Polyformes Limited : Cases and Containers

Foams for Libraries & Galleries

Christopher Clarkson Book Supports

Christopher Clarkson, the well known archivist from the Bodleian Library in Oxford, teamed up with Polyformes over 20 years ago to design and develop the Clarkson Book Support System. This design for book supports, which vastly reduces damage to bound materials, now features prominently in reading rooms around the world. The system has been enthusiastically welcomed by librarians, curators and readers in museums, libraries and universities globally.
The Clarkson Book Support System is manufactured from a specially selected foam and is designed to support all types of publications from rare manuscripts to modern computer manuals. The design allows the book support to be adjusted to provide the optimum support to the publication no matter what the type of spine.
The Book Support System comes in three sizes, small, medium and large. Optional weighted snakes are available for holding the pages down.

Please contact us if you wish to discuss any library or book support project.

Galleries & Fine Art Shipping

Fine art comes in many forms –paintings, vases, sculptures - and all of these items need careful packaging and protection for shipping. Depending upon the actual item, the packing materials used can be a mix of softer polyethers and esters such as HLB22, F104, F133, with Plastazote LD45 cushioning protection. Some pieces can be shipped in well protected and specifically foamed out double or triple wall cartons, others will be shipped out in ply and batten crates with the required shaped foam cushions. Channeled Plastazote foam walls in crates allow for slotting paintings into when there is a quantity to ship, or individual cases can be made to house specific artwork.

Contact us if you wish to discuss any fine art packing or shipping application.

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