PPS Equipment Management Ltd has recently expanded its presence in the market for retail roll cages. Roll cages are a ubiquitous product found across a wide industrial range and PPS has supplied products not only for the retail sector but also into the automotive, waste management and newsprint industries. The company offers not only to sell roll cages to clients, but also provides the option of rental and management of the roll cages while at a client or at third parties. New and second hand roll cages in a range of standard dimensions are supplied to clients from either the Midlands head ...
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PPS Direct, part of the larger PPS Equipment Management Ltd, based in the Midlands at Measham has recently announced a new service repairing damaged metal roll cages. PPS specialises in returnable transit equipment (RTE) and its management. In the early years this consisted of supplying plastic food crates and plastic pallets to the food industry and once used to despatch products, PPS would take responsibility for its safe return, to wash it and to re-introduce it into the pool system. In addition to its core business, the company started selling metal roll cages a couple of years ago. They quickly understood that ...
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Metal or more commonly wire mesh roll cages are used in almost every industrial sector in the UK today. These ubiquitous products are to be found in supermarkets, warehouses, factories and in large numbers in the retail business. Seldom treated with any respect, these roll cages tend to be seen as no more than a method of transporting goods either within a factory, production unit or warehouse. Usually they are not perceived to have any intrinsic value in themselves – it’s only the goods carried in or on the roll cage that are seen to have value. This of course is ...
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PPS Direct, based at Measham in the Midlands is pleased to announce the arrival of Ron Kiernan to strengthen their Sales Team. Ron joins the business on 1st September and will have a UK-wide remit to develop sales of returnable transit equipment across a broad range of industries. Importantly, in addition to direct sales, Ron will take responsibility for new business development on PPS core businesses such as equipment rental and management, online asset tracking and washing / sterilising of plastic crates, boxes and pallets. Ron brings a wide breadth of knowledge of the returnable transit equipment (RTE) industry, particularly metal roll ...
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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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Does your company have a need for returnable transit equipment (RTE)? For example plastic trays or food crates, plastic pallets or metal roll cages. If you transport or store goods, it may be that returnable and reusable equipment is a must for your operations. And if yes is your Accounts Department ready to sign off on the necessary capital expenditure needed? If capex is unavailable, you may wish to speak to a Midlands-based specialist in RTE, already providing equipment such as food crates, pallets, wire mesh containers and roll cages across a broad range of industries. Not only will they supply your equipment ...
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Wilkinsons, the well-know retailer has recently awarded a wash contract to a Midlands wash contractor. The contract is to wash attached lid boxes used by Wilkinsons to transport a wide range of products from their distribution centres to their retail outlets. This wash contract was chosen for a number of reasons: •    Professional wash standards – washing to ISO 22000 •    Ability to deep clean the boxes which may have varying degrees of soiling. •    Flexible working times allowing Wilkinsons to book in loads at differing times of the day. •    Proximity to Wilkinsons distribution operations. As well as the attached lid boxes, the wash contractor ...
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PPS Equipment Management Ltd has recently been accredited to ISO 22000:2005, the standard for supply and washing of plastic returnable equipment for use in the food supply chain. PPS has a large fleet of plastic food crates and plastic pallets used by clients in an integrated loop system. The company rents out this returnable transit equipment, retrieves it from third parties in the marketplace and returns these goods to its Midlands base where state-of-the-art washing lines clean and sterilize returned equipment. What products can PPS wash? Plastic nestable crates, collapsible boxes, attached lid boxes and plastic pallets are all washed to exacting ...
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Roll Cages Transport and storage solutions are part and parcel of many businesses in various industries today. They are necessary within the retail, food, waste, home and garden industries, amongst others. Without good solutions, the efficiency and productivity of any given business would suffer, which is why it is imperative that you find a good solution and quickly. Everyone knows that pallets are great for storage and for transporting many items as one unit. However, they do have their drawbacks. For example, could you carry a pallet from one place to another on your own if you need more than one ...
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