Roll Cradles for Windows, Flooring, Rugs and Wallpaper
When considering all the time and money you put into manufacturing high-quality flooring, the last thing you want to deal with is damage from shipping, handling or storage. Finding an effective packaging method that protects your roll products can often be challenging. Conventional cartons are usually not an option because of the void areas between the box and the product.
Rollguard® has developed a revolutionary fibre cradle that provides superior shipping protection, eliminating the need for expensive foam inserts and cushioning that many companies use for long-distance transport. We offer these cradles in multiple stock options and custom designs to fit the needs of your product and shipping applications.
What Are Roll Cradles for Flooring and Rugs?
Our roll cradles are a warehouse storage solution that allows you to efficiently stack your flooring and rug rolls on a pallet without having to worry about instability or damage. We manufacture our cradles from moulded pulp using a combination of recycled newsprint and corrugated fibreboard. We blend the materials into a slurry and mold them into shapes based on the product application.
All the materials we use to make these cradles are 100% biodegradable and recyclable.
Rollguard’s roll cradles are strong enough to efficiently handle all your flooring products, including vinyl rolls, rubber mats and rugs. Our fibre cradles can provide significant protection to your product regardless of its size and shape.
Custom Roll Cradles for Wallpaper
Our roll cradles also provide optimal solutions for shipping wallpaper rolls. We can supply you with cradles to accommodate almost any size roll from 8 to 127 centimetres in diameter. If you need a design we don’t stock, our team can help you develop a cradle designed specifically for your application.
The cradles work by placing them along the base of a pallet, then laying the product securely into the cradle. A new set of cradles holds another level of rolls for each tier.
Protecting Window Treatments Shipped in Paperboard Tubes
When shipping delicate window treatments like custom blinds, roller shades and curtains, the industry standard is to house them inside long, cylindrical paperboard tubes. While these robust tubes do an excellent job of protecting the fabrics and internal mechanisms from immediate impact, the tubes themselves present a unique set of logistical challenges. Paperboard tubes are notoriously difficult to palletise safely. If left unsecured, they are highly susceptible to rolling, shifting and crushing under the heavy weight of stacked pallets.
Mitigating packaging damage in the supply chain is essential for maintaining profitability, as unexpected touch point shifts during transit are a leading cause of crushed or dented unit loads. Rollguard’s moulded fibre cradles provide the ideal structural solution. Our cradles precisely cup the paperboard tubes, distributing the pressure evenly and preventing any horizontal movement during transit. Because window treatments come in highly variable lengths and diameters, we also offer custom solutions for roll cradles to ensure your unique paperboard tubes are fully supported from end to end.
Let Rollguard® Solve Your Shipping and Storage Challenges
Rollguard cradles can handle all the challenges associated with packaging, shipping and storing your rolled flooring and wallpaper products. If you’ve encountered issues with pyramid stacking, boxes or wood storage, here are a few ways our roll cradles can tackle your most common concerns.
Maintaining Quality
When you ship flooring, rugs and wallpaper, packaging is everything. These items must be properly wrapped and protected to prevent creases and damage. They must also remain clean when shipped or stored to maintain the quality of these high-end products.
Our roll cradles consist of soft materials that cushion goods against collisions that could damage delicate flooring and wallpaper. Each cradle keeps rolled products in place on the stacks, providing secure support.
Rollguard solutions are moulded fibre, a far cleaner alternative to wood storage that’s filled with sawdust and splinters and can even foster bacterial growth. Our packaging resists humidity, moisture and extreme temperatures to help maintain the quality of your flooring and wallpaper products.
Saving Space
Rolled flooring is irregularly shaped. Stacking it on shelves or in boxes risks damage, as it may roll off or become compressed.
Roll cradles are an incredible space-saving solution. They are far less bulky than wooden pallets or large racks. The design is easily nestable and stackable, allowing you to store your rolled flooring vertically in your warehouse or storeroom, taking up far less space than standard solutions.
Streamlining Paperboard Tube Storage for Blinds and Shades
Storing long paperboard tubes containing window blinds or shades can quickly consume your valuable warehouse footprint, especially if they are left in bulky rectangular boxes or stacked using inefficient “pyramid” methods. Pyramid stacking not only limits how high you can safely store your inventory, but it also creates safety hazards for your staff.
Rollguard’s nestable fibre cradles eliminate these issues by allowing manufacturers to stack paperboard tubes efficiently into safe, stable, space-saving cubed pallets. By converting awkward cylindrical tubes into solid, stackable units, you can store more finished window treatments vertically, freeing up crucial floor space while keeping varying product SKUs organised and easy to access.
Staying Organised
Finding a place to keep your rolled flooring or wallpaper can be problematic. When pushed against walls or piled in corners, these products quickly become disorganised. Our roll cradles are a visually appealing solution for clearing unsightly messes and organising cylindrical items in a way that looks great and lets you find what you need when you need it.
Pallet Configurations for Flooring and Wallpaper
Rollguard’s fibre roll cradles allow you to use many different unitisation formats. We manufacture our cradles to hold one or several rolls on each pallet layer. Check out our roll handling configuration tool to discover which cradle and pallet pattern works best for your application.
Versatile Configurations for Paperboard Tubes
We understand that shipping window treatments often requires flexibility. Whether you are dispatching a small batch of five paperboard tubes for a residential order or unitising 50 tubes for a large commercial project, our fibre cradles accommodate your specific needs. This versatility guarantees that the structural integrity of your paperboard tubes is maintained, regardless of the pallet size or the volume of the shipment.
Benefits of Using Roll Cradles for Flooring, Rugs and Wallpaper Applications
If your current storage and shipping solutions aren’t cutting it, you need a new way to package your rolled flooring, rugs and wallpaper. Advantages of using our roll cradles for your flooring products include:
- Strength and durability: Depending on the type of flooring and its dimensions, your rolled material may weigh hundreds of kilograms per pallet. Our cradles can handle the heaviest pallet loads, from single large rolls to stacks containing multiple rolls.
- Eco-friendliness: Other packaging products, like thermoformed plastics, require disposal after each use. Our cradles are entirely recyclable and biodegradable. They utilise far less material while still providing optimised packaging. Once the product has been used, simply dispose of it with your other recyclable materials.
- Increased space and production efficiencies: The ability to nest allows you to store more finished roll products in less space, and it is much easier for your employees to work with. The cradles assemble and disassemble quickly for a simple and efficient solution to creating cubed stacks of rolled flooring.
- Easier unpacking: Your customers will appreciate you more when they discover how easy it is to unpack flooring rolls secured by our cradles. De-nesting hubs makes separating stacked items a breeze.
Preventing Damage to Window Treatment Products
Eliminate the risk of crushing, denting or creasing the paperboard tubes that protect your delicate window blinds, shades and curtains. The precise, contouring fit of our durable fibre cradles ensures your high-end window treatments remain securely in place and arrive at their final destination in pristine condition, drastically reducing costly returns and replacement shipments.
Connect With Rollguard for Flooring Packaging Today
At Rollguard, we’re committed to providing you with the highest quality shipping solutions at the most cost-effective prices. Contact us online today to learn more about how our products can benefit your operation.
