SCOTT Pallets has claimed it is continuing to drive innovation in the supply chain through a series of logistics initiatives, implemented in conjunction with parent company BSW Group.
By working with haulage providers and internal partners, such as sister businesses BSW Timber and Tilhill Forestry, the timber pallet specialist revealed it is reducing empty miles, improving asset utilisation, and cutting carbon emissions.
One development has been the reloading of vehicles, with those that have completed pallet deliveries for Scott Pallets now often backloaded with BSW Timber sawn products.
As of August, around 300 deliveries had already been backloaded, with most of these trips involving the Scott Pallets fleet at its Barry site. These vehicles have been used to deliver pallets to customers as normal, before collecting material from BSW Timber’s Newbridge-on-Wye sawmill for the return leg.
Scott Pallets has also strengthened relationships with key haulage partners, including H&R Gray and Johnsons Haulage, who have supported the initiative.
In a further step towards sustainable operations, Scott Pallets at Ellesmere Port has introduced a walking floor vehicle to streamline the management of on-site wood waste. This means that as well as carrying out standard pallet deliveries, the vehicle will collect scrap wood for biomass use. In another partnership, Scott Pallets is working with fellow BSW Group member Tilhill Forestry to supply this biomass material to Shotton Mill in Deeside.
