Stretch Film for Removals & Storage
A removals job does not happen at one bench, it happens on a landing, in the back of a van, and at a storage unit, often all in the same afternoon. The wrap that works here is the one you can pick up and use immediately, with no dispenser to fetch, load or find room for in the van.
Hilux Poly supplies clear and black hand pallet wrap in extended core, built around exactly that: a cardboard core that sticks out at each end as a handle, so you hold the core and keep control of the film. Every roll is made to a consistent 400mm x 250m with its length and weight published, held in UK stock in Derby, and dispatched the same working day before 2pm.
What actually matters for removals and storage
No dispenser to carry. Wrap furniture, mattresses, drawers and doors by moving around the item rather than the item around you, then use the same roll to bundle loose parts, secure a van load, or protect pieces going into storage.
Visibility versus privacy. Clear keeps contents visible for inventory checks at pickup and drop-off. Black keeps household goods out of sight in a van or a shared storage unit, the same film, just opaque rather than clear.
Technique matters more than usual here. Use both handles for an even pull, anchor the base first, lean back rather than pulling with your arms, and overlap by about half the film width.
Recommended rolls for removals and storage
Default for furniture and house moves: 23 Micron Clear (Extended Core). Keeps contents visible for inventory checks at pickup and drop-off, while the handles make one-person wrapping of awkward pieces manageable.
For items going into storage: 23 Micron Black (Extended Core). Keeps household goods out of sight in a van or a shared storage unit.
Back at the depot: standard core still has a place. If you wrap steadily at a fixed loading bay before the van goes out, a dispenser and standard core still gives the tightest finish, see clear or black standard core.
Not sure which to standardise on? See how to choose or tell us your typical jobs and we will recommend.
Buying for removals and storage
Order by the 6-roll carton, or by the pallet for trade pricing that improves with volume if you run a fleet. Held in UK stock, dispatched the same working day before 2pm, free to Mainland GB. Request trade and pallet pricing
Removals stretch film FAQs
Do I need a dispenser for a removals job?
No. Extended core is made for wrapping by hand without one. The cardboard core sticks out at each end, so you have a handle in each hand. A dispenser suits a fixed bench, not a moving job.
Clear or black for furniture going into storage?
Black, if you would rather the contents were not visible in a shared unit or van. Clear, if you or the customer want to check contents at a glance without unwrapping.
Is extended core weaker than standard core?
No. Both are the same film at the same weight. The core length is the only difference, it changes how you hold and apply the film, not its strength.