Since The Pallet Loop鈥檚 bright green reusable pallets first entered the market in May 2024 they have becoming increasing adopted by the construction supply chain. They are now being used to transport materials from British Gypsum, Isover, Superglass and Wienerberger.
Willmott Dixon was an early adopter of The Pallet Loop鈥檚 pallet collection service, which first started picking up white pallets from building sites in early 2021.
In 2024, The Pallet Loop collected 15,846 pallets (white and green) from more than 70 Willmott Dixon sites. This diverted 222 tonnes of wood waste and cut 789 kg of carbon from the company鈥檚 operational emissions, while saving it 拢69,333 in waste disposal costs.
聽Willmott Dixon鈥檚 use of The Pallet Loop is part of its drive to reduce the amount of avoidable waste sent to landfill. With the construction sector currently using around 20 million new pallets each year for material transportation, initiatives like The Pallet Loop鈥檚 reusable pallets and nationwide pallet collection service help companies reduce avoidable wood waste and save money 鈥� with the bonus of a pay back of up to 拢4 available on every green pallet returned for reuse.
Charlie Law, head of sustainability at The Pallet Loop, said: 鈥淲illmott Dixon has shown real leadership and has returned more pallets than any other contractor since we started The Pallet Loop collection service.聽 They are showing what can be achieved by making it simple for people across their business to do the right thing and use The Pallet Loop.鈥澛�
Willmott Dixon chief sustainability and compliance officer Julia Barrett said: 鈥淥ur work with The Pallet Loop shows a circular economy approach isn鈥檛 just good for the planet 鈥� it's also good for business. By keeping pallets in circulation for longer, we鈥檙e reducing our environmental impact while improving operational efficiencies.鈥�
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