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New Stretch Wrapper for Closet Works Shuts the Door on Freight Damage

A new portable stretch wrapper with roping device helps custom closet company Closet Works reduce damaged shipments from one per week to one or less a month.

Chicago-based manufacturer Closet Works, a subsidiary of The Container Store, offers premium custom-made closets and organization systems.
Chicago-based manufacturer Closet Works, a subsidiary of The Container Store, offers premium custom-made closets and organization systems.

Chicago-based manufacturer Closet Works, a subsidiary of The Container Store, has been setting the standard for premium custom-made closets and organization systems since 1987. Like most successful businesses, Closet Works is always looking for ways to improve its processes—especially when it comes to ensuring the quality of its products.


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Closet Works ships its cabinets and closet components in corrugated boxes from its facility to locations both domestically and globally. In 2020 and 2021, a perfect storm of increased freight volumes and a lack of equipment and personnel resources resulted in an increase in freight-related product damage. Closet Works was particularly vulnerable as its cabinet and closet components ship on larger-than-average pallets: 4 x 8 ft versus the standard 48 x 40-in. (4 x 3.33-ft) size.

The Robot S7 stretch wrapper can accommodate virtually any length and width of pallet, with a height up to 110 in.The Robot S7 stretch wrapper can accommodate virtually any length and width of pallet, with a height up to 110 in.“The product was shifting laterally on the four by eight-foot pallets,” says Closet Works President Tom Happ. “We were getting damage claims, and we wanted to correct the issue.”

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