What ’ s the Association of Pallet Networks ?
LOGISTICS
Industry leaders think that lumber prices will also stay high throughout 2021 . ‘ Wood is a raw material , just like iron , gas , or oil ’, says Luc Grauwet , Vice President of PGS Group . ‘ Price variations can be significant , or even speculative ’. He notes : ‘ The market wasn ’ t used to this kind of action . The price of wood has always been fairly stable ’.
According to John Lieber , President of Profile Technology , high lumber prices will continue through 2021 but drop back down to normal in the summer of 2022 . For many , however , that ’ s too long to wait .
Reimagining the System Do we need a radical re-envisioning of our pallet supply chains ? Some argue that there are better , more sustainable options to building and buying thousands of wood pallets per year . And for many , it ’ s a decision based on cost . Rick LeBlanc says : ‘ A closed-loop or pallet retrieval programme — if done right — can dramatically reduce your pallet spend ’.
What ’ s the Association of Pallet Networks ?
Founded In : 2006 by current chairman Paul Sanders .
Made Up Of : 600 + hauliers , 24,400 + vehicles , and 13mn + square feet of warehouse space .
Purpose : Member hauliers work together , collect and deliver palletised freight , take it to a central hub , and make next-day deliveries .
Benefits of Pallet Networks
• 98 % reliability
• Reduced congestion
• 800 fewer vehicles on the roads per day
• 73 % average vehicle fill ( compared to the industry average of 51 %)
• Less than 6 miles away across most of the UK supplychaindigital . com 99