A wee dram goes further than you
think thanks to Goplasticpallets.com
It’s one of the world’s favourite food
exports and it’s important to keep the
whisky flowing at all times.
As the US writer, Mark Twain said: “Too
much of anything is bad, but too much
good whisky is barely enough.”
That’s why The Edrington Group, the
international premium spirits company,
approached Goplasticpallets.com when
it needed help with its logistics in 2012
– and the solution is still working five
years later.
The success of Edrington’s installation
is further proof why people should:
Leave the wood. Go plastic - which is
the theme of Goplasticpallets.com’s new
Goplasticpallets.com recommended a auditing purposes and brand ‘TEG’ (The
switch from wooden to plastic pallets Edrington Group) for easy in-house
As Chris Hendry, Procurement Manager for a durable and cost-effective solution identification.
at Edrington explains: “We can package capable of withstanding the tough and ship approximately 5 million cases manufacturing environment, which For further information contact
of whisky a year at this site that’s why involves a high level of automation – Goplasticpallets.com on 01323 744057 or
it’s essential we work with the very best essential since each pallet can carry logistics partners. £60,000 worth of spirits.
marketing campaign.
“The pallets and solution we were
supplied by Goplasticpallets have
been fantastic and offer so many
improvements over wood, durability
being just one of the benefits. We’re
over the moon with their performance.”
Jim Hardisty, Managing Director of
Goplasticpallets.com, adds: “We offer
in excess of 155 different pallets and
pallet boxes – the country’s largest
selection, with many items available
direct from stock – and we work in all
sectors from manufacturing to food
and drink production. We’re not at all
surprised that the solution we provided
to Edrington is still working and still
proving it’s worth some five years later,
and we’re sure the solution will still be
performing to its utmost in another five
years’ time.”
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Edrington ordered 1,400 of the company’s
APB 1210 Pool Perforated 5R pallets in
black. It also requested the removal of the
lips to prevent damaging the cases and
inner gift cartons, which often overhang
the edge of the pallets. Anti-slip strips
were added as a necessity to protect the
fragile cargo, from the bottling line to the
container.
Edrington also requested that
Goplasticpallets.com sequentially number
each of the 1,400 pallets for internal
by emailing [email protected].
Alternatively, visit www.goplasticpallets.com
to explore the UK’s largest range of plastic
pallets and pallet boxes.