What Is Stretch Film? A Practical Packaging Guide
Understand how stretch film stabilises pallet loads and how hand, machine and coloured options differ.
Sharv Enterprises Team
Packaging Solutions Team
14 September 2026
1 min read

Stretch film is an elastic plastic film wrapped around cartons or products to combine them into a more stable unit load.
Where stretch film is used
It is commonly used for pallet unitisation, warehouse movement, protection from dust and keeping mixed cartons together during transport.
Choosing the right option
Hand film suits flexible or lower-volume wrapping. Machine film supports repeatable high-volume application. Coloured film can help with identification and basic concealment.
Share the pallet size, approximate load weight, wrapping method and destination so the suitable film configuration can be discussed.



