What wing size edgeboard should I choose?

Wing size is the width of each leg of the edgeboard. As a general rule, the wing should be at least as wide as your strapping. For standard 32mm poly strapping, a 35mm x 35mm wing is the minimum. For wider strapping, stacked pallets, or heavy industrial loads, 50mm x 50mm or larger is recommended.

How many edgeboard protectors do I need per pallet?

A standard palletized load requires 4 edgeboard protectors — one per corner — each running the full height of the load. For double-stacked pallets, use 4 boards per stack layer. When using strapping, place the edgeboard at each corner before applying straps so the boards distribute tension across the full edge.

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Q: What thickness edgeboard protector do I need?

Light duty boards (0.080" to 0.120") are best for lighter pallets with poly strapping. Medium duty boards (0.150" to 0.200") work well for standard industrial pallets. Heavy duty boards (0.250" to 0.400") are recommended for steel strapping, high-tension applications, double-stacked pallets, and heavy manufacturing loads.

Q: How does Gertex's Stock and Release program work for edgeboard?

Gertex's Stock and Release program allows you to lock in volume pricing without holding all the inventory yourself. Gertex stores your edgeboard supply and releases product on a daily, weekly, or custom schedule based on your usage. This helps secure supply, free up warehouse space, and support demand spikes without tying up capital in excess inventory.

What Are Edgeboard Protectors?

Edgeboard protectors, also known as angleboard, are L-shaped boards placed along the edges and corners of palletized loads. Protection works in two key ways. First, strap pressure gets distributed evenly across the edge, preventing strap bite and corner crush. Second, the vertical edges of your load are reinforced, which improves stack stability and reduces product movement during transit.

Gertex edgeboard is built from heavy-duty kraft paperboard with reinforced layers for superior strength. We offer a full range of sizes, colours, and branding options. Furthermore, you can customize them with logos, handling instructions, or compliance messaging, so every pallet that leaves your facility is protected, identified, and on-brand.

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Edgeboard protectors reduce freight damage and improve ROI

Reduce Damage
in Transit

Reduce damage and returns by reinforcing loads and protecting vulnerable edges during transit.

Gertex Stock and Release program for edgeboard protectors

Reliable Supply with
Stock & Release

Ensure consistent supply while lowering inventory costs with our flexible Stock & Release Program.

Fast delivery and volume pricing on edgeboard protectors

Lower Costs /
Faster Supply

Save up to 30% on our edgeboard while getting fast, reliable delivery that keeps your operation moving.

Custom edgeboard protectors in custom sizes, colours, and printed branding

Fully Customizable
to Your Operation

Customize sizes, colours, and branding to match your exact packaging and operational needs.

Edgeboard protectors on beverage pallets protecting bottles and cans

Edgeboard protectors used in window and glass manufacturing packaging

Edgeboard corner protection for wine and beverage packaging pallets

Edgeboard protectors on heavy metal parts pallet in manufacturing facility

Edgeboard protectors on stacked produce boxes for farm and grower shipments

Custom Edgeboard Solutions Built for Your Packaging Needs

Our edgeboard protectors are available in a wide range of sizes and colours. In addition, they can be custom printed with logos, handling instructions, or compliance messaging, and stored compactly to minimize warehouse space. We offer free samples of our standard corrugate. Furthermore, we provide customizable branded corrugate samples for a small fee, so you can test performance and print quality firsthand. Request a sample today!

BRANDED PRINTING

Stand out while also protecting your products. For example, Gertex angleboard can be custom printed with your logo, handling instructions, or compliance messaging to reinforce your brand throughout the supply chain.

Edgeboard protectors in multiple custom colours for load identification

CUSTOM COLOURS AVAILABLE

Optimize visibility and organization across your operation. As a result, our edgeboard is available in a wide range of colours, making it easy to identify loads, streamline workflows, and match your packaging requirements.

Edgeboard protectors stored compactly in a warehouse

EASY TO ASSEMBLE AND STORE

Angleboard is lightweight and space-efficient. In addition, it is easy to integrate into both manual and automated packaging lines, with compact storage that minimizes your warehouse footprint.

Edgeboard sizing chart showing thickness, wing size, and length option

Sizing Available

very load is different. That is why we offer edgeboard in a wide range of sizes, strengths, and profiles, so you can match the exact level of protection your application requires.

Thickness (Strength Levels)
Choose the right level of protection based on your load requirements:
Available thicknesses from light duty: 0.080" to heavy duty: 0.400".

Wing Sizes (Corner Coverage)
Choose the right wing size to match your load. Larger wings offer more coverage and stability, while smaller wings suit lighter protection needs and tighter packs.

Lengths (Load Fit)
We offer a wide range of lengths to match everything from cartons to full pallet loads, ensuring full edge protection and consistent load stability.

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Edgeboard Protector Applications

Edgeboard runs vertically along edges and corners to shield vulnerable surfaces from impact and abrasion, ensuring products arrive damage-free through the supply chain.

Angleboard Inside a Carton

Place angleboard along the interior edges of your carton to reinforce sidewalls and corners. As a result, it prevents crushing and edge damage during handling, stacking, and transit.

Key Benefits

Reinforces carton sidewalls to prevent edges from crushing under heavy loads
Protects rigid frames and panels from corner collapse during handling
Improves overall carton strength without increasing box weight

Angleboard protectors placed inside a corrugated carton to reinforce corners

Edgeboard protectors on pallet with poly strapping applied to all four edges

Palletized Boxes with Strapping

Edgeboard placed on all four edges of a pallet along with strapping protects your products by distributing strap tension evenly across the load, reducing product damage while improving load stability during transport and storage.

Key Benefits

Enables stronger strap tension and protects pallet/product corners
Improves load containment during transport and vibration
Distributes the strap tension evenly across the pallet to prevent carton damage

Palletized Loads with Stretch Film

Edgeboard placed on all four edges of a pallet and secured with stretch film reinforces the load, protects vulnerable corners, and improves overall containment, reducing damage while keeping products stable throughout transport and storage.

Key Benefits

Improves load containment by reinforcing stretch film performance
Protects pallet and product edges from crushing and impact
Maintains load integrity during handling, storage, and transit

Edgeboard protectors and stretch film securing a palletized load

Edgeboard protectors on appliances protecting edges during shipping

Appliance Protection

Protect your appliances with edgeboard, placed vertically on your appliances, used to shield your products' vulnerable corners from impact and abrasion, ensuring products arrive damage-free through the supply chain.

Key Benefits

Protects the edges of your appliances for transport
Enhances packaging durability without excessive cushioning materials

Stacked Pallet Loads

When trying to stack multiple skids on top of one another, edgeboard is an essential tool. By reinforcing the edges and corners, the pallet will maintain load integrity while minimizing compression damage between the stacks.

Key Benefits

Increases stacking strength and load-bearing capacity
Maintains consistent pallet footprint for safer warehouse storage
Allows for better pallet stacking in your warehouse, lowering the space taken up

Double-stacked pallets with edgeboard protectors maintaining load integrity

Strapped sheet and panel bundles protected with edgeboard corner boards

Strapped Sheet & Panel Bundles

Strapped sheet goods are especially vulnerable to edge compression and strap damage. Angleboard creates a rigid load-bearing surface that protects sheet edges while enabling tighter, more secure strapping, critical for flat products moving through forklifts, conveyors, and long-distance transport.

Key Benefits

Protects sharp, exposed edges from strap compression
Maintains bundle squareness and alignment during transport and handling
Prevents edge chipping, cracking, and surface damage on stacked sheets

Multi-Layer Pallet Loads with Slip Sheets

Combine our corrugated pads with edgeboard to stabilize multi-layer pallet loads. Ensure your products stay safe even in the harshest conditions.

Key Benefits

A great addition to other packaging materials: stretch film, corrugated pads, strapping.
Improves pallet durability in automated and high-throughput environments

Multi-layer pallet load stabilized with edgeboard and corrugated slip sheets

Corner Protectors

In addition to edgeboard, we also offer plastic corner protectors - built to fit securely over exposed corners on pallets, furniture, mirrors, appliances, and packaged products, helping prevent crushing, abrasion, and strap damage.

Key Benefits

Designed to lock firmly over edges and corners for consistent protection without slipping
Ideal for pallets, furniture, glass, mirrors, appliances, corrugate cases, and high-value products
Minimizes product loss, freight damage, and costly returns

STOCK AND RELEASE PROGRAM

Gertex’s Stock & Release Program ensures your edgeboard is always available when you need it without tying up warehouse space or cash in bulk inventory. Lock in volume pricing, maintain consistent protection across every load, and stay prepared for daily shipments and peak demand, while we manage your inventory behind the scenes.

Inventory management for edgeboard stock with Gertex Stock and Release

On-Demand Release Scheduling

Get edgeboard when you need it with flexible daily, weekly, or custom releases.

Edgeboard protector delivery on scheduled daily or weekly release

Guaranteed Edgeboard Availability

Keep your edgeboard in stock and ready to support any demand.

Pay-As-You-Draw

Flexibility

Only pay for what you use while easily scaling with your operation.

Free Up
Warehouse Space

Reduce on-site inventory and free up space for core operations.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Edgeboard Protectors

What are edgeboard protectors and what do they do?

Edgeboard protectors, also called angle boards, corner boards, or angleboard, are L-shaped protective boards placed along the edges and corners of palletized loads. They distribute strapping pressure evenly to prevent strap bite and corner crush, while reinforcing vertical edges to improve stack stability and reduce product movement during transit.

What thickness edgeboard protector do I need?

0.080" to 0.120" light duty boards are best for lighter pallets with poly strapping. 0.150" to 0.200" medium duty boards work well for standard industrial pallets. 0.250" to 0.400" heavy duty boards are recommended for steel strapping, high-tension applications, double-stacked pallets, and heavy manufacturing loads.

What wing size should I choose?

Wing size is the width of each leg of the edgeboard. As a general rule, the wing should be at least as wide as your strapping. For standard 32mm poly strapping, a 35mm × 35mm wing is the minimum. For wider strapping, stacked pallets, or heavy industrial loads, 50mm × 50mm or larger is recommended.

What length edgeboard do I need?

The edgeboard should match the full height of your load. For full pallet protection, it should run from the base to the top edge of your stack so strap pressure is distributed evenly across the full load height. Standard lengths are typically 1000mm and 1200mm, with custom cut lengths available.

What is the difference between edgeboard and plastic corner protectors?

Edgeboards are made from heavy-duty kraft paperboard and run along the full vertical edge of a pallet load. They are lightweight, cost-effective, recyclable, and ideal for high-volume palletized freight. Plastic corner protectors are shorter moulded pieces often used in moisture-prone environments, reusable applications, or for finished goods where surface protection is important.

Are edgeboard protectors recyclable?

Yes. Edgeboards are made from recycled kraft fibre and are fully recyclable after use. They can typically go directly into your corrugated cardboard recycling stream with no separation required. Learn more about Gertex's sustainable packaging initiatives.

Can edgeboard protectors be custom printed?

Yes. Gertex offers custom printed edgeboard with logos, brand colours, handling instructions, compliance messaging, or product identification details. Custom printing helps reinforce brand identity, improve load identification, and reduce mishandling throughout the supply chain.

How does Gertex’s Stock & Release program work for edgeboard?

Gertex’s Stock & Release program allows you to lock in volume pricing without holding all the inventory yourself. Gertex stores your edgeboard supply and releases product on a daily, weekly, or custom schedule based on your usage. This helps secure supply, free up warehouse space, and support demand spikes without tying up capital in excess inventory.