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Trolley
A trolley, at a storage site, is a wheeled cart you load with boxes, bags and furniture to move them…
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Tea chest
A tea chest is a square wooden crate, traditionally lined with foil, that was used to ship tea. For decades…
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Stretch wrap
Stretch wrap, also called pallet wrap or stretch film, is a thin, clingy plastic film that stretches as you wind…
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Square metres
A square metre (m²) is the metric unit of area: a square one metre long on each side. One square…
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Single-wall box
A single-wall box is a cardboard box made from one layer of corrugated (fluted) card between two flat sheets. It's…
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Sack truck
A sack truck is an upright, two-wheeled hand truck with a small flat plate at the bottom. You tip a…
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Loading bay
A loading bay is an area set aside for vehicles to park while goods are loaded or unloaded, usually close…
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Goods lift
A goods lift is a lift designed to carry heavy loads, such as furniture, boxes on a trolley or pallets,…
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Fragile tape
Fragile tape is packing tape printed with a warning such as "FRAGILE" or "HANDLE WITH CARE", usually in red or…
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Cubic feet
Cubic feet (cu ft) measure volume, the amount of space inside something, rather than its floor area. You work it…