The case for presswood pallets
Kite Packaging is a longtime advocate of presswood pallets for warehousing and logistics customers.
Kite Packaging Online managing partner Jake Kirk explains: “As an environmentally-conscious business we support the manufacture of presswood pallets over timber as they are made from reclaimed and recycled wood pulp, which are durable enough to be re-used. Once they are disposed of they can also be recycled again, creating a renewable material time after time.”
As well as environmental benefits presswood pallets are also suitable when space is at a premium, as they have a nestable design which means they can stack together. They are also lightweight (up to 5kg lighter than full-sized timber pallets) so they can be moved easily.
Because they are moulded under high pressure and at a high temperature they are also ISPM15 compliant. ISPM15 is a directive that enforces the need to treat wood packaging with chemicals before export, however because of the conditions presswood pallets are manufactured under they require no extra treatment, and are ready to export worldwide at no extra cost.
Kirk adds: “Price is also a major point. At £12.91 each in the first price break, our 800mm x 1200mm timber pallet is more expensive than our presswood pallet of the same size which stands at £10.33. However, there is more cost savings to be had in terms of air freight (see illustration).”
