Our Products

High-Performance Polythene Packaging Solutions for Industry

At Shrink1st, we manufacture and supply a complete range of high-performance polythene packaging products engineered for strength, consistency and efficiency in real-world applications. Our product range includes shrink films, pallet hoods, modular building covers, tubing, printed polythene, bags, liners, stretch pallet wrap and bespoke packaging solutions — all designed to improve protection, reduce waste and optimise material usage.

Every product we supply is available with Shrink1st custom film blends, allowing for down-gauging, reduced plastic consumption and enhanced performance without compromising strength. From palletised goods and construction materials to modular buildings and food-grade environments, our materials are built for reliability where it matters most.

Backed by over 40 years of industry experience, our specialist team provides practical, application-led advice supported by stock holding, call-off supply, bespoke manufacturing and usage optimisation — giving you full control over cost, performance and continuity of supply.

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Shrink Film

Manual, Machine & Stock Shrink Film Solutions

Shrink1st supplies a full range of hand shrink film, machine shrink film and stock shrink films for construction, logistics, warehousing, modular building and industrial protection

  • Durable shrink film for manual shrinking using Shrinkfast heat guns.

     Ideal for pallet protection, construction wrapping and modular sheeting.

    • Available from stock

    • Custom sizes on request

    • Consistent shrink and strength performance

  • Shrink film for automated tunnels and shrink lines, engineered for consistent output and clean pack presentation.

    • Expert advice for machine optimisation

    • Made-to-order widths & gauges

    • Optimised for speed and appearance

  • Our custom blends allow customers to:

    • Down-gauge film thickness

    • Reduce plastic usage

    • Improve shrink force

    • Increase puncture resistance

  • Dedicated stock holding and managed call-off supply available to:

     • Secure pricing

     • Reduce on-site storage

     • Maintain uninterrupted production

  • Custom widths, thicknesses, colours and printed options available to match your exact application.

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Bespoke Polythene packaging

Made-to-Measure Protection Solutions

Shrink1st designs and manufactures bespoke polythene packaging for customers who require exact sizes, exact blends and exact performance.

    • Bespoke shrink film

    • Bespoke pallet hoods

    • Bespoke polythene sheeting

    • Bespoke modular covers

    • Specialist protective packaging

  • Our bespoke blends allow:

    • Reduced micron thickness

    • Lower plastic consumption

    • Improved tear & puncture resistance

  • Customer-dedicated stock held for scheduled and on-demand call-off to avoid production delays.

Polythene Tubing

Continuous Protection for Packaging & Conversion

Shrink1st supplies stock and bespoke polythene tubing for shrink wrapping, bag conversion and industrial protection.

    • Layflat tubing

    • Gusseted tubing

    • Shrink tubing

    • Stock sizes available

    • Bespoke widths & thicknesses

    • Shrink1st custom blends for downgauging

  • Continuous supply supported with customer-specific stock holding and managed call-off.

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Printed Polythene

Branding, Identification & Handling Control

Shrink1st manufactures custom-printed polythene films, hoods and covers to add branding, safety markings and handling instructions directly to your packaging.

    • Brand logos

    • Instructional printing

    • Safety markings

    • Colour identification

  • All printed products are available using Shrink1st custom blends for downgauging and material reduction.

  • Printed products can be held in stock for controlled re-orders and managed call-off.

Bags, covers & liners

Polythene Bags, covers & liners are a reliable, flexible packaging solution used across retail, industrial, medical, and logistics sectors. Excelothene supplies an extensive range of polythene bags tailored to your exact requirements—whether it’s custom sizes, prints, film blends, or recycled content. Our bags offer protection, presentation, and performance, while helping reduce material waste and packaging costs.

  • Shrink1st supplies a wide range of bags, pallet covers and liners for industrial, logistics and food-handling environments.

     We provide BRC food-grade compliant products for hygiene-controlled operations.

    • Pallet covers

    • Box, tray, dolav & tonne liners

    • Food-grade bags & liners (BRC compliant)

    • Anti-entrapment

    • Freezer-grade

    • Specialist performance films

  • Customers benefit from thinner films with maintained strength and protection.

  • Customer-specific stock holding with scheduled and on-demand call-off available.

     (Not supplied as off-the-shelf stock lines.)

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Stretch Pallet Wrap

Secure Load Containment from Shrink1st

Shrink1st supplies hand, machine and spiral wrap stretch pallet wrap engineered for stability, control and reduced plastic usage.

    • Hand stretch wrap

    • Machine stretch wrap

    • Spiral machine wrap (custom widths)

    • Blown and cast films

    • Available from stock

    • Custom sizes & thicknesses

    • Custom stretch percentage to suit every application

  • Full stock holding and managed call-off ensures uninterrupted wrapping operations.

Why Work with Shrink1st?

  • Over 40 years of packaging experience

  • Stock & bespoke supply from one source

  • Custom blends for downgauging

  • Stock holding & call-off

  • UK-wide delivery

Ready to Optimise Your Polythene Packaging?

Whether you need stock products for immediate dispatch or fully bespoke solutions manufactured to exact specification, Shrink1st delivers performance, reliability and cost control from one specialist supplier.

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