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Rectangular & Square PP Bucket, 3.7L to 32L

A round pail wastes the corners of a pallet and curves your label. These do neither: flat faces to print on, and a footprint that tiles.

Rectangular & Square PP Bucket, 3.7L to 32L
Specification

Technical detail

Capacity range3.7 to 32.44 litres, eight sizes
MaterialVirgin polypropylene, food-contact grade available
Wall thickness0.8 to 2.4 mm depending on size and build
ClosureSnap-on lid, tamper-evident tear band standard
HandlePlastic or galvanised steel bail, per size
DecorationIn-mould labelling across the full flat face
Pallet efficiencySquare footprint, no corner void between units
Lead timeApproximately one month for a standard production run; samples in 7–15 days. Confirmed against your specification at quotation.

Quoted on enquiry

These depend on your order, your market or the certificate that covers your run, so we quote them rather than publish one figure that would be wrong for most buyers. Ask and you get the number for your specification.

  • Food-contact certification
  • Minimum order quantity

Before you order: A square pail is weaker at the corners than a round one under top load. If you palletise more than three high, tell us the stack height and we will specify the wall for it.

The Range

Sizes in this range

8 sizes, with the container quantities a distributor needs to cost a shipment. Loading figures are unpalletised.

Item photoSizeCapacityTop × Bottom × HeightWall / lidLid openingPer 20GPPer 40HQ
3.7L rectangular3.7L rectangular3.7 L220 × 140 × 185 mm0.8 / 0.9 mm215 × 140 mm27,360
8L square8 L243 × 214 × 192 mm1.9 / 1.9 mm248 mm6,44014,280
9L rectangular9L rectangular9 L280 × 195 × 215 mm1.1 / 1.2 mm288 × 201 mm12,52827,840
10L rectangular10L rectangular10 L286 × 230 × 212 mm1.8 / 1.7 mm283 × 226 mm7,53817,556
20L rectangular20L rectangular20 L378 × 283 × 250 mm2.2 / 2.2 mm381 × 286 mm2,7606,240
20L square20 L265 × 235 × 386 mm2.2 / 1.7 mm275 mm2,6866,192
6.5 Gallon6.5 Gallon24.26 L350 × 295 × 340 mm2.4 / 2.2 mm322 × 305 mm2,3585,523
8.5 Gallon8.5 Gallon32.44 L350 × 295 × 450 mm2.4 / 2.2 mm322 × 305 mm2,2275,260

Figures are the factory’s published catalogue values, transcribed as printed. Confirm against the drawing issued with your order — wall thickness and closure are specified against the contents, so the build for your product may differ from the standard shown.

Why It Is Built This Way

What makes this product different

01

More litres per pallet

Round pails leave a void at every corner. A square footprint tiles, which is why the same pallet carries more fill and the same container carries more pails.

02

A flat face is a better label

In-mould labelling on a curve distorts type and limits artwork to a band. A flat face takes a full-bleed panel, which is what a retail-facing or private-label product needs.

03

Two aspect ratios

Rectangular for a deep shelf and a wide label; square for pallet density. Both run the same closures and the same tamper band as the round line.

04

Stacks without a slip sheet

Recessed lid and moulded base register into each other, so a filled stack holds alignment in transit rather than relying on stretch wrap alone.

Applications

Where it goes

Paint & coatings

Retail private label

Janitorial & cleaning chemicals

Food & edible oils

Pool & spa chemicals

Construction chemicals

Manufacturing & Quality

How it is made, and how it is checked

Manufacturing

The body is pressed from cold-rolled steel to the pattern, seam-welded, then finished as set out in the specification above: internal coating, galvanising or powder coat according to what the can carries. Pressing runs across our Vietnam and China plants under one specification managed from Singapore, so the drawing and closure stay identical whichever plant fills the order.

Quality control

Every can is checked before it leaves the plant:

  • Leakproofness test — seams and closure checked under air pressure
  • Drop test — a filled can dropped to confirm it survives handling
  • Dimensional inspection against the drawing
  • Interior and finish inspection for coverage and defects
Compliance by market

What this product has to satisfy, market by market

The regimes that apply to this type of container in each market we ship to, with the detail behind each one a click away. This is what the market asks for; what this particular design already holds is in the specification above.

Orientation for specification, not legal advice, and not a statement that this design holds a given approval. Requirements turn on the exact design, contents and destination, and they change. Tell us the market at enquiry and we confirm what applies to your specification, what we hold and what we would need to obtain.

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Request a specification sheet and quotation

Tell us your destination market, target volumes and whether you need private labelling.

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