Stretch wrap for Chicago

• Warehousing and storage59,586
• Chemical manufacturing (counties BLS discloses)40,767
• Grocery and related product wholesale (counties BLS discloses)35,891
• Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing (counties BLS discloses)21,442

Most concentrated: pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing, 2.1 times its national share of employment.

Chicago's warehouses run along the interstates south-west of the city, in Will, Cook and DuPage. The metro makes chemicals, medicines and food, so one dock can need cast, blown and heavy film.

• 20 in x 5,000 ft machine filmFor DC wrappers
• 100 gaugeDrums and pails
• Blown hand filmMixed store orders
• Clear cast filmCartons that must scan
• 18 in x 1,500 ft hand rollHand wrapping anywhere

Rail and truck freight rebuilt in the south-west suburbs arrives mixed. Blown film tolerates the corners and gaps of a rebuilt load better than cast. Watch the corners: rebuilt freight often leaves sharp edges that start tears halfway up a load. Inspect a sample load from each inbound carrier during the first week of a new contract, since every yard builds pallets a little differently.

• Illinois80,071 warehouse jobs statewide
• All ship-to states