Stretch Wrap

Stretch film is one of the most effective and cost-efficient ways to protect palletized loads during storage and transportation. By securing products together and stabilizing loads, stretch wrap helps reduce damage, prevent load shifting, improve handling efficiency, and lower transportation costs.

Whether you’re shipping consumer goods, food products, building materials, or industrial products, the right stretch wrapping solution can improve load containment while reducing film consumption and overall packaging costs.

Our Packaging Specialists help businesses identify the right stretch film, equipment, and wrapping strategy to improve performance, reduce waste, and optimize pallet protection.

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Benefits of Stretch Wrap

  • Reduce product damage during shipping
  • Improve load stability and containment
  • Increase pallet security and tamper resistance
  • Reduce packaging costs
  • Improve warehouse and shipping efficiency
  • Minimize film waste and material consumption
  • Support sustainability initiatives through downgauging
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Why Businesses Choose Stretch Film

Stretch wrap plays a critical role in protecting products throughout the supply chain. From the warehouse to the final destination, properly wrapped loads are more secure, easier to handle, and less likely to be damaged during transport.

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Reduce Product Damage

Load shifting is one of the leading causes of product damage in transit. Stretch film helps secure products to the pallet, reducing movement and improving load stability during handling, storage, and transportation.

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Improve Load Containment

Stretch wrap unitizes multiple cartons or products into a single load, making them easier to move, store, and ship. Improved load containment helps increase operational efficiency while reducing the risk of product loss or damage.

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Increase Load Security

Stretch film creates a secure, tamper-evident barrier around palletized goods. Whether using clear or colored film, stretch wrap provides an effective way to secure loads while making tampering more visible.

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Contaminants Protection

Stretch film helps protect products from dirt, dust, and warehouse contaminants. For more demanding applications, specialty films and protective top sheeting can provide additional protection for loads exposed to moisture, sunlight, or outdoor storage conditions.

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At Crawford Packaging, we believe stretch wrapping is more than securing pallets — it’s a strategic process that protects products, prepares products for transport, and controls costs across your supply chain. Our Wrap It Right Program helps businesses dramatically lower stretch film usage, eliminate load shifting, and improve throughput while cutting total cost per pallet.

We don’t just sell stretch film or stretch wrapping machines. We deliver engineered stretch wrapping solutions.

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GUARDIAN Stretch Films: The Right Stretch Film for Every Load

GUARDIAN Stretch Films are engineered to deliver maximum load integrity with minimal waste. Through the Wrap It Right Program, businesses receive a professional evaluation to identify the optimal stretch film and equipment configuration for their application.

Whether your operation requires machine stretch film, hand stretch film, cast stretch film, or blown stretch film, GUARDIAN provides solutions designed to improve efficiency, reduce material consumption, and lower total packaging costs.

GUARDIAN Stretch Film Benefits

  • Reduced film consumption
  • Increased load stability
  • Improved productivity
  • Reduced downtime
  • Lower packaging costs
  • Consistent wrapping performance
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Stretch Film Solutions for Every Application

Different stretch films are engineered to support specific load types, operating environments, and packaging requirements.

Hand Stretch Film

Hand stretch film is ideal for lower-volume operations or facilities where pallets are wrapped manually. Modern hand films are designed to reduce operator fatigue while delivering excellent load containment and performance.

Ideal for:

  • Small warehouses
  • Lower pallet volumes
  • Manual wrapping operations
  • Variable load sizes

Cast Stretch Film

Cast stretch film provides excellent clarity, quiet unwind, and consistent performance, making it one of the most commonly used stretch films in the market.

Ideal for:

  • Distribution operations
  • Consumer goods
  • High-volume pallet wrapping

Machine Stretch Film

Machine stretch film is designed for use with automatic and semi-automatic stretch wrappers. These stretch films offer improved consistency, greater stretch capability, and lower film consumption compared to manual wrapping.

Ideal for:

  • High-volume shipping operations
  • Manufacturing facilities
  • Distribution centres
  • Automated packaging lines

Blown Stretch Film

Blown stretch film offers superior puncture resistance and holding force, making it a strong choice for difficult or irregular loads.

Ideal for:

  • Heavy loads
  • Irregular pallet configurations
  • High-performance containment applications
  • Industrial packaging

Success Stories – Proven Results Across All Industries

Our Wrap It Right approach has helped businesses achieve dramatic improvements across stretch wrapping applications.

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