Plastic pallets offer a serious return on investment

Timber price rises push up demand for plastic
November 8th 2006

Timber pallets and packaging producers face a tough winter as shortages in the supply of timber begin to bite and buyers push up demand for plastic alternatives, according to goplasticpallets.com.

In just eight weeks this summer, the industry reeled under a price rise of more than 20%. The news comes as a further blow to an industry which has already suffered as a result of the introduction of ISPM 15 regulations.

The latest problem has been caused by increased demand throughout continental Europe. The UK has suffered more than most because the shortfall has been met by diverting supplies, currently fulfilled by Baltic countries, to mainland Europe.

Jim Hardisty, managing director of goplasticpallets.com, the UK’s fastest expanding supplier of plastic pallets says:  “Sustained price increases are now pushing up the price of wood pallets and packaging.  Not surprisingly, buyers are looking at ways to contain costs and plastic pallets offer a serious return on investment.” 

The latest offering from goplaticpallets.com proves the point. High-quality pallets ideal for repeated long-term use are being produced in a super strong one-piece design (800 x 600mm and 1200 x 1000mm) with open or closed top decks. 

“These products have a life expectancy of at least ten to fifteen years, five times longer than wooden pallets,” says Hardisty.

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