Pallet services manufacture, handle, and recycle wood and plastic pallets for shipping, transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing companies. They also provide pallet making, delivery, wrapping, storage, and recycling services.
Wood and plastic pallets are commonly used in many industries including shipping, transportation, warehousing and manufacturing companies. To meet this need, there are different types of pallet service providers who manufacture, handle and recycle pallets for the benefit of other businesses. Additionally, there are pallet services that wrap and prepare pallets for shipping, stack pallets in warehouses, and produce new pallets.
A common type of pallet service is the pallet making and delivery service. New pallets are assembled from wood or durable plastic to customer specifications to serve a specific purpose. Pallets are tested for performance and then shipped or delivered to customers for use in their facilities. Any worn or damaged pallets can then be taken back to the pallet service for repair, replacement or recycling.
Pallets are most commonly used to secure heavy loads for shipping or storage, so a pallet service that can handle them is required. Once loads are ready for shipment by a company, they are stacked neatly on top of the pallet, according to approved weight limits, and roped and tied to the pallet. Next, the entire load is securely wrapped in thick plastic wrap to protect the items from shifting during shipping or storage. Then the palletized load is tagged with identifying or shipping information, and a commercial hand truck or forklift is used to lift the pallet onto a truck bed, trailer, or warehouse rack for storage.
If a business lacks the storage space or wishes to keep manufactured products in a separate location, a pallet service that can provide secure storage facilities is often needed. Pallet storage services can also handle the wrapping of palletised loads and the transport of the pallets to the warehouse where they will be stored. The pallet storage company may be authorized to ship pallets to other locations on behalf of the company to which it also provides these services.
With regular use, pallets wear out or become damaged, which compromises safety. These pallets are typically rejected according to industry safety standards. A common pallet service is that of the pallet recycling company which takes old or damaged pallets and takes them to a factory where they are disassembled and the raw materials are processed into new pallets or other products. Wood and plastic pallets are often cut down to smaller sizes and used for other commercial and consumer purposes. The wood pulp from old pallets can also be broken down to make composite wood and paper products.
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