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This page provides an insight into the uses for each type of bag. If you are unsure of the type of bag that would be suitable for your product, read through this page and it will help you make the right decision. If after reading you are still unsure, or if you would just like to speak to someone about your requirements, don't hesitate to give me and my team a call on FreePhone 0800 612 9637.
Regards
George Brooks
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Paper Bags with open mouth and block bottom |
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Paper sacks are biodegradable and easy to recycle. Our paper comes from managed forests and can therefore be promoted as environmentally friendly.
Advantages
Paper gives excellent low slip stacking on pallets. Further environmental benefit comes from the modern high strength papers we use which allow packaging weight reduction
Typical Uses
Animal/bird feed, chemicals, minerals , plaster, building and refractory products.
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Paper Sacks with Valve Filling |
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Valve fill paper sacks are biodegradable and easy to recycle. Our paper comes from managed forests and can therefore be promoted as environmentally friendly. These bags are designed to be used for automatic or semi automatic filling.
Advantages
Reduces dust contamination during filling. Excellent stacking on pallets.
Typical Uses
Virtually any powder or granular products. 100% white bag available for batch filling of chalk, talc etc. Need a sack filling machine? Click here
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Woven Polypropylene Bags |
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Our woven polypropylene bags are now available to buy online. These bags combine the advantages of high strength and low weight to make it an ideal packaging solution for many products. Polypropylene bags are one of the lowest cost types of packaging and polypropylene is also easy to recycle.
Advantages
Its woven construction minimises damage if the filled sack is snagged. The sacks are ideal for multi-trip use and can be used to minimise packaging requirements in line with the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations. High quality promotional printing is available up to 4 colours. Subject to a minimum order quantity of 1000 bags, please contact us for details. They can be supplied in a variety of styles including coated cloth or with a plastic liner. Coloured bags are available to help identify the sack contents.
Typical Uses
These sacks are used in a multitude of industrial and agricultural applications for example sugar, grass seed, malt, pulses, peat, logs, nuts and bolts, animal feeds etc. To buy polypropylene bags please use our online shop below.
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Valve Fill Woven Polypropylene Bags |
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Valve fill woven polypropylene bags are mainly produced from coated cloth using 3mm or 5mm wide tapes. These bags also combine the advantages of high strength and low weight to make them an ideal packaging solution for many products. Polypropylene bags are one of the lowest cost types of packaging and polypropylene is also easy to recycle.
Advantages
This cloth has good puncture resistance and excellent low weight / high strength characteristics. These bags are designed for automatic or semi automatic filling and the valve construction reduces dust contamination during the filling process.
Typical Uses
Virtually any powdered or granular product Need a sack filling machine? Click here
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Buy Hessian and Woven Polypropylene Sandbags Online |
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Sandbags were originally designed as temporary flood defences and for military applications. They were originally available only in hessian material but are now manufactured in different grades of both hessian and woven polypropylene with the end use determining the most suitable material. We are pleased to offer our customers facility to buy sandbags online.
Typical Uses
Normal Duty Woven Polypropylene: Ideal for used for temporary flood defences, stabilising temporary road signs and weighing down agricultural netting. Heavy duty UV stabilised woven polypropylene and normal grade hessian cloth constructions are more robust and are ideal for extended temporary uses. They are sometimes used in conjunction with a weak cement mix to stabilise water ways, banks etc. An extended life, rotproofed version of the hessian bag is also available Heavy duty rot proofed hessian sandbags manufactured to BS1214:1977 are more suited for use in extreme conditions. We have supplied this sandbag to the Ministry of Defence for over 40 years. Sandbag Emergency Requirements We offer a 24 hour, 7 day emergency call out service for local authorities, fire, police etc. Please click the button below and complete our information request form. We will then provide you with our dedicated 24/7 emergency telephone number. We can provide both empty and filled bags. Register Here To buy sandbags please use the online shop below. If you require more than 80 filled bags please contact us Looking for sandbag filling equipment? Click here
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FIBCs (bulk bags), EASILIFT Bags |
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FIBC's (bulk bags) are designed for holding semi bulk loads usually in the range of 150 – 2000 kgs. Our patented EASILIFT™ bag gives huge health and safety benefits and allows single person handling with obvious cost savings. Click here to visit our main website and see our EASILIFT bag in use. Made from heavy duty woven polypropylene, our FIBCs are certified to international standard BS EN ISO1898 for either single tip or multi trip use.
Advantages
Avoids time consuming manual handling of 25/50kg packages allowing mechanical handling of batch quantities where true bulk operations are not viable. EASILIFT ™ - safe and efficient single person handling – no pallets needed. Ventilated fabric is available which allows root crops such as potatoes to breathe
Typical Uses
Virtually any powder or granular product also metal shot / components, for example building trade, seeds and cereals, pulses, animal feeds, potatoes, carrots, chemicals, plastics and rubber crumb. New applications are emerging regularly. If you have a packaging problem, please ask us for a solution.
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Buy Hessian (Jute) Bags Online |
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Hessian (also known as jute) bags and cloth are produced from jute, which is grown annually as a renewable crop. It is a natural fibre and therefore biodegradable. This makes it is a very environmentally friendly product .
Advantages
A tough and reusable biodegradable packaging. Breathable therefore ideal for products that require ventilation. Our 20x31" bag is avaialble in two cloth weights, the 214gsm cloth has a more open weave to giver greater breathability and the 270gsm version has improved durability for multiple uses. The 214gsm cloth is also available in a 34" length bag Our 23.5x43" bag is manufactured using 244gsm cloth providing an ideal combination of strength, appearance and economy The bags will absorb moisture from the pack contents Traditional appearance for special applications. Crease free packing for automatic machine filling. Our unique ‘Superbrite’ fabric for enhanced appearance. A top quality overprinting service of up to 4 colours is available subject to a minimum order quantity of 1,000 bags. Please contact us for further information.
Typical Uses
Hessian sacks are ideal for for potatoes, coffee, cocoa beans, nuts etc. As a guide the 20"x31" and 20"x34" bags are ideal for 25 kilos of potatoes. The 23.5"x43" bag is ideal for 50 kilos of potatoes and it is also great for sack racing!! All the bags provide excellent protection as a wrapper for garden ornaments, ceramics and other breakables.
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Rubble bags |
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Rubble bags are an all round functional bag, used for transporting rubble, bricks and waste quickly and easily. Rubble bags are made from a thick polythene material, allowing heavy and awkward objects to be bagged and moved with ease. If you wish to buy small quantities of rubble sacks, please see our online shop below. If you wish to purchase a larger quantity, or our online shop does not offer what you require, please call our in house sales team on freephone 0800 612 9637 to discuss your requirements. Please note: Misprint bags - various sizes of bag however the minimum size we supply will be 20” wide by 31” high. These bags are misprinted, over run or excess stock, or become available due to a change of product specification, subject to availability.
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Valve Fill Polythene Bags |
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Valve fill polythene bags are odourless and combine high tensile strength, elasticity and resistance to cold making them a robust form of packaging. Food grade polymers ensure that they are suitable for the storage and transportation of food products.
Advantages
Clear film gives excellent product visibility Coloured film and 4 colour printing reel to reel are both available. Valve fill designs minimise dust problems and sealable valves offer tamper evident packing for foodstuffs and other sensitive products.
Typical Uses
Valve fill bags have a wide range of uses for foodstuffs, chemicals, plastics, rubber, refractory, minerals, building products etc. Need a sack filling machine? Click here
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Polythene Sacks |
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Polythene bags are odourless and combine high tensile strength, elasticity and resistance to cold making them a robust form of packaging. Food grade polymers ensure that they are suitable for the storage and transportation of food products. We also offer a range of bags made from high quality recycled polymer. These are ideal for the transportation of rubble and other waste products.
Advantages
The open mouth design allows easy manual filling, but is also suitable for filling on automatic lines. Open mouth bags are available in recycled material. This reduces cost and offers an environmentally friendly packaging product.
Typical Uses
Open mouth bags are typically used to pack animal feed, chemicals, rubber crumb, minerals etc. Open mouth bags manufactured from recycled material are ideal to pack and transport rubble and other wastes.
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Nets |
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Nets are made from high density polythene or polypropylene, produced by either weaving or knitting the fabric to create a strong open mesh.
Advantages
High strength bag which also gives excellent product visibility.
Breathable fabric makes them ideal for agricultural and shellfish products.
Different coloured fabrics available to enhance the presentation of your product.
Typical Uses
Carrots, swede, beetroot, and onions
Shellfish of all types.
Many other applications such as logs and kindling wood.
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Mail Bags. Now available to buy online |
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Our mail sacks are manufactured from tough and durable woven polypropylene and have been supplied to Royal Mail for over seven years. From now you can buy our mail bags online - please just add preferred mail bag to basket
Advantages
To ensure a long service life the bags are manufactured from tough and durable woven polypropylene developed to meet specific tensile strength and abrasion criteria. The bags are sewn using two rows of lockstitch which prevents the hem from unravelling should it become damaged in use
The mail bags also have an innovative system of 4 hooks evenly spaced around the mouth, this enables them to hang in a frame and allows the mail to be dropped in
The bags are typically loaded to a maximum of 11kg. However to allow for shock loads and to ensure a long service life each hook has been designed to withstand a force of 30kg.
Bags are supplied unprinted ex stock however they can be printed to your requirements subject to a 5000 minimum order quantity
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Jute Hessian Shopping Bag |
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Environmentally Friendly Hessian (also known as jute) shopping bag. Size 15" wide, x 12.5" high with a 5.5" gussett The bags are printed on both sides with an 'environmentally friendly' message and come with soft padded handles
Advantages
Tough and durable for repeated use however unlike some jute shoppers they do not have a plastic coating and are therefore fully biodegradable
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George Brooks
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and my team a
call to discuss your
requirements and
place your order”
Please note:
A minimum order
value of £100 +VAT applies
FREEPHONE
0800 612 9637
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