A directory built around the questions buyers actually ask
Internal size, capacity, wall thickness, drain holes and minimum order quantity, listed against the supplier's own published page.
About this directory
What this is
This is a directory of polystyrene boxes, also known as EPS boxes (expanded polystyrene, the rigid white foam used in insulated packaging), insulated boxes or fish boxes, gathered from suppliers around the UK. It exists so that someone who needs to know an internal dimension, a wall thickness, or whether a box has drain holes can find that answer in one place.
Who it's for
The people using this site are fishmongers, butchers, farm shops, bakers, pharmacies, clinical labs, bait shops and meal-kit operators, along with anyone else who has to get something cold or fragile from one place to another intact. Most of them arrive knowing their trade and not the packaging specification, so the site is built to start from the practical question.
Where the specifications come from
Each product entry is built from a supplier's own published page: the internal and external dimensions, wall thickness, lid type, drain holes and minimum order quantity as that supplier states them. Nothing here has been measured or tested independently. Where a supplier has not published a particular figure, the entry says not stated.
Take the Fish Box 1.5kg (006) listing as an example. You'll see all these fields filled in there, cross-referenced against the supplier's own published page.
How listings are ordered
Listings are ordered by how complete a supplier's record is, which is a reflection of how much information they have published.
Who put it together
The directory is put together by A Appleby, working from what suppliers publish about their own products.
Sourced from supplier pages
Every specification on a listing is taken from what a supplier has published themselves.
Built around the buyer's question
The site starts from what a buyer needs to know: internal size, wall thickness, drain holes.
How data quality works
Every product record shows where its figures came from: a link to the supplier's own published page, the date that page was last checked, and whether the supplier has claimed the listing.
Why the source matters
Specifications for a polystyrene box (internal size, wall thickness, capacity in litres) come from the supplier. Showing the source URL means you can go and check the internal dimensions or lid type against the page it was taken from. Take the Fish Box 1.5kg (006) listing as an example: you'll see internal size, capacity, wall thickness, drain holes and minimum order quantity all filled in, each one cross-referenced against the supplier's own published page.
Why the date matters
Suppliers update their ranges, drop sizes, or change a lid type from clip-on to friction-fit. The checked date tells you how current a listing is, so you can judge whether it is worth confirming a detail directly with the supplier before you order.
What claimed status means
A supplier who has claimed their listing has confirmed the details published against their name. Where a listing is unclaimed, the specifications still come from that supplier's own page, but they have not yet reviewed the entry themselves.
- Source URL: the exact supplier page the specification was taken from
- Date checked: when that page was last read against the listing
- Claimed status: whether the supplier has confirmed their own entry
Where a supplier has not published a figure, such as wall thickness or drain holes, the entry says not stated.