Products · accessories
The small parts that save the bigger box.
- Liner range
- Roughly 2 – 6 mil poly
- Sold as
- Typically case quantities
- Availability
- Through partner suppliers
Ask about accessories
Tell us the box size and what goes in it. Liner gauge and cap style follow from those two answers.
Answer first
Three accessories do most of the work.
A liner separates your product from the board, which protects the product from a used interior and protects the board from your product. A cap protects the top edge, which is where much forklift and weather damage begins. Corner board under banding stops the strap from cutting into the vertical edges, which is where stacking strength lives.
Together they cost little per box and can turn a container that would have made one more trip into one that makes several. A useful test for any accessory: does it extend the life of the container, or is it decoration?
Range
What is commonly available.
| Item | Options | Typical use | Usually sold as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poly gaylord liner | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 mil, clear or black | General product isolation and dust control | Cases |
| Foil / metallised liner | Moisture and light barrier, sealable | Moisture-sensitive powders and resin | Cases |
| Telescoping cap | Several-inch skirt, double or triple wall | Outdoor yard moves, rain, top-edge protection | Bundles |
| Flat lid / tray | Single sheet or tray style | Indoor stacking and dust cover | Bundles |
| Corner board | 36″ – 48″ lengths | Under banding, protects vertical edge strength | Bundles |
| Poly / steel banding | Poly and steel | Flattening, unitising, load security | Coils |
| Dunnage bags | Several levels and sizes | Void fill and load stabilisation in trailers | Cases |
| Box clips & tabs | Steel spring clips, plastic tabs | Holding flaps and sleeves without full re-taping | Boxes |
| Reinforced gummed tape | Water activated | Seam reinforcement and patching | Rolls |
Questions
Accessories, answered.
What thickness liner do I need?
Does a liner let me use a lower grade box?
What is the difference between a telescoping cap and a flat lid?
Can I buy accessories without boxes?
Specifying a liner
Six inputs, and the order they matter in.
Have these ready when you ask a supplier about a liner. A supplier will usually ask for them anyway, because a liner dimension alone is often the part that is wrong.
- 01
What the material does to film
Abrasion decides gauge, not product value. Fine regrind can tear a thin liner on discharge and leave polyethylene fragments in the material, a far more expensive problem than the liner.
- 02
How it is filled
Gravity fill from height is gentle; auger and pneumatic fill are not. A fill head that contacts the liner needs a step up in gauge regardless of the product.
- 03
How it is discharged
Tipping stresses the whole liner at once. Bottom-spout discharge stresses one point. Vacuum barely stresses it at all. Each implies a different gauge.
- 04
The journey
Warm product on a cold trailer floor can put the dew point inside the container. A sealed liner can help; a vented liner is for the opposite problem, where product needs to equilibrate.
- 05
The barrier requirement
Dust control, moisture barrier or light barrier are different films. If your product has a regulated or food-contact requirement, check your own QA requirements and current regulations; the site does not offer specialised compliance.
- 06
The box's inside dimensions
Plus fill allowance, plus gussets so the corners are reachable. Getting it wrong wastes corner volume at every fill.
The full range
Everything else that goes on, in or around a bulk box.
None of this is glamorous. Collectively it can be the difference between a container that makes one more trip and one that makes several.
| Item | Solves | Typical spec | Usually sold as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poly liner | Contact, contamination, dust | 2 – 6 mil, gusseted | Cases |
| Foil / metallised liner | Moisture and light ingress | Sealable, heat-crimp | Cases |
| Vented liner | Condensation on warm product | Perforated | Cases |
| Telescoping cap | Top-edge damage, rain, dust | Several-inch skirt | Bundles |
| Flat lid / tray | Dust and stacking indoors | Single sheet or tray | Bundles |
| Corner board | Strap cutting into vertical edges | Various thicknesses | Bundles |
| Edge runner | Banding across a top edge | Cut to length | Bundles |
| Poly banding | Unitising, flattening | ½ in and ⅝ in common | Coils |
| Steel banding | Heavy or sharp loads | Various | Coils |
| Dunnage bag | Void fill, load shifting | Several levels | Cases |
| Box clips | Holding flaps without re-taping | Steel spring | Boxes |
| Reinforced gummed tape | Seam patching | Water activated | Rolls |
| Slip sheet | Moisture from slabs, deck sag | Kraft or plastic | Bundles |
| Labels and placards | Lot marking, handling symbols | Various | Rolls |
Small parts, real effect
What each accessory is worth.
General guidance on why accessories often pay for themselves.
- Liner, 3–4 mil
- Lets you buy a lower grade and can add trips. Usually the best return of any accessory.
- Telescoping cap
- Protects the top edge, where most weather and forklift damage begins. Matters outdoors, much less indoors.
- Corner board
- Prevents banding cutting the vertical edges, the edges that carry the whole stack. Inexpensive against the box.
- Slip sheet
- Helps stop moisture wicking off concrete and deck-board sag in one item. Cheap and often ignored.
- Box clips
- Re-close flaps without tape, so the box can be opened and closed repeatedly.
- Dunnage bags
- Stop loads walking in transit and prevent shifted-load damage.
Add the liner. Drop a grade.
Send your box size and product and a partner supplier follows up with accessories that let you buy cheaper stock without compromising the job.