The number of green Pallet Loop pallets entering the building materials supply chain has now passed one million.
And with Barratt Redrow joining the network and embracing the concept, that number is set to keep rising.
Every year, Barratt Redrow accepts delivery of hundreds of thousands of pallets carrying core building materials. It has always tried to dispose of pallets responsibly. Historically, any large plasterboard pallets received from British Gypsum were returned via the plaster manufacturer鈥檚 old pallet return service 鈥� which has now been superseded by The Pallet Loop. Other pallets, deemed suitable for reuse, were typically collected by Scott Pallets鈥� recovery service (the Loop鈥檚 collection partner).
Now, all pallets delivered to Barratt Redrow sites that are suitable for reuse, whether white or green, will now be sent back to the Pallet Loop 鈥� with all of the company鈥檚 house-building sites already set up and using the service.
By the end of June 2025, the Pallet Loop, which is part of BSW Group, estimates that Barratt Redrow will have used its service to return in excess of 400,000 pallets (green and white) for reuse during the preceding 12-month period across all its sites nationwide 鈥� preventing them from entering the waste chain.
Barratt Redrow group procurement director John Adams said: 鈥淚n a short space of time, some of our biggest building materials suppliers have moved to using The Pallet Loop鈥檚 circular economy pallets. This is great news for our business and for other housebuilding companies nationwide. The Pallet Loop solves multiple issues for our business 鈥� providing a standardised range of strong, reusable pallets, and consolidating pallet returns via one easy-to-use system. This is helping us reduce waste and cut carbon, while also enhancing efficiencies across our operations.鈥�
Andy Williamson, commercial director at the Pallet Loop, said: 鈥淲e are grateful to the team at Barratt Redrow for fully embracing our pallet collection service. As the number of Loop pallets issued to date surpasses the one million mark, we鈥檙e encouraging other housebuilding companies to consider how our business can benefit their operations. Our collection service is simple to use and offers significant environmental and financial advantages 鈥� helping housebuilders lower costs and make a positive impact on their sustainability targets. As we strive to help the construction sector become more circular and resource efficient, and as activity in the housebuilding sector ramps up, we look forward to working with companies nationwide to help solve the problem posed by pallet waste.鈥�
For every green Loop pallet returned for reuse, the Pallet Loop will provide the returning company with up to 拢4 per pallet. Building material manufacturers now using the Pallet Loop to transport materials include British Gypsum, Isover, Superglass and Wienerberger.
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