Plastic Pallets by Type
Unlike wooden Pallets, Plastic pallets come in many different forms with each one designed for specific purposes and uses. For example, some have different features:
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Nestable Pallets
This means that that can stack and nest inside one another which makes them space saving for storage and transportation.
Rackable Pallets
These pallets are designed to be used in warehouse style racking and will have specific load capacity capabilities.
Heavy Duty Pallets
These pallets are used for heavy loads and are made to be very strong. This is an area that wood cannot compete as it is impossible to fully guarantee a weight capacity on a wooden pallet die to many natural variations in the constitution.
Medium Duty Pallets
These pallets are used for medium loads and are made to be very strong. This is an area that wood cannot compete as it is impossible to fully guarantee a weight capacity on a wooden pallet die to many natural variations in the constitution.
Lightweight Pallets
These are designed to get a great balance of the ration between weight and strength and are particularly useful where carriage is calculated by volumetric weight such as air freight. It is impossible for wooden pallets to match plastic in terms of the weight to strength ratio potential.
Open Deck Pallets
These pallets are used for heavy loads and are made to be very strong. This is an area that wood cannot compete as it is impossible to fully guarantee a weight capacity on a wooden pallet die to many natural variations in the constitution.
Closed Deck Pallets
These pallets are used for heavy loads and are made to be very strong. This is an area that wood cannot compete as it is impossible to fully guarantee a weight capacity on a wooden pallet die to many natural variations in the constitution.
Recycled Material Pallets
Pallets can be made of recycled plastic or from brand new or ‘virgin’ material. Pallets made from recycled plastic are normally black or dark grey in colour. Virgin pallets are a much lighter grey. If a different coloured pallet is required, then virgin material must be used. Both recycled and virgin plastic pallets can be recycled at the end of their useful life.
Virgin Material Pallets
Pallets can be made of recycled plastic or from brand new or ‘virgin’ material. Pallets made from recycled plastic are normally black or dark grey in colour. Virgin pallets are a much lighter grey. If a different coloured pallet is required, then virgin material must be used. Both recycled and virgin plastic pallets can be recycled at the end of their useful life.
Plastic Pallets by Use
There are pallets for different uses:
Distribution Pallets
These are for use in a large range of industries including logistics and automotive businesses, distribution pallets are utilised for highly efficient transportation of goods. Our distribution pallets are specifically designed to be strong enough to carry enormous weight and withstand general wear and tear, while being light enough to easily move by hand when empty.
Pool Pallets
Pool pallets are designed to be used with an internal closed loop system where they are sent out, brought back to the depot and reused time and time again. For this they need to be designed to be strong enough to carry heavy weights and withstand general wear and tear along with being light enough to easily handle manually at the various locations they are used.
Automation Pallets
Automation pallets are designed for use in machine-operated warehouses. Automation pallets are ideal for storage applications where plastic is a necessity and can be used in many different industries but often in the food and drink industry as well as FMCG.
Hygiene/ Food Grade Pallets
Hygiene Pallets are plastic pallets that are super clean with very little places for ingress or contamination. Their very design prevents any build-up of dirt. Additionally, their design makes them very easy to clean. Traditionally these pallets have a smooth deck on which to place any objects. Mainly used in the food or pharmaceutical industries they are now becoming more prevalent throughout other industries.
H1 Pallets
H1 pallets are particularly ideal in the meat processing and food industries involved in the packaging, storing and distributing food goods, they are an excellent choice for a variety of uses.
Display Pallets
Display pallets are used a lot withing the retail industry and are normally half euro or quarter euro pallet size. They are set up with goods for easy of merchandising in the end location.
Container Pallets
our Container pallets are designed to fit two side-by-side within a shipping container and, due to their nestable pallet structure, are stackable and space efficient.
One-way / Export
Basically any pallet in any size, colour with or without personalisation can be made for you. However, there are often minimum order quantities required for production and additional costs for bespoke pallets. Contact us for a quote.
USA - GMA
Inch - American pallets, otherwise known as GMA pallets. These pallets differ slightly in size slightly to standard ISO sized pallets of 39.37x 47.24in, US pallets measure at 48x40in and are most popular in North America.
Plastic Pallets by Size
And then pallets come in different sizes as standard:
Standard Pallet 1200x1000mm
Standard size pallets are 1200x1000mm and this size is probably the most common size used within the UK
Euro Pallet 1200x800mm
Euro pallets are pallets with a EPAL specified Euro pallet size of 1200x800mm. Widely used across Europe and the UK due to their versatility and broad range of uses, they are a popular choice for many industries. There are a variety of pallets that fall into the Euro pallets category, including both lightweight and heavy-duty palettes, nestable pallets and Rackable pallets.
Half Euro Pallet 800x600mm
Measuring at 800x600mm, half Euro pallets are half the size of standard Euro pallets. Half Euro Pallets offer businesses a lighter and smaller alternative to standard sized pallets. Whether in transit or display, half pallets offer can provide a more efficient storage and transport solution.
Quarter Euro Pallet 600x400mm
These small pallets are only 600x400mm, making them ideal for display purposes and for the transportation of small goods. Though small in size, our heavy-duty plastic quarter pallets are designed to be hard-wearing and robust with a high load capacity. With their lightweight and nestable designs, our quarter pallets are the perfect choice for transit or shelving.
Square Containers Pallets
These pallets are designed for shipping container usage to gain the maximum number of pallets on the floor space and so that they can easily fit side by side inside a container. They come ins 1100x1100mm and 1200x1200mm sizes pallet and their use will depend on the type of container.
Large Pallets 1300x1000mm
These pallets have that slight bit extra size when a standard pallet is just too small.
USA Imperial/ GMA Sized Pallets 48x40in
Inch - American pallets, otherwise known as GMA pallets. These pallets differ slightly in size slightly to standard ISO sized pallets of 39.37x 47.24in, US pallets measure at 48x40in and are most popular in North America.
