Stretch Hoods
Stretch hood film is the strongest, cleanest way to secure a pallet. A single elastic hood is stretched over the load and recovers tightly around all five sides — no heat, no straps, no loose tails. The result is a square, stable, weatherproof pallet in seconds.
Why choose stretch hoods?
Stretch hoods hold a load under constant tension, so pallets stay square through stacking, transport and double-handling. The tight, smooth finish sheds rain and dust, making hooded pallets suitable for outdoor and yard storage. Because there is no heat tunnel, stretch hooding also uses less energy than shrink hooding — and Gundle's high-recovery film secures the load with less plastic.
Where are stretch hoods used?
Stretch hoods are the standard for cement, fertiliser, chemicals and building materials — high-mass, high-stack loads that have to survive long-distance transport and open storage. Gundle is one of South Africa's top three load-stabilisation film manufacturers, and supplies stretch hood film to major cement producers including Dangote Cement.
Gundle manufactures stretch hood film in a range of gauges and lay-flat widths matched to your pallet footprint and load mass. Our technical team specifies film to your hooding equipment.
