Midlands based specialist company, PPS Equipment Management Ltd has just commissioned a survey to measure the carbon footprint of their plastic pallets operations. For years, PPS has been managing a considerable fleet of plastic pallets on behalf of its customers – these are largely in the food industry where the use of plastic pallets has been steadily growing over the past number of years. However by far the largest percentage of pallets used today is timber. However, PPS in their efforts to promote plastic pallets has initiated a programme showing the favourable carbon footprint of plastic pallets, particularly in the food sector. This ...
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As part of their ongoing commitment to extend their range of returnable transit equipment (RTE), PPS Equipment Management Ltd, based in Measham in the Midlands, is now promoting a range of plastic pallets boxes. In addition to solid wall plastic pallet boxes, the company now offers collapsible plastic pallet boxes, either on a sale or rental basis. Plastic pallet boxes are largely used throughout the food industry, both as a storage medium and also to transport goods. The advantage of collapsible plastic pallet boxes of course is that they fold down, giving optimum and efficient transport when empty or collapsed. PPS recognises that ...
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A number of sales to a Midlands-based engineering company have been made for plastic pallet boxes – and for an unusual application! Plastic pallet boxes are a regular staple of sales for some distribution companies, based in Measham in the Midlands. The core business of the parent company is the management of returnable transit equipment (RTE) and the Measham site houses a state-of-the-art industrial wash plant. Plastic crates, tote boxes and plastic pallets are all washed to the highest of standards, and the company was accredited to ISO 22000 earlier this year. And while the company continues to grow in the provision ...
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There are a growing number of applications within the food industry turning to plastic pallet boxes for storage, transport and general handling purposes. PPS offers these versatile products, usually with the most commonly used dimensions of 1200x1000mm footprint either new or second hand, either on a direct sale basis or on a rental basis. The box pallets are extremely durable, strong and made from high density polyethylene (HDPE) and are fully re-cyclable at the end of their working life. Plastic pallet boxes are included in the range of returnable transit equipment (RTE) supplied by PPS ...
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It is vitally important in today’s current climate that people work towards energy saving devices that therefore make the difference in everyday life. Many companies, especially those in the food industry want a service that ensures they have the advantage of efficient food storage and transportation. With many people looking for a cost effective and environmentally friendly way to transport goods, PPS have come up with the idea of crate hire and crate rental. This is because they understand the durability and the hygiene factors of plastic crates compared to that of cardboard boxes. The transportation of some foods can cause spills ...
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It was a proud day for PPS' Andy Flynn recently as he was introduced to HRH The Earl of Wessex at St. James’s Palace in London. Sqn Ldr Andy Flynn was invited as a VIP Guest to a DofE Gold Award presentation ceremony. Sqn Ldr Flynn is the Wing DofE Officer and also the Region DofE Officer for Central & East Region, a dual role which he is finding very rewarding and enjoyable. Andy is also Operations & Logistics Manager for PPS Equipment Management Ltd at Measham where he is responsible for the smooth running of an industrial wash site. PPS specializes ...
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Where there is a need to rent plastic boxes or to rent crates or even to rent plastic pallets, then PPS Equipment Management Ltd has a sustainable solution. Aware of the need to convert from one-way packaging such as large cardboard boxes, a number of responsible food processing businesses are now looking to rent crates from PPS. The company will rent food trays and food crates to clients and then retrieve same from third party locations. Wherever a crate wash or pallet wash is then required, PPS will take the reusable packaging materials to its Measham site and wash crates, trays and ...
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Is your company conscious of its carbon footprint when it comes to food packaging? If yes, and you are thinking about reusable food packing, then contact PPS Equipment Management Ltd. PPS specialises in plastic crate rental, tray rental and pallet rental, with an emphasis on the rent of plastic pallets. Many responsible food companies are looking for ways to dispense with single-use or single-trip packaging and this is where PPS steps in. There is a growing demand to use heavy duty plastic containers for food transport – containers such as plastic nestable crates or plastic tote boxes. The only perceived drawback to ...
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Plastic pallets can now be rented from PPS Equipment Management Ltd out of its Midlands location. Renting plastic pallets is an alternative to timber pallets where a hygiene pallet is needed – for example within a food processing plant. PPS will rent plastic pallets to clients on a contract basis and will also offer to wash plastic pallets on its dedicated pallet wash line. In addition PPS has installed an industrial crate wash line which can wash plastic food crates, nestable crates. This same wash line will also wash collapsible boxes and attached lid tote boxes.  
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As part of its commitment toward sustainable packaging, particularly in the food industry, PPS Equipment Management Ltd offers a service of crate rental, food tray rental and also plastic pallets for rent. Returnable packaging, replacing single use cardboard boxes contributes to an improvement in the carbon footprint of food processors. PPS works with clients who prefer to rent plastic crates and have PPS manage re-usable transit packaging on their behalf. Tray rental and pallet rental as well as plastic pallet rental are all managed by PPS using “Enable” their own online asset tracking system. Additionally PPS can wash plastic crates, plastic pallets ...
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