Select the right carton for the right job

Select the right carton for the right job. For heavy items like books, wine, and tinned food use small cartons such as book cartons.Tip carton upside down to gain ready access to flaps on bottom of the carton. Fold opposite flaps of cartons. DO NOT interlock flaps.Tape bottom of carton securely. We recommend two thickness of packing tape.Line bottom of carton with padding - scrunched up paper, towels and linen may be used. Wrap all china and glassware pieces separately - then stack in carton on their ends or ends.

Breakable items, such as glassware, crockery, etc. should be wrapped individually in butchers' paper.

Ensure that the whole item is totally wrapped.After each layer of china or glassware place another layer of padding - ensure there is also sufficient padding on the sides of the carton and finally on the top. Save all your Tupperware and the like to fill the top half of a carton, then the carton is not too heavy and also there is not too much weight on top of your breakables.When placing layers of items within a carton, always use butchers paper (or equivalent) between each layer.

Fill all gaps between items with either butchers paper or some form of cushioning, this will decrease movement within the carton.A good rule of thumb, every one carton should have two-thirds china, one third padding.For ease of carriage, pack a mixture of light and heavy items in large cartons. Pack cartons right to the top or fill right to the top with padding. BUT DON'T OVERFILL.