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Economics

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Where the money in this business genuinely sits, and where it leaks out.

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Looking into a loaded trailer stacked with new EPAL and EUR-stamped Euro block pallets, banded and strapped in rows. — A trailer of EPAL block pallets loaded two-across. Every unit stamped, banded and counted before the doors close.

A wide view across the warehouse floor: dozens of stacks of wood and plastic pallets sorted by grade and colour, with wrapped loads and racking behind them. — Sorted by grade and footprint before anything is quoted. Whitewood, plastic and pooled units never share a stack.

01Summer core supply and the paradox of the busy seasonA customer asked why we were short in July when everybody was clearly busy. Being busy is precisely the reason.7 July 2026
02What a pallet costs when you count the floor spaceAsk a warehouse manager what a pallet costs and you get the invoice price. Ask what a pallet position costs and the number multiplies.5 May 2026
03The first 90 days of a managed pallet programmeThe savings people expect come from unit price. The savings that actually arrive come from grade right-sizing and paired freight, and they show up in weeks four to ten.10 February 2026
04Why odd-size pallets do not have to cost odd-size moneyA wrecked 48-inch stringer trims to a perfectly sound 42-inch member. That single fact is why our odd sizes price near standard.2 September 2025
05The economics of on-site repair, worked through properlyEveryone assumes you need a mega-DC to justify an in-house repair crew. The arithmetic says otherwise once you stop ignoring freight on broken wood.22 July 2025
06Pooled pallets: the reconciliation nobody staffsPooling is a genuinely good product for the right lane. The trouble is that people budget for the rental and not for the accounting.10 June 2025
07January is the best month to renegotiate pallet supplyEverybody negotiates supply in the autumn, which is the single worst time to do it. The market is telling you something and almost nobody listens.14 January 2025
08How to run a pallet audit in one afternoonYou do not need a consultant for this. You need a clipboard, four hours and access to two invoice folders.13 August 2024
09Eight things that make a pallet quote come back slowlyWe answer within one business day. Whether that answer is a price or a question depends entirely on what arrived in the request.11 June 2024
10Why Q4 pallet prices move before Q4 doesThe recycled pallet market tightens in August, not November. By the time the retail peak arrives, the pricing has already happened.9 April 2024