Stop strapping crushing your pallet corners.
Cardboard edge protectors are long boards that sit between the strap and the load. Strapping and stretch film work by applying force, and that force has to go somewhere — without protection it goes into your product, into the corners and the top edge where the strap bites.
They spread that force along the whole edge instead of loading one corner, so you can tension properly first time. Made from 100% recycled Testliner paper.
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Free delivery next working day on full pallets, UK mainland. Prefer to talk? Call 01795 430 064.
Ask us for a current price.
Tell us the size and quantity and we’ll come back with today’s price, plus a free sample pack. Prefer email? enquiries@packaginginnovations.co.uk.
Sharp trade pricing
Keenly priced on full pallet quantities across the range. Ask us for a current quote and we’ll come back the same day.
The size you need, in stock
Over 10 size combinations held in stock. Tell us your requirements and we’ll confirm availability.
Try before you commit
Free sample pack, or your first pallet supplied sale-or-return. Trial period and return conditions confirmed when we quote.
Cardboard edge protector specification
Over 10 size combinations held in stock, with other specifications available to order.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Profiles | 35 × 35mm, 50 × 50mm and 75 × 75mm |
| Lengths | 1000mm, 1200mm, 1500mm and 2000mm |
| Wall thicknesses | 2mm and 3mm |
| Material | Testliner paper, 100% recycled |
| Pack quantity | 50 protectors |
| Recyclability | Standard boards 100% recyclable — same waste stream as your cartons |
| Plastic Packaging Tax | Not applicable — paper product |
| Compatibility | Works with strapping, stretch film and shrink film |
| Moisture resistance | White moisture-resistant board in stock for cold storage |
| Delivery | Free next working day on full pallets, UK mainland. Order cut-off and excluded postcodes on request. |
| Bespoke sizes | Other specifications sourced to order |
Quoted prices exclude VAT. Sold by the pallet, with pallet quantity varying by length. Smaller quantities available on request.
35 × 35, 50 × 50 and 75 × 75mm
- 50 protectors to a pack
- Free delivery next working day on full pallets
- Sale-or-return first pallet — conditions confirmed when we quote
- Other specifications sourced to order
- Volume pricing — ask for a quote
The cheapest part of a protected pallet.
Edge protectors cost pennies against the goods they protect, and we keep them keenly priced — delivered free, next working day, on full pallets to the UK mainland. Tell us your sizes and volumes and we’ll come back with a price.
Why customers use them
Fewer damage claims
Help protect pallet corners from strapping damage and reduce the risk of damaged goods reaching your customers.
Proper strap tension
Protect the edge and you can tension the load once, properly, instead of easing off around a corner you're worried about.
Less stretch film
A load that takes tension properly can need fewer turns of film to hold it, depending on the load.
The size you need
Over 10 size combinations held in stock, so you can often fit the load rather than cutting a board down.
Stacking strength
Can add edge support in storage as well as transit, depending on load weight and configuration.
Paper, not plastic
Made from 100% recycled Testliner paper. Standard boards are 100% recyclable.
Where they're used
Anywhere force is applied to the outside of a load — and anywhere a corner is the weakest point.
Strapped and banded pallets
The core application. The protector sits under the strap and spreads its load along the whole edge instead of one corner.
Double-stacked storage
Adds support to the top edge where the pallet above bears down, helping protect corners in the racking.
Furniture, glass and flat panels
High-value goods where a single crushed corner writes the item off rather than marking it.
Chilled and frozen
Standard board softens if it gets damp. White moisture-resistant board is held in stock for chill stores, temperature change and condensation in trailers.
What you’re buying
These get sold under several names — edge protector, edge board, angle board, corner protector — and buyers often end up with the wrong one. Here is exactly what we supply.
| Our cardboard edge protectors | |
|---|---|
| What it is | A long board that runs along an edge, typically 1000–2000mm |
| What it does | Spreads strapping and film force along the length of the edge, rather than loading one point |
| Typical use | Strapped or wrapped palletised loads |
| Material | Testliner paper, 100% recycled |
| Sizes | Three profiles, four lengths, 2mm and 3mm walls |
| Something different? | Short corner pieces and moulded corner protectors are a different product for a different job. Tell us the load and we’ll advise which suits. |
Paper, not plastic.
- Made from 100% recycled Testliner paper.
- 100% recyclable. The standard boards go into the same waste stream as your cartons.
- Outside the Plastic Packaging Tax. A paper component falls outside the charge entirely — no liability, nothing to declare on that line.
- Can reduce stretch film use. A properly protected load takes tension once, so you may not need extra turns of film to compensate.
Questions we get asked
What exactly are you supplying?
What sizes do you stock?
Which wall thickness do I need?
How much do they cost?
How fast is delivery, and is it really free?
Do they work with strapping and stretch film, or instead of them?
Will they survive a damp warehouse or a cold trailer?
Are they recyclable? Do they attract the Plastic Packaging Tax?
Can I try them before committing to a pallet?
Try them on a real pallet before you commit.
Request a free sample pack in the sizes you actually use, or send a purchase order and we’ll supply your first pallet on a sale-or-return basis. Trial period and return conditions are confirmed when we quote.