Returnable Transit Packaging

PPS Appoints New Business Development Manager

Returnable transit packaging continues to catch the interest of a range of businesses interested making savings on the cost of packaging. Cardboard boxes especially are being replaced by plastic crates or plastic boxes that not only provide savings on disposal and labour costs, but also help improve carbon footprint.

PPS specialises in a range of services associated with returnable transit equipment (RTE) such as nestable crates, bale arm crates, plastic fish boxes, plastic pallets and large plastic pallet boxes and tubs. PPS has a pool of returnable packaging that they rent to their customers who then use it to dispatch their products to third parties. PPS then arranges to collect the used equipment and return it to one of their commercial wash sites for hygienic cleaning, after which it is either returned to the customer in an integrated loop system or to the equipment pool.

With wash sites at Measham in the Midlands (accredited to ISO 22000 Food Safety Management) and Grimsby (accredited to BRC Storage and Distribution Standard) PPS wash a broad cross-section of returnable packaging, including bale arm crates, plastic tote boxes, plastic fish boxes, plastic pallets and plastic pallet boxes or tubs. PPS has a wide customer profile but with a big emphasis on the food sector – beef, poultry and retail. The Grimsby site, known as PPS East had for  years concentrated on the fish and seafood industry but in addition to this core business have now established a separate wash station for plastic boxes, crates and trays in its own building and which is dedicated to non-fish food wash applications.

Now, as part of the continued expansion of the business, PPS has appointed a new Business Development Manager to replace Iain McArthur who is moving to Scotland to develop business opportunities there. Jonathan Issatt has joined PPS with responsibility for developing new business in all industry sectors. Jonathan brings a wide range of innovative skills, having worked before for a large pallet pooling business in a business development role. He will look at new projects for returnable transit packaging within the supply chain in the food, retail, and automotive, engineering and electronic sectors. Other development areas include waste management, anaerobic digestion, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and personal care.

Director of PPS David Peggie said, “We are excited to have Jonathan join our team. He has wide experience in returnable transit equipment and pallet pooling systems through the supply chain and will be looking to develop new business for both our sites that will contribute to the continued expansion of our company. His wide experience in pallet pooling systems has meant that he has hit the ground running in terms of operational activities”