PPS Equipment Management Ltd specialises in the management of Returnable Transit Equipment (RTE), primarily plastic pallets and plastic crates.   A large poultry producer in Scotland had for years been sending out raw chicken products in one-way non-returnable cardboard boxes. At their destination these boxes had to be disposed of at a substantial cost to the end-user.   PPS worked with the customer to switch them to returnable plastic crates which are collected for reuse. Not only did this reduce the cost to the customer, but an added advantage was the plastic crates carry 19kgs of produce versus only 15kgs in cardboard boxes – ...
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An initiative by PPS Equipment Management Ltd in the exciting area of Returnable Transit Packaging (RTP) is allowing a number of food processors to replace non-reusable cardboard cartons.   PPS has worked with these processors to allow them to adopt a system of replacing cardboard with plastic trays and crates, a number of which have been in continuous use for over five years, thus allowing a more cost-effective delivery system. In addition PPS has worked with the producers and haulage companies in introducing Enable, PPS’s own online asset management system.   An added advantage has been that fewer road journeys are now required (for ...
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PPS Equipment Management Ltd has now firmly established itself as third party contract pallet wash operation for users of plastic crates, tote boxes and plastic pallets.   The company in the past had used other wash contractors such as CDP and Logtek to wash their own extensive fleet of Returnable Transit Packaging (RTP) and had also last year run some trials with PHS Teacrate but eventually decided to establish their own operation with state-of-the-art wash lines for plastic crates and plastic pallets respectively.   PPS specialises in the management of returnable transit equipment, mainly within the food industry and has also introduced its own ...
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A state-of-the-art crate washing line is now fully operational at the PPS Equipment Management Ltd site in the Midlands. The crate wash facility was installed earlier this year with the primary intention being for PPS to wash their own fleet of plastic crates which are rented out to a number of customers throughout the UK, mainly in the food industry.   Many of the plastic crates and plastic trays are used to transport raw meat, so every crate must be washed on return and before re-entering the rental pool.   As a result PPS wash to the highest standards of cleanliness and carry out ...
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For years there have been discussions within the food industry about the use of plastic pallets to transport and store a variety of foodstuffs.   It has always been acknowledged that plastic construction leads to a more hygienic pallet as it can be washed and sterilised, whereas timber pallets may be prone to splintering, distortion if left out in wet conditions and even microbiological viral infestation in certain cases.   PPS Equipment Management Ltd has for years been extolling the virtues of plastic pallets, particularly when food is likely to come in some contact with the pallet surface.   There is, PPS accepts, a higher initial ...
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If your company has a need to wash used food crates, nestable trays or tote boxes PPS Equipment Management Ltd now offers a crate wash facility at its central Measham site.   A state-of-the-art crate wash and plastic pallet wash operation now offers industrial washing either on an ad hoc, short- medium- or long-term contract or even to meet seasonal demand.   While the large majority of its wash activities surrounds the crate washing of food crates, PPS also washes crates, trays and tote boxes for the packaging, pharmaceutical and bakery sectors.   Plastic pallet washing is also a speciality with PPS having installed a dedicated ...
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