain. A poorly specified core can collapse under load, cause uneven winding, or damage expensive carpet and vinyl during transit.
At Essex Tubes, we manufacture heavy-duty carpet tubes engineered to maintain their circular form and structural integrity under the weight and tension of heavy flooring rolls. Our cores are produced to tight dimensional tolerances, ensuring consistent fit and performance across every production run.
Customisation Options for Carpet Tubes
Our bespoke carpet tubes can be specified to your exact requirements:
- Custom inner diameter from 34mm to 656mm
- Wall thickness tailored to your product weight and handling requirements
- Any length up to 13 metres
- Printed logos and branded tube outers for professional presentation
- Coloured outer wraps to match your brand or product range
- Cardboard or plastic end caps for added protection during storage and transit
Eco-Friendly Carpet Cores
All our carpet tubes are recyclable and produced from 100% recycled fibreboard, helping your business meet its sustainability targets without compromising on core strength or dimensional accuracy. Any waste from our manufacturing process is re-pulped and reused, supporting a closed-loop production cycle.
Cardboard Carpet Tubes vs Plastic Carpet Tubes
Cardboard carpet tubes offer a number of advantages over plastic alternatives. They are significantly lighter, reducing handling effort and transport costs across the supply chain. They are fully recyclable at end of life, eliminating disposal costs and supporting your sustainability commitments. And for most flooring applications, our high-strength spiral-wound carpet cores deliver equivalent or superior crush resistance to plastic at a lower unit cost.
Explore Our Full Range of Cardboard Tubes & Cores
Alongside our carpet tubes, we manufacture a wide range of cardboard tubes and cores for different industries:
- Industrial Cardboard Tubes — heavy-duty cores for tape, label, paper, and steel reel winding applications
- Piling Tubes — high-strength concrete form tubes for groundworks and civil engineering
- Custom Cardboard Tubes — fully bespoke tubes in any size, colour, and printed finish
- Mailing Tubes — postal tubes from A3 to B0 for documents, artwork, and prints
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What are carpet tubes used for?
Cardboard carpet tubes are cylindrical cores used to wind, store, transport, and display rolled flooring products. They provide the rigid structural centre that keeps carpet, vinyl flooring, artificial grass, and underlay rolls in shape throughout the supply chain, from the manufacturing floor, through distribution, to the point of installation.
Without a carpet tube core, heavy flooring rolls would lose their shape, become difficult to handle, and risk creasing or damage during transit. Carpet tubes are essential for manufacturers, flooring retailers, and distributors who need their products to arrive in perfect condition.
What carpet tube sizes do you manufacture?
We manufacture carpet tubes across a wide range of dimensions to suit every flooring application. Our standard range covers inner diameters from 34mm to 656mm, with lengths available up to 13 metres. Wall thickness can be specified to match your product weight and handling requirements, from lightweight underlay cores through to heavy-duty commercial carpet tube cores.
If you require a diameter or length outside our standard range, get in touch, as we can manufacture bespoke carpet tubes to your exact specifications with no minimum order requirement.
Can you manufacture vinyl flooring tubes and artificial grass cores?
Yes. The same high-strength spiral-wound construction used in our carpet tubes is equally suited to vinyl flooring tubes, artificial grass cores, carpet underlay, flooring trims, and sign vinyl cores. We manufacture to the dimensional accuracy required for consistent winding and unwinding on production lines, and can customise wall thickness and diameter to the specific requirements of each flooring product type.
Are your carpet tubes recyclable and eco-friendly?
Yes. All of our carpet tubes and carpet cores are manufactured from 100% recycled fibreboard and are fully recyclable at end of life. Our tube winding process is chemical-waste free, and any offcuts or production waste generated during manufacturing are re-pulped and reused, supporting a closed-loop production process.
This makes our cardboard carpet tubes a sustainable alternative to plastic carpet cores, helping your business reduce its environmental footprint without compromising on core strength or dimensional accuracy.
Customer Testimonials
Presented below are testimonials from our customers who have purchased our mailing tubes.
Our belief lies in fostering robust customer relationships, attainable solely through the delivery of mailing tubes that are both high-quality and efficient.
As the creators of the mailing tubes themselves, you have a direct connection to the individuals responsible for their production. Should you have any inquiries regarding our mailing tubes, please contact us today!