Choices

Box choices

Choose from 100s of designs

We use the very powerful Kasemake 2000 CAD software for designing all our packaging.

Listed below is just a small selection of the hundreds of designs that can be computer generated in a matter of minutes to suit your application. This saves time and money and allows us to be more flexible. No matter what style of corrugated box you have in mind, we can design and produce it in our sampling department.

Link to FEFCO website where you can find hundreds of different styles. We can offer all of these:

http://www.fefco.org/fileadmin/Fefco/ESBO_codes/english_uk2.pdf

(This is a 1.27mb PDF file and may take 30 seconds or so to download)

Example Designs

0201 Very often the cheapest style for an enclosed box. The flaps meet and can be sealed by tape or staples. 0202 0202 is a variation where the flaps are slightly longer so that they overlap by, say, 50mm. This is chosen when you want to use a hot glue gun to seal the boxes. 0203 0203 is a variation where the flaps overlap completely so that they reach to the other side. This is for extra strength but sometimes for elegance.
0200 This style can be as a one part open topped box or a second one can be made slightly larger to form either a lid or a telescopic box for variable height contents.
0421 Sometimes referred to as ‘pizza’ style. This box is very quick to make up. The lid can be a little fragile for postal or carrier applications.
0427 Similar to 0421 but the lid is much stronger. This is a very popular box because it is easy to assemble with no glue or staples and it looks very smart.
0471 Similar to 0421 but this is very economical in terms of board usage and is especially suitable for long boxes.
0426 Similar to 0427 but is slightly less smart. This is a very popular box because it very economical with board, is strong, easy to assemble with no glue or staples.
0215 This box has an envelope style base that is simple to fold together. Perhaps less popular than 0421, and 0427 simply because it is more expensive to make in short runs.
0217 A very convenient style for hampers, pet transport (with air holes) and presentation. Looks particularly attractive when printed.
0422 Can be used as a lid or a base for the carcase of a larger box. If two of these are made with one slightly bigger than the other, it can be a lid and base pair.

Board Grades

There is a massive variety of corrugated board from which to choose nowadays and here we hope to help explain the most important points to you.

The main considerations are liner grades, liner colours and coatings, material origin and flute grade. Below you will find a brief explanation of each of these:

Liner Grades

Corrugated board is made from an inner liner (usually inside of the box), an outer liner (outside of the box) and the fluting which is the corrugated central component.

Each of the components is available with different thicknesses of paper. The thinner the paper the weaker the board but also the cheaper it will be.

The liners are also available from a variety of paper stock. The standard colour is brown and this can be made from virgin pulp, recycled paper or perhaps a mixture. There are also white and coated liners available.

KRAFT	TL2 (LINER)	TEST	CHIP
VIRGIN PULP			FULLY RECYCLED
STRONGEST			WEAKEST

Liner Weights

The liner paper thickness is graded by g per square metre. The thinnest we use is 125 (light), next is 150 (medium) and the strongest standard one is 200 (heavy). We can offer a 300 (very heavy) for some applications but it may be more cost effective to change the flute grade rather than use 300.

Liner finish/colours

Standard

The standard colour for corrugated is brown because this is the natural colour thus the cheapest to produce.

Mottled

Mottled is a brown base paper with a very thin white paper laminate. This creates a sort of cloudy white finish. This is ideal when white is desired but there is a concern that the boxes will show handprints or black marks during transit. With mottled, the marks will be less prominent.

White test

A white finish on test board.

White Kraft

A white finish on kraft board.

Clay coated

A white finish on kraft board with the addition of a clay coating that gives a semi-gloss (more luxurious) finish. The main purpose of this coating is to improve print quality but if you do not need print but want a quality feel then this is an ideal choice.

Fluting

There is a variety of flute types available for different applications. Sometimes the print quality and overall appearance is paramount; sometimes stacking strength or puncture resistence is important. Either our designers will choose the most suitable grade or we will offer you two or three grades and show you the price difference so that you can decide.

	E Flute	1.5mm thick. Ideal for small die-cut and slotted boxes. Thin edge presentation, good for prestige work.

	B Flute	2.5mm thick. Most common single wall grade. Very versatile and strong for small to medium size boxes.

	C Flute	4.5mm thick. Similar to B flute but increased stacking strength and cushioning.

	EB Flute	4.5mm thick. Offers the strength of double wall but keeps storage volume to a minimum.

	BC Flute	7.5mm thick. Strong double wall with great impact and stacking strength. Not suitable for small boxes.