FORKLIFT TRUCKS
RECYCLING & WASTE MANAGEMENT
WAREHOUSING, HANDLING & STORAGE
RACKING UP THE SAVINGS WITH RECYCLED PLASTIC PALLETS T
here is no doubt that plastic pallets have become a crucial part of the modern-day warehouse thanks to their unrivalled performance, sustainable benefits, and long-term cost savings.
So, when one of the UK’s largest rental equipment specialists approached plastic pallet experts,
Goplasticpallets.com, looking for a solution to safely store its specialist lifting equipment, the team offered the perfect solution.
Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland needed a robust and reliable solution capable of storing heavy items such as lifting hoists and heat exchangers in racking for a prolonged period of time at its new sales distribution centre in Sutton-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. With years of experience and expertise in supplying the perfect plastic pallet for its customers’ applications,
Goplasticpallets.com was able to understand Sunbelt’s needs and recommended the Cabka-IPS ER100 NL2 5R. This pallet was selected for its supreme strength, excellent racking capabilities of up to 2,000kg, and its minimal deflection when under load. Measuring 1200mm (L) x 1000mm (W), this pallet has five runners for safe handling with forklift trucks and their 9-metre reach trucks. Additionally, this pallet is made from 100% recycled HDPE plastic which was an important consideration for Sunbelt. After fully testing the pallet, Warehouse Manager
Kyle Hughes was delighted with its performance and placed an order for 1,700 units. He said, “
Goplasticpallets.com really took on board my vision for what I was trying to do here. Performance, safety, and sustainability were very important for me, and these pallets have, without question, turned this distribution centre into a first-class facility. “The service was excellent, and the pallets are even better. I cannot speak highly enough about them. I have worked with wooden pallets most of my career, so I really noticed the difference. The durability of the plastic pallets is phenomenal.” The distribution centre is one of the main hubs for Sunbelt in the UK. It supplies smaller centres across the rest of the country, and at any one time, there could be up to £5 million worth of stock ready to be distributed.
Kyle continued, “When we receive stock into the building, we decant it straight onto the pallets and then safely store it in the racking. A pallet can have anything up to a tonne on it, storing items such as lifting hoists, 7-kilowatt heat exchangers, 27-kilowatt air conditioning units, and industrial dehumidifiers. Some of these items may not sell all that quickly so it was vitally important that the pallets were durable and did not deflect too much.”
Along with the plastic pallets’ impressive performance, Kyle revealed that the safety benefits
were another benefit to him.
Kyle explained, “For me, it is also about safety, especially with the weight of stock we are putting into the racking. Wood is unpredictable and can easily break, especially when handled. If you are loading up a wooden pallet and the forklift catches the wood, it can seriously damage the pallet or even destroy it. But these plastic pallets stand up to everything we throw at them. There is no damage, and none of the pallets have broken – and we have tested them thoroughly!
“It is imperative that the pallets are safe and will not give way when my guys are storing and retrieving items from the 9-metre-high racking. “I know these plastic pallets will last a long time, unlike wooden pallets. Previously, I have had to replace wooden pallets every few months because they have been smashed to pieces. I have not bought any wooden pallets in the 10 months the facility has been open, and it is saved us over £10,000. So, the long-term cost-saving will be extremely beneficial to the business.”
Please get in touch with one of the plastic pallet experts at
Goplasticpallets.com if you would like to make the switch to plastic pallets.
Go Plastic Pallets
www.goplasticpallets.com 01323 744057
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