Conservation Grade Materials for Packing and known Suppliers

(Updated October 2020)

Material	Possible Supplier
Plastazote	Paulamar www.paulamar.co.uk
Acid-Free Tissue Paper	Preservation Equipment www.preservationequipment.com
Tyvek	Preservation Equipment www.preservationequipment.com
Polystyrene Beads (for making Tyvek pillows)	Foam Centre Edinburgh www.foamcentre.org.uk
Silicon coated melinex	Preservation Equipment www.preservationquipment.com
Grip-lock bags	Polybags www.polybags.co.uk/
Cotton tape	Preservation Equipment www.preservationequipment.com
Polyethylene Sheet/Tubing (PE)	Polybags http://www.polybags.co.uk/
Bubble wrap (Do not use adhesive–coated bubble wrap.)	Ferrari Packaging Ltd. www.ferraripackaging.co.uk	Haywoods Ltd. www.haywoodsltd.co.uk/packaging
Jiffy Foam Sheet	Preline www.finecal.co.uk	Jiffy Foam www.jiffyfoam.com
Archival (acid-free) cardboard	Preservation Equipment www.preservationequipment.com
Correx (Corrugated plastic sheet)	Preservation Equipment www.preservationequipment.com
Studs (Useful for making correx boxes)	RS Components www.rswww.com
Storm cases (Internal lining provided by manufacturer not likely to be of conservation grade materials, best to be removed before use.)	Gale Force Cases Ltd. www.galeforcecases.co.uk	Pelican www.pelican.com
Open plastic crates	Totebox www.totebox.co.uk/product-category/euro-containers/totebox-original-euro-containers	Plastor www.plastor.co.uk/euro-stacking-containers-with-and-without-lids-folding-containers
Wooden crates	Momart www.momart.com	Constantine www.constantinemoving.com	Smith Packaging http://www.smith-packaging.co.uk/
Other crates	Innosell www.innosell.com	Hasenkamp www.hasenkamp.com	Helicon Conservation Support www.helicon-cs.com