The Pallet Loop, the circular economy pallet reuse scheme for the UK construction sector, has announced that its distinctive green pallets are now being used to distribute approximately 90% of products manufactured by British Gypsum. The news follows the introduction of additional pallet specifications, covering more of British Gypsum’s plasterboard range, and comes just eight months after the first Loop pallets entered the building materials supply chain carrying its bagged plaster products.
Since May last year, The Pallet Loop has issued more than 700,000 of its bright green pallets – which are designed to be collected from construction projects, building sites and merchants yards nationwide, and used again and again.
Up and down the country, an increasing number of builders merchants, housebuilding companies and principal contractors are now using the service – reaping the associated financial, waste and carbon savings.
In November and December, pallet recovery rates hit 30% – three times the typical industry average pallet return rate, which has historically hovered around the 10% mark. The company has also set up more than 7000 collection points on its system – enabling businesses nationwide to return pallets and access its PayBack scheme, which offers a financial incentive of up to £4 for every green Loop pallet returned for reuse.
Steve Ottaway, head of operations, said: ‘From a standing start, we are delighted with what we have achieved with our pallet collection rates. As well as demonstrating the effectiveness of a closed loop pallet collection system, our return rates underscore the willingness of all parts of the construction industry to embrace a different way of working. We are grateful to those companies already using the service and look forward to growing our collections figures this year as more building material manufacturers choose to adopt The Pallet Loop.’
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