Roll Cradles for Roofing and Building Materials
An efficient packaging system that saves space and protects your products will reduce the time, materials and labor necessary during the shipping and handling process, resulting in optimal productivity and cost savings.
Rollguard’s roll cradles for building materials are lightweight and soft but durable, ensuring maximum product protection during the warehousing, shipping and handling processes. The 100% recyclable, thick wall molded pulp is strong enough to support heavy loads but gentle enough to avoid imprints or damage to softer materials.
What Are Roll Cradles?
Rollguard fiber cradles are an easy-to-use, sustainable and space-reducing packaging solution for cylindrical and rolled products — from rolled rubber roofing to roll-up doors. Our compact fiber roll cradles offer an efficient and convenient packaging solution for transporting and storing more products with less space. They’re also cleaner and safer to use than heavy wood dividers, which require nailing or stapling and produce sawdust.
Roll Cradles for Roofing Materials
Roofing materials depend on proper storage and handling to maintain their longevity and effectiveness. Using our roll cradles to store rolled materials before installation will preserve their quality and ensure their performance. They provide secure stacking methods, allowing even weight distribution and separation.
Our roll cradles are perfect for supporting all kinds of rolled roofing materials, including:
- Rubber
- EPDM
- Thermoplastic polyolefin
- Bitumen
- Asphalt
Roll Cradles for Building Materials
A well-organized warehouse will allow you to increase product density and accessibility while reducing product damage and loss. Our packaging solutions allow you to safely stack and manage rolled building materials of various sizes and weights.
Our fiber cradles can also support rolled building materials, including:
- House wrap
- Reflective insulation
- Aluminum and steel flashing
- Geotextile fabrics
- Plastic sheeting
Pallet Configuration for Roofing and Building Materials
Not sure which of our roll handling products is suitable for your pallet configuration? We eliminate any need for guesswork. Our pallet configuration tool makes finding the right fiber roll product fast and hassle-free.
Input the values for your roll configuration, the pallet width and the product diameter to discover which solution is best for you. Then request your free sample to have it delivered within the next three to four days so you can test it out.
The Benefits of Using Rollguard® for Packaging Solutions
In addition to a safely delivered product, some other advantages of using our innovative Rollguard packaging solutions include:
Strength and Durability
Molded fiber is commonly known as the material used for egg cartons. However, with the right thickness, this versatile material can support heavy building materials. Our thick-walled molded fiber pulp cradles are approximately five to 10 millimeters thick, providing the perfect amount of strength and pliancy to support and cushion large loads.
Eco-Friendliness
Sustainability is an essential component of our manufacturing practices. At Rollguard, we believe in making the world a better place by reducing our carbon footprint with environmentally friendly processes and materials. Our fiber cradles are made from 100% compostable recycled pulp, reducing your overall waste for a more sustainable production system.
Increased Space and Production Efficiencies
Our durable fiber cradles are compact and lightweight, maximizing warehouse and factory floor space with fewer bundles and more components per pallet. Our packaging solutions allow you to leverage the benefits of vertical warehouse storage, increasing accessibility and reducing lead times with simpler operations.
Easier Unpacking
Reduce the time and labor necessary to load and unload freight with our lightweight fiber cradles. Our roll cradles’ one-piece design allows for safe and easy forklift operation. You can stack, detach and place the cradles to create the ideal pallet configuration while providing the proper cushioning for stable handling.
Increased Worker Safety
Ensuring worker safety when handling pallets of rolled materials is a central part of warehouse operations. Improper storage and handling methods impact the condition of wood pallets, and removing damaged pallets often results in injuries from splinters and other dangerous materials.
Loading a pallet of rolls with our fiber cradles using cube stacking is safer than balancing a pyramid. OSHA recommendations for load handling with a forklift mention that size, position and weight distribution are key to the truck’s stability. Cube stacking allows you to align the center of gravity on a load, minimizing the risk of shifting and rolling.
Made in Germany
Our custom fiber roll cradles are made in and shipped straight from our warehouse in Germany, guaranteeing quick delivery.
Cost Reduction
Our packaging solutions for building and roofing materials allow you to reduce costs in different ways, including:
- Labor costs: Fiber cradles make packaging, loading and unloading significantly easier and faster, streamlining your process and minimizing the need for additional labor
- Packaging costs: A well-configured set of cradles can safely fit more products without requiring more protective packaging materials
- Outbound freight: Fiber cradles allow you to optimize the available space on shipping trailers and containers by stacking rolls vertically, lowering shipping costs
Order Your Molded Pulp Cradles From Rollguard
We’re a premium molded fiber cradle company based in Germany, where our engineers and manufacturers personally design and fabricate our custom roll cradles. Our convenient location in central Europe enables us to deliver our packaging products quickly and at a reduced cost.
Contact a Rollguard® representative today to learn more about how we can help you save space, money and time.
