Leicester, UK: The number of timber pallet repairs reached 100,000 in the UK and Ireland as businesses increased pallet re-use, says Epal.
Epal said more repairs took place for the first time during 2022, as businesses increased pallet reuse for reasons including sustainability and reducing costs.
Production of new timber pallets also grew year-on-year in the UK market in every month of 2022 to a total of 1 million across the year, a record for the country. In Ireland, production remained largely stable, despite challenging conditions that affected availability of timber at times during the year.
Felicity Smith, national secretary, Epal, UK and Ireland, said: “We are really pleased to see reuse of EPAL pallets going up for another year to hit these record levels. Driven by increasing cost pressures, as well as the increasing legislative and customer demands on sustainability, more supply chains are looking to recondition, repair and reuse their pallets. The Epal network of licensed repairers is expanding, which is making it easier for them to do this.”
Epal administers some 500m Euro pallets and 20m box pallets internationally, the world’s largest open exchange pool.
