The environmental impact of paper is far less than plastic when considering the degradability and recyclability. Overall recycled paper should have a lower carbon footprint than plastic airbags, when you are sourcing it from a UK manufacturer and from sustainably managed forests.

Yes, in most cases it provides better protection than plastic airbags because of its ability to absorb shock. Plastic airbags are well known to move around within a box and burst during transit, deeming them useless.

The headline cost for paper packaging may appear more expensive than plastic bubbles. However, in most cases, when taking into consideration the reduction in breakages, space saving, time saving and reduction in material used – it can in fact save you money.  And this is before you have put a price on customer perception of receiving plastic instead of paper.

The footprint of the slimline Protega machine is not much larger than an office printer and fits easily into even the smallest despatch area. Alternatively, it can be placed on a height adjustable stand and integrated into a packing line.  So the answer in almost every case is ‘Yes’

This depends on your consumption of voidfill. Protega offer the cushion machines rent-free for a consumption of 15 rolls of 300 metres of paper per machine.  Depending on the length of the airbags this equates to approximately 6-8 rolls of air cushion material.

Yes, we have designed the machine to be small enough and light enough to move freely around your packing area on a mobile stand. If required, this gives you the flexibility to pack in different areas as demand arises.

Protega paper is cut to length to your desired size. Whilst you can tear it this is not recommended as you can damage the integrity of the cushion.  Because paper is much more flexible that airbags, most users find that one or two pre-set sizes of paper are sufficient to cover their needs.

If you would like to know if our Protega Machine is provided through your current supplier then get in touch with us today.  It may be that your supplier is already a Protega distributor, or would qualify to become one, so please ask.

Due to the pre-folded design Protega paper rolls are smaller, lighter and easier to handle than traditional paper rolls. You can load the rolls onto the machine at waist height so no bending is required. At only 14.8 Kilos the Protega paper rolls complies with the HSE’s recommended safe lifting weight for ladies and men.

Yes, the machine has been designed with the safety of users in mind. With simple and clear instructions in combination with easy-to-use controls, the Protega machine is very easy to use. Please remember, if you have a machine make sure the operator has read the user guide prior to using the machine.

A number of paper system do have the ability to feed into an overhead hopper.  However, most require a lot of space to do this. By contrast, the Protega Machine is very compact which allows it to mimic the airbags systems that feed into overhead hoppers.  It is simply placed on an elevated stand that feeds into integrated overhead hoppers above the benches

Yes, paper is dispensed at a simper speed to airbags.  In a similar way that airbags vary in speed, you can speed up delivery of the paper cushions on the Protega machine.