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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Are you looking to rent crates or trays, particularly plastic crates or plastic trays? If yes you should be speaking to PPS Equipment Management Ltd. This Midlands-based company offers returnable packaging rental and asset management via on online asset tracking system known as “Enable”. Crate rental and food tray rental offer an alternative to one-way cardboard boxes and are part of the companies returnable transit equipment management programme. Nestable crates, collapsible boxes or attached lid tote boxes are available as well as plastic pallet rental as part of the returnable packaging options PPS offers. In addition PPS will wash food crates on ...
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There is a growing change of pace, particularly within the food industry, towards the increasing use of plastic pallets. Plastic pallets are increasingly being specified where pallet washing is required and PPS Equipment Management Ltd, based in the Midlands is now offering pallet rental to clients, and a number of plastic pallet rental and food crate rental options. A number of food companies use the services of PPS for tray rental to complement their pallet rental requirements. In addition PPS at Measham have a crate wash facility on site where to wash plastic crates and a dedicated pallet wash unit. Timber pallets ...
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Tray rental and specifically plastic tray rental is the speciality of PPS Equipment Management Ltd based at Measham in the Midlands. Plastic food crate rental is becoming more popular within the food industry as a “green” alternative to one-way cardboard boxes. The rent of plastic pallets is also offered whereby PPS will rent plastic pallets to predominately food companies who require a hygiene pallet which can be easily washed before re-use. Pallet washing and crate washing is done at the Measham site using a high-tech industrial washing operation. As well as tray rental and crate rental PPS offer to manage any ...
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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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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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