For Factories, warehouses and exporters
Protect surfaces. Secure every load.
Industrial guides for factories, warehouses and exporters: surface protection films and tapes, stretch wrapping, strapping and keeping pallets stable in transit.
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Securing cargo in a container: blocking, bracing, lashing and dunnage bags
How to stop an export load shifting inside a container, using the CTU Code: the forces, the 15 cm gap rule, dunnage bags, lashing points and safety.
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Edge protectors and corner boards: when a pallet needs them
What edge protectors and corner boards do, paper or plastic, how to size them by leg, thickness and length, and a test to see if your pallets need them.
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Strapping: PP, PET or steel, and when to use each
How PP, PET and steel strapping differ in strength, stretch and held tension, which loads each suits, how to judge joints, and how to cut straps safely.
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Stretch film: cast vs blown, pre-stretch, and how much a pallet needs
Cast or blown stretch film, hand or machine film, pre-stretch and containment force explained, a wrap pattern that holds, and how to weigh film per pallet.
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Surface protection film: choosing tack, thickness and colour
How to choose surface protection film for glass, steel, aluminium and panels: tack by surface, thickness, colour, UV life, and a sample test to run first.
Why this site exists
Two kinds of damage happen before a product ever reaches the customer: scratches and marks on finished surfaces during handling, and loads that shift, lean or collapse in transit.
Rochet covers both. Protection films and tapes for glass, metal, profiles and panels, and the stretch film, strapping and blocking that keep pallets and containers stable.