Pre-stretched hand film that wraps more pallets with less effort.
Pre-stretched hand film is stretched at the factory, so it arrives ready to use. A far thinner film holds the load, your team doesn’t have to pull hard to get it tight, and every roll goes further.
Twice the length of a standard hand roll, with 30% recycled content on every roll. Extended and flush cores in stock, boxed or bulk packed.
Contact us for a current price
Tell us how you wrap today. We’ll talk it through, recommend the right gauge and core, and give you a current price. Your first order is always on a sale-or-return basis.
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Typically 1–2 days’ lead time from stock. Prefer to talk? Call 01795 430 064.
Contact us for a current price.
Tell us the film you use now and roughly how many rolls a month. We’ll talk it through, recommend the right gauge and core, and come back with today’s price. Prefer email? enquiries@packaginginnovations.co.uk.
Twice the length
600m on every roll, against 300m on a standard hand roll, so your team changes rolls half as often.
Lighter to use
The stretch is already built in, so wrapping takes far less effort and is quicker and safer for your team.
30% recycled content
Every roll contains 30% recycled plastic, which keeps it outside the Plastic Packaging Tax.
Pre-stretched hand film specification
Our stocked pre-stretched film, in gauges from 4 to 8 micron.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Film | Clear pre-stretched hand film |
| Size | 390mm wide × 600m long, with folded edges |
| Gauge | 4 to 8 micron |
| Roll length | Twice a standard 300m hand roll |
| Core | Extended and flush cores, both in stock |
| Recycled content | 30% recycled plastic |
| Plastic Packaging Tax | Not chargeable, at 30% recycled content |
| Packing | Boxed, 6 rolls to a box, or bulk packed without boxes |
| Pallet quantity | 270 rolls to a pallet when boxed |
| Lead time | Typically 1–2 days from stock |
| Application | By hand, with or without a dispenser; also available for machine application |
Ask us about quantities, packing and delivery to each of your sites.
390mm × 600m · 4–8 micron
- Extended and flush cores, both in stock
- Typically 1–2 days from stock
- Sale-or-return on your first order
- Boxed, or bulk packed without boxes
- Also available for machine application
Not sure which gauge you need? We’ll test it on your own loads before you commit. A free benchmark shows how much film you use per pallet today and how much you’d save.
Pre-stretched film suits most hand-wrapped loads, but not every one. Very heavy or sharp-edged loads may need a different film, and because we supply every type, we’ll tell you honestly.
Why customers use it
Less plastic per pallet
Already stretched before it reaches you, so a thinner film does the same job.
Fewer roll changes
Twice the length of a standard roll means less time stopping to load a new one.
Easier on your team
Lighter to use, with no hard pulling to get the film tight, so wrapping is quicker and safer.
More consistent wrapping
The stretch is built into the film, so every operator gets a more even result.
Outside the Plastic Packaging Tax
Every roll contains 30% recycled plastic.
Less to store and move
Twice the film on each roll means fewer rolls to store and handle for the same amount of wrapping.
Where it’s used
Anywhere pallets are wrapped by hand, especially at volume.
Retail and distribution centres
High-volume hand wrapping at goods-out, often across several sites.
Food and drink
Daily outbound pallets of cases and multipacks.
Manufacturing
End-of-line wrapping where a machine isn’t practical.
Warehousing and 3PL
Part pallets, mixed loads and returns that need wrapping by hand.
Running pre-stretch across several sites? We hold stock for you, deliver to every site, and report usage site by site, so your best site’s results become the standard everywhere.
Whether you run one site or fifty, it starts the same way: a conversation about how you wrap today.
Pre-stretched against standard hand film
The same job, compared like for like.
| Standard hand film | Our pre-stretched hand film | |
|---|---|---|
| Roll length | 300m | 600m |
| Gauge | 15–20 micron | 4 to 8 micron |
| Stretching | Your team stretches it as they wrap | Stretched at the factory, ready to use |
| Effort to apply | Pulled hard by hand to get it tight | Far less effort needed |
| Roll changes | Every 300m | Half as often |
| Consistency | Depends on the operator | Stretch built into the film |
Less plastic, by design.
- A thinner film. Pre-stretching means a far lower gauge does the same job, so less plastic goes out on every pallet.
- 30% recycled content. Every roll contains recycled plastic.
- Outside the Plastic Packaging Tax. Packaging with at least 30% recycled plastic isn’t charged.
- Measured, not guessed. A free benchmark shows exactly how much film you save per pallet.
Questions we get asked
What is pre-stretched hand film?
Will it hold my loads as securely?
Which gauge do I need?
Extended or flush core?
How much does it cost?
Is it recyclable?
Does it count towards the Plastic Packaging Tax?
How quickly can you deliver?
Can I try it before I commit?
Try it on your own pallets before you commit.
Contact us for a current price and we’ll recommend the right film for your loads. Your first order is always on a sale-or-return basis: if it doesn’t perform, send it back.