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How are Polythene Bags Made?

Polythene bags we manufactured using a two part process, blown film extrusion and bag conversion and this step by step guide will explain how both processes work. Blown Film Extrusion Process The process begins with small plastic pellets, known as resin, which is available in different melt flows and densities [...]

The History of Polythene Bags

The first American and European patent application relating to polythene bags can be seen dating back to the early 1950’s, however these patents show a secondary manufacturing process to fix the handles to the body of the bag. The early 1960’s saw the invention of the modern lightweight shopping carrier bag by a Swedish engineer [...]

Grey Mailing Bags and Postal Sacks

Grey mailing bags, sometimes referred to as mailers or postal sacks, are a fantastic way to dispatch your goods through either your trusted courier service or via the Royal Mail. Mailingbag.com manufacture these bags on our site in Birmingham, supplying a vast range of mailing bags varying in size and colour, to many industries throughout [...]

Fully Stocked Grey Mailing Bags

We are pleased to announce we have just run a large campaign of Grey Mailing Bags to boost our current stock in preparation for the Festive period that is very quickly approaching. Christmas can cause a lot of headache, and we aim to reduce this by ensuring we have a large range of polythene [...]

Our New Look Homepage

Welcome to our new look website for mailingbag.com, the UK’s leading manufacturer and stockist of high quality Polythene and Packaging Goods. As a leading online retailer, we like to make navigating our website as easier as possible, hence why we have redesigned our homepage. With our extensive product range, trying to [...]

Different Type of Mailing Bag Seals

As a leading manufacturer of polythene mailing bags, we are able to offer various different types of mailing bag to suit your specific requirement. These types vary from our high performance grey stock postal bags, and coloured mailers to bespoke printed mailing bags and carry handle mailers. Also our manufacturing capabilities don't just send at [...]

Special Offer – 525mm x 600mm Grey Mailing Bags

We have currently discounted our superior 525mm x 600mm Grey Mailing Bags (MB-GREY10), due to having excess stock that we need to shift. The promotional price offers a significant discount on our top of the range mailing bags. The normal list price for a box of 250 bags is £31.19, however we have discounted [...]

A Mailing Bag Manufacturer

Here at mailingbag.com, we are the UK's leading manufacturers of plain and printed mailing bag, supplying various online retailers within the UK and Europe, from small retailers to international companies. We are able to produce high quality mailers, manufactured to each individuals specific requirements at very competitive prices - be it stock mailing bags [...]

When Should I Be Sending My Christmas Post?

Every year as a nation we always insist on leaving everything to the minute, and especially as Christmas is such a mad rush, it is easy to let things slip your mind. To help ensure that all your beautiful Christmas cards and lovely presents get to the recipient in time, we have detailed the last [...]

Furniture and Mattress Covers – Your Best Friend When Decorating

Decorating your house can be a nightmare at the best of times. Not only do you have to prepare the surfaces but also having to move everything away from the walls and cover the carpets can be a time consuming process. Most people will move all the furnishing out of the room they are [...]