Although the economy is recovering, businesses are still looking at ways to reduce costs and remain sustainable.
There are many options that businesses can implement such as reducing energy consumption to reduce bills, but is there something more substantial you could do immediately to generate measurable savings?
Over the last 12 months timber prices have increased. The demand on timber in the building industry has meant the price of timber for other commodities including wooden pallets has dramatically risen. This in addition to a reduced availability of reconditioned pallets has shortened supply and encouraged higher pallet prices.
The introduction of renewable heating systems such as wood chip or wood pellet biomass boilers has been detrimental to the reconditioned pallet market. Pallets which formerly could be used several times are now being converted into the fuel required by consumers. With the trend of fewer reconditioned used pallets available, pallet supply has significantly reduced forcing companies to buy new, higher priced pallets to make up for the shortfall.
What if it doesn’t have to be like that? What if you can keep your costs under control, or even reduce costs below your packaging spend budget?
RPS offers a full collection and refurbishment service where your pallets can be collected from your customers, inspected to ensure they are fit for purpose and returned to your site for reuse. There is no requirement for manufacturing or new timbers so the cost of the process can be provided at a significantly reduced price compared to new pallets. More importantly, with a reduced volume of reconditioned pallets in the market it provides an increased security of supply of the pallets you need. Our proactive approach ensures that RPS collects your pallets regularly in order for them to be sorted, inspected and returned to you for reuse.
You can get ahead of the competition by using our logistics and packaging expertise to start reusing your pallets now. By generating significant cost saving you have a fantastic advantage to drive your business forward. The pallet shortages and supply problems we’ve experienced this year could become worse by next year so by engaging with the concept of pallet reuse now you can ensure your business remains sustainable.
Are you looking to buy reconditioned pallets but you cannot source them? Are new pallet prices increasing above and beyond your allocated packaging budget? Are you spending a lot of time and effort sourcing pallets?
Contact RPS for more information on our pallet collection and reuse scheme and see how we can dramatically reduce your overall packaging spend, increase environmental responsibility and ensure security of supply for your business.
Remember: Think packaging . . . Think RPS
