Stretch wrap for Arizona
Desert heat changes how film behaves on the shelf as well as on the pallet. Rolls stored in a hot warehouse can block, with the layers sticking together, and a hot roll stretches differently from a cool one on the carriage. Keep stock in the coolest part of the building. For pallets staged in a yard, black film soaks up sun and warms the load; white opaque or UV-inhibited film is the better choice outdoors. Most Arizona DC loads are square cartons, which a cast machine roll wraps efficiently.
Who wraps pallets in Arizona
Private jobs statewide, BLS QCEW 2025.
- Warehousing and storage52,054
- Food manufacturing15,944
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing4,977
- Motor vehicle parts manufacturing2,392
Most concentrated: warehousing and storage, 1.3 times its national share of employment.
Arizona's warehousing is almost all in Maricopa County, around Phoenix. Heat is the local enemy of film: pallets staged in the sun want UV-inhibited or white opaque film.
Films these loads usually take
Start here, then tell us the load.
- 20 in x 5,000 ft machine filmFor DC wrappers
- 80 gauge, cast or blownCases of food
- Clear cast filmCartons that must scan
- VCI and anti-static filmBare metal and electronics
- 18 in x 1,500 ft hand rollHand wrapping anywhere
Film left in a parked trailer in summer can soften and fuse on the roll. Store it in the coolest part of the building and use oldest cases first. Rotate stock so the oldest film is used first.
Metro pages in Arizona
Pages for the busiest distribution areas.
Sources
- BLS QCEW 2025 annual averages, warehousing and storage (NAICS 493) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, food manufacturing (NAICS 311) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing (NAICS 3254) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, motor vehicle parts manufacturing (NAICS 3363) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- Interstate 10 (Wikipedia) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- USDA NASS, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, October 1, 2025 (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, all private industries (reviewed 2026-11-12)
Facts on this page last reviewed 2026-11-12.
Ask for a stretch film quote in Arizona
Arizona requests mostly come from the Phoenix west valley, with some from Tucson and the I-10 corridor between them. Note whether rolls will be stored in an air-conditioned area, and whether any loads are staged outdoors, since that changes the film we suggest. Semiconductor plants near Chandler need anti-static film. Citrus and winter vegetable packers near Yuma ship fresh produce in season.
Put the Arizona delivery ZIP first: the quote is made out for that dock.
- Step 1 asks what you need, how much a month, the delivery ZIP and how to reach you
- Step 2 asks the film, the width and the gauge; skip what you don't know