Hand pallet wrap: one of the most used films in your warehouse, and often the least optimised.
Hand stretch film is still one of the biggest consumables in warehousing. Even sites with wrapping machines use it to secure pallets on the way from stacking to the machine, and sites without machines rely on it entirely to keep loads safe in storage and in transit to their customers.
That makes hand film one of the biggest areas where optimisation and standard operating procedures make a huge difference to a business. We supply four families, all from stock, and we will benchmark your hand wrapping free of charge.
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Four families. Every way a pallet gets wrapped by hand.
All held in stock with free next-day delivery to UK mainland addresses.
For the best containment, cost per pallet and consistency by hand, we recommend pre-stretched or FiberFilm hand film.
The Classics
The traditional standard. Clear hand films in 14, 17 and 20 micron to match your loads, plus a heavier duty black film that conceals the contents of the pallet.
Quotation on request.
The Modern Alternatives
Thinner, yet stronger. Modern high strength films in 10, 11 and 12 micron that replace the classics like for like, with around 25% stretch still left in the film: a tighter, more secure wrap with noticeably less plastic per pallet.
Quotation on request.
Pre-Stretched
The easy upgrade. Film stretched at the factory, from 4 to 8 micron. Rolls weigh less, wrap with far less effort, and lay film at a consistent tension, wrap after wrap, whoever is holding the roll.
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FiberFilm Reinforced
The tough one. Our FiberFilm technology in a hand roll: reinforced film for sharp, heavy and awkward loads, in two formats and up to four duty grades.
Quotation on request.
FiberFilm by hand: two formats.
The same reinforced FiberFilm technology, in the format that suits how your team wraps.
| Format | Roll size | Duty grades | Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| FiberFilm Manual | 500mm × 300m | Light · Medium · Heavy | Standard |
| FiberFilm PSP Pro | 400mm × 600m | Extra Light · Light · Medium · Heavy | Extended cores |
PSP Pro carries twice the length per roll, so fewer roll changes, and the extended cores double as handles for a controlled, comfortable wrap. Read more about the technology on our FiberFilm range page.
Hand wrapping runs on technique.
Nobody audits hand film, yet every pallet that leaves your site depends on it. The right film, a standard operating procedure your whole team follows, and proof it holds: that is what turns one of the biggest consumables in the warehouse into one of the easiest savings you will make. Book a free benchmarking visit and we will show you, on your own pallets.
The right film
Classic, modern thin, pre-stretched or FiberFilm reinforced, proven on your loads by cut and weigh, not picked from a brochure.
A standard procedure
How many wraps, where, at what tension: a simple SOP that every member of the team can follow, every pallet.
Proof it holds
Grams per pallet and load stability, measured before and after, so the saving is signed off on evidence.
This is what a benchmark leaves behind. Sample rolls from a real benchmarking visit, each marked in pen with the film and the weight of film it took for the same six wraps of the same pallet. From 59g on a modern high performance film to 322g on a traditional 34 micron wrap: more than five times the plastic for the same job. That is the gap a free benchmarking visit puts a number on.
Wrapping serious volume by hand? It may be time to let a machine do the walking. Our INNOV8 Ultimate Accountability stretch wrapper wraps every pallet to the proven setting and sends you a daily report that shows it is still delivering the numbers you signed off.
Start with a free benchmarking visit. At worst, you walk away with peace of mind that your hand wrapping is already optimised. If we spot gaps, we will help you close them: a better film, a working SOP, the LiteWrapper dispenser, or the case for moving your volume onto a machine.
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Wrap standing tall.
Most hand wrapping is done bent double, and the wrap quality shows it. The LiteWrapper is an ergonomic dispenser that lets your team wrap pallets properly without bending: walk forward, wrap one-handed, and lay film at a consistent height and tension from top board to floor. Better wraps, faster rounds, and far kinder on backs.
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Questions we get asked
Which hand film do I need?
What are the modern thinner films?
How can a thin film perform like a traditional thicker film?
What is pre-stretched hand film?
What is FiberFilm reinforced hand film?
We have a wrapping machine. Why would we need hand film?
Can I try before I commit?
How quickly can I get it?
Get your hand film quotation.
Tell us which films you use, the volumes and how your team wraps, and we will come back with a sharp like for like quote. Or go one better: book a free benchmark and see what the right film and a proper SOP save you.