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Manchester-based recycling and manufacturing firm PH Pallets has completed a £400,000 investment and announced plans to expand its operations.
The pallet management and recycling specialist has completed a £150,000 upgrade of its Dukinfield operations unit and installed a £250,000 bespoke IT system.
PH Pallets plans to develop its business in the future by further enhancing access to its five-acre site to increase its intake of thousands of used wooden pallets for recycling.
Mark Houghton, a partner in PH Pallets, says: "Since we started in 1988 we haven't stopped expanding and naturally we're now looking for the next investment.
"Even during the current economic woes we've been able to invest in our business because we can offer companies a source of revenue - where they may have thought there was none - by buying back used pallets and recycling them.
"We don't deal in cash or averages: every incoming pallet is logged, sorted, graded and paid for thanks to our custom-built IT system, and our clients are provided with detailed reports of exactly what they've given us.
"Also, nothing from our site goes to landfill. Clients regularly audit us on this aspect of our operations because, even in an economic downturn, it's an important benefit to our customers looking to meet environmental targets and policies."
PH Pallets, which employs 29 people, handles more than 30,000 pallets each week and has an annual turnover of more than £2 million.
It serves clients from a range of business sectors including, including retail, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, freight, warehouse and the food industry.
