Dave Nicklin
Businesses have become significantly more environmentally aware in recent years and many opt for timber-based transit packaging to lower their operational footprint. Using timber pallets from managed sources allows businesses to become more sustainable, however reusing them wherever possible, or buying reconditioned pallets, is a further way to ensure more environmentally efficient processes. Here are 5 benefits businesses can expect from using reconditioned timber pallets:
The average lifespan for a wooden pallet is usually between 5 to 7 years, however when a pallet gets damaged it can be repaired and reconditioned to boost its usage. Doing so lowers the amount of new lumber needed to carry out the transit of goods and helps companies minimise the resources needed to create new pallets.
Reusing timber pallets through reconditioning, gives businesses the opportunity to encourage environmentally friendly practices. With the increasing importance of sustainability for consumers, companies that recycle and reuse their packaging materials can create a better reputation and brand identity.
Reconditioning or repairing large volumes of timber pallets can be done quickly and effectively by a specialist provider with the right equipment. They will be able to disassemble damaged pallets so that all the reusable components can be used to form new pallets and all the pieces which aren’t suitable can be made into wood chip or fibre for other purposes. Because new pallets can be turned around much faster than creating wooden pallets from scratch, businesses can benefit from faster lead times for more efficient transit operations.
quality control. The wooden pallets used for reconditioning have already been approved and proven to perform as designed, so that when they are reconditioned, businesses can be assured of structurally reliable, durable and more sustainable transit packaging.
Buying reconditioned wooden pallets has been estimated to be between 30% and 60% cheaper than buying new ones. And since reconditioned wooden pallets are made to be as good as new, they are an extremely cost-effective and viable solution to more sustainable transit packaging.
Nicklin is one of the UK's longest established and most experienced providers of bespoke timber and corrugated transit packaging products and services. If you’d like to find out more about their ranges of recycled, reconditioned and returnable wooden transit packaging, or to discuss your bespoke requirements, please contact them on 0121 359 8101, or email enquiries@nicklin.com.
Trading since 1913, we are one of the UK's longest established and most experienced providers of bespoke timber and corrugated transit packaging products and services. Our product range includes; ...
