Paper Caps: The Teenager of All End Closures
They’re so cute when they’re babies. Then we get to dress them up like dolls when they first start school. But then they become teenagers, and the cuteness we once knew somehow disappears.We still |
Paper Dowel Sleeves – Manufactured in California
We manufacture two main products for construction: round concrete form tubes (aka sonotubes) and paper dowel sleeves.Round concrete form tubes are used to create columns you’ve probably seen a milli |
Paper Edge Protectors – Corner Protectors – Kraft Angleboard
In 2004, Spiral Paper Tube & Core started manufacturing Edge Protectors.WHY ARE EDGE PROTECTORS NEEDED?Paper prices were on the rise and manufacturing corrugated boxes became increasingly more expensi |
Paper Tubes and Plastic Plugs Go Together Like Peanut Butter and Jelly
Some things are just meant to be together…What would peanut butter be without jelly? Who would Batman be without Robin? How lonely would salt feel without pepper?Paper tubes are no different. Withou |
Paper Tubes Aren’t Just For Toilet Paper
It’s that time of year again, and we know that you crafter mom types have been on Pinterest day and night brewing up ideas for your kids costumes.The toilet paper roll is the paper tube most often u |
Plastic End Plugs…Hidden in Plain Sight
The ongoing joke for many in the paper tube industry, is that the average American uses 8 paper tubes a day…all without realizing it.Because who really pays attention to how the Pringles can is made |
Product Diversity: Paper Tubes & Edge Protectors
To diversify, or not to diversify. A company’s brand may hinge on many things, including products and diversity within those products. Ever go to a restaurant and see the menu and become so overwhel |
Re-Purposing the Mailing Tube…
Everyone wants to get the biggest “bang for their buck.” So, sometimes in order to make the most out of everyday products, it is helpful to understand how to repurpose them for other uses. Mailing |
Real reviews from real customers
We’re a growing company. We have come a long way from the 1949 days of creating Invoices with a pencil and paper and “snail mailing” them out to clients.We like technology here at Spiral Paper T |
See our Edge Protectors in action!
We toured a major retailer on a recent visit to Washington state. We spotted our Edge Protectors in action and wanted to show you a few different ways they’re used.The Edge Protectors in these photo |
Self-Locking Metal Ends: the preferred end closure for metal manufacturers
We make heavy duty shipping tubes. We don’t make self-locking metal ends. But, they’re like peanut butter and jelly. Ham and cheese. Ying and yang.What good is a shipping tube without an end closu |
Serving Los Angeles since 1949
Spiral Paper Tube & Core was founded by George Hibard Sr., a US Marine and World War II veteran, nearly seventy years ago.A machinist by trade, he designed and fabricated most of our first machines. F |
So Much To Be Thankful For
As 2015 is coming to a close, there is much to be thankful for.For some, it may be the birth of a child, a promotion at work, a favorite new toy or for others a random act of kindness, a mended relati |
Solutions
We’re constantly receiving phone calls and emails from customers and potential customers who need a solution to that out-of-the-box problem.Even though we make paper tubes, paper cores, and edge pro |
Southern California’s Leading Paper Tube Manufacturer
Los Angeles is home to many amazing destinations that attract tourists from all over the world. Because of the historical value found in Southern California museum exhibits, along with Santa Monica Pi |
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17, 2018Each year, we celebrate different holidays for different reasons, and our packaging reflects it.When we walk into a grocery store, the point-of-purchase floor disp |
Summer Internship: June – July
Are you looking for a summer internship to get practical business experience?Students enrolled in high school, trade school, or other college or university are encouraged to contact us.Most programs r |
Summer vacation is just around the corner. Have you been saving your toilet paper tubes?
When it comes to keeping kids busy during summer vacation, moms, dads, grandparents, and teachers all agree on this one thing: collecting toilet paper tubes for crafts.Crafts are a fun way kids can ge |
Summertime packaging tips
he US economy is on the up and up. Manufacturing is increasing. How has that impacted your supply chain?Here are 3 packaging tips to consider this summer:Pay attention to the details on the front endO |
Thank You
To our employees, contractors, vendors, customers, neighbors, and friends, THANK YOU for your support.This year has been a wild ride, but, together, we’re getting through. We have been in business s |