Outdoor Protection with UVI Pallet Covers and Stretch Wrap
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The hardscape industry, which covers all non-plant aspects of landscaping, is growing. Brick patios, stone fire pits, wooden gazebos, and more are all being ordered and shipped across the country, with demand forecasted to increase by 3.3% per year to reach $3.9 billion in 2025. As a result, more products than ever are being exposed to the outdoors for long stretches of time, either during transportation or storage. What does this mean for the packaging industry? As demand for outdoor products grows, companies must contend with the challenges of protecting products from the outdoors. However, this growth also presents an opportunity to use pallet stretch wrap for advertising, capitalizing on a large audience of people spread across the country. While hardscape materials are usually designed to be installed outside and withstand the elements, they must be stored before they can be used. That means they are left on pallets in warehouses, yards of supply houses, lumber yards, or even