| Boxes are ideal for storing all kinds of | | | | lid. They are cheap and light and are not |
| things, and specially made storage boxes make | | | | really designed for long-term archive storage |
| the job so much easier. These are the perfect | | | | or for stacking one box on top of another. |
| solution for tidy storage at home and in | | | | They come flat-packed to save space and for |
| shops, offices, stockrooms, factories and | | | | ease of transportation. They are easy to |
| garages. In such boxes, items of every | | | | assemble, and often have instructions printed |
| imaginable type, size and shape can be kept | | | | on them. After use they can be taken apart |
| clean, dry, and away from damaging sunlight. | | | | and re-folded into flat form again for |
| | | | re-use. |
| If you're moving house or office, you'll need | | | | |
| a temporary type of storage box. You can | | | | Archive storage boxes are usually made |
| usually rent these from the removal firm. The | | | | stronger. They are often constructed from a |
| removal company will deliver the boxes to you | | | | kind of cardboard that is resilient, and |
| a week or so before you move. After the move | | | | water resistant. Like the lighter version, |
| is complete, they will take the boxes away in | | | | archive storage boxes also have lids. But the |
| their removal van. If you need a more | | | | box and lid come ready-assembled and are not |
| permanent storage system, you can buy a wide | | | | foldable down into a flat-pack. They also |
| range of storage boxes online. Here, the | | | | usually have a slot at the front for sliding |
| website will show you a range of containers | | | | a label into. Sometimes these slots are made |
| with their dimensions and prices. The company | | | | of metal. Because these boxes are quite |
| will usually take payment online or over the | | | | tough, they can be safely stacked on top of |
| phone and deliver your boxes to you within | | | | eachother. Such boxes are usually |
| two to three days. To make things more | | | | cardboard-coloured but are also available in |
| convenient for you, some firms will deliver | | | | other colours like black. These can look |
| your boxes at weekends. | | | | quite smart and are often seen in trendy |
| | | | offices, lined up against the walls. |
| Whether of the temporary or more permanent | | | | |
| archive type, storage boxes come in standard | | | | Plastic is another material that is commonly |
| sizes, which helps when placing them in | | | | used for storage boxes and their lids. The |
| vehicles and on shelves in an orderly way. | | | | lids can be separate pieces or hinged and |
| Not all of these boxes are stackable. But if | | | | connected to the box itself. Storage boxes |
| you have the stackable kind, their standard | | | | made from translucent plastic enable you to |
| sizes helps when stacking one box on top of | | | | see inside the box, so you don't have to |
| another. Because of the different uses to | | | | actually open a load of boxes or read their |
| which they are put, storage boxes are | | | | labels to find something. Plastic Plastic |
| available in different designs and materials. | | | | storage boxes have the additional advantage |
| | | | that they are tough enough to stack on top of |
| The simplest storage boxes are for temporary | | | | eachother, which makes storage more |
| use, like when moving house or office. These | | | | convenient. |
| are made of cardboard in two pieces, box and | | | | |