Heavy-duty cardboard tubes

Industrial Cardboard Tubes

At Essex Tubes, we offer a wide range of industrial cardboard tubes designed for strength, reliability, and performance across multiple applications. Our heavy-duty postal tubes are ideal for use as tape cores, label cores, reprographic cores, re-cut centres, and general-purpose industrial tubing.

We manufacture these tubes using materials that range from standard fibreboard to crush-resistant, high-strength fibreboard, making them suitable for demanding environments. These durable cardboard cores are commonly used for winding and storing metal, paper, textiles, and other industrial materials.

Our largest stock option includes B0 postal tubes, but we also offer custom sizes for projects that require added strength. For more specialised applications, such as groundworks and construction, be sure to explore our piling tubes, which are built to withstand ground heave and deliver reliable structural support.

Why Use Our Strong Cardboard Tubes?

Competitive Prices

Our industrial tubes are priced competitively and fairly, by purchasing straight from the manufacturer, you cut out any middle men and pay a fair price but do not sacrifice the quality of our strong cardboard tubes.

A Range Of Sizes

We have the facilities to create thick mailing tubes up to lengths of 13 metres and the thickness strength to support up to 12 tonne reels of steel but also smaller, lightweight industrial tubes.

High Quality Industrial Cardboard Tubes

The materials used to create our strong cardboard tubes are of the highest quality to ensure they support heavy weights and are extremely durable in a variety of uses.

Short Lead Times

We can produce strong cardboard tubes on short lead times if your needs are urgent (quantity and size dependent) with the latest cutting machinery which ensures efficient and flexible production.

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High Quality Strong Cardboard Tubes

Industrial cardboard tubes, also known as mailing tubes or shipping tubes, are essential across many sectors due to their strength, versatility, and durability. In industrial manufacturing, these strong cardboard tubes are often used as mandrels or moulds for shaping materials like metal, plastic, and fibreglass, thanks to their high compression strength and structural reliability.

All of our heavy-duty cardboard tubes are fully eco-friendly, offering exceptional performance without compromising sustainability. Despite their reinforced design, these recyclable tubes maintain all the environmental benefits of standard paper-based packaging. Our production process is chemical-free, and any waste generated during the tube winding process is re-pulped and reused, minimising environmental impact and supporting a sustainable packaging lifecycle.

Industrial Cardboard Tubes in the manufacturing process

Need a bespoke order?

Customisation For Heavy Duty Postal Tubes

Here at Essex Tubes we are able to create custom industrial cardboard tubes, this includes any length or diameter but also allows for the customisation of coloured tube outers and even your company’s personal logo or name printed onto the tube for that professional and reputable feel. 

Customer Testimonials

Presented below are testimonials from our customers who have purchased our tubes.

Our belief lies in fostering robust customer relationships, attainable solely through the delivery of tubes that are both high-quality and efficient.

As the creators of the cardboard tubes themselves, you have a direct connection to the individuals responsible for their production. Should you have any inquiries, please contact us today!

MR J MALACH
High quality A3 tubes for about 20p - very pleased
Very good quality tubes. The best I've ever bought. And at about £11 for 50, they work out at about 20 pence each. Excellent
Kristi
Perfect for purpose
Thanks! Very happy with my purchase Postal tube shop provided a very polite and helpful service I Highly recommended them 😀
Michelle Wingrove
Five Stars
thank you. items were as described and arrives quick 🙂
Mrs Tina Rinaudo
Excellent Product
Very sturdy postal tube, i've bought from others in the past and they are easily damaged during transit, but theses are great due to the thickness of the cardboard. If I was being super critical they could do with being 1 or 2 cm shorter to fully comply with royal mail dimensions.
Martina
Quality Tubes
These tubes are very sturdy and high quality
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