Australia Standard Pallets
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Australia Standard Pallets are square hardwood pallet
s which are standard in Australia
and non-standard anywhere else in the world.
They are 1165 by in size and fit perfectly in the RACE (container)
of the Australian railways. They are ill-suited for the standard 20 feet (6.1 m) and 40 feet (12.2 m) ISO shipping container
s used around the globe. Australian Standard Pallets are usually manufactured in Hardwood, but 1165 x 1165 pallets can also be manufactured using lighter timber suitable for use as disposable pallets using 16 millimetre boards. In the past few years, Loscam have commenced manufacturing its hire pallets in structural grade pine, this has proven to be beneficial in regards tare weight reduction for transport plus the obvious reduction in personal injuries for the staff that may need to move empty pallets by hand.
The flexibility of the quality pine wood used has also reduced breakages of the pallets while still maintaining core strength and safe working loads of the product.
Both Palletmasters and Pink Pallets have followed suit with great success.
Well-known and utilised Australian Pallet manufacturers include Chep
, which is an Australian company that is found all over the globe, utilising the local standard sizes of pallets; Loscam, which is a subsidiary of the giant General Electric Corporation from the United States; Pink Pallets and Palletmasters, which are privately-owned businesses based in South East Queensland. Chep and Loscam primarily hire out pallets - the client is charged per pallet per day. Pink Pallets and Palletmasters are manufacturers of standard and non standard pallets for industry and Pink Pallets also recycle used pallets for the environmentally conscious user. Pink Pallets and Palletmasters sell their products rather than hiring them.
Pallet
A pallet , sometimes called a skid, is a flat transport structure that supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, pallet jack, front loader or other jacking device. A pallet is the structural foundation of a unit load which allows handling and storage efficiencies...
s which are standard in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and non-standard anywhere else in the world.
They are 1165 by in size and fit perfectly in the RACE (container)
RACE (container)
Railways of Australia Container Express or RACE was a slightly wider version of the standard ISO shipping container able to take 2 Australia Standard Pallets side by side...
of the Australian railways. They are ill-suited for the standard 20 feet (6.1 m) and 40 feet (12.2 m) ISO shipping container
Intermodal container
An intermodal container is a standardized reusable steel box used for the safe, efficient and secure storage and movement of materials and products within a global containerized intermodal freight transport system...
s used around the globe. Australian Standard Pallets are usually manufactured in Hardwood, but 1165 x 1165 pallets can also be manufactured using lighter timber suitable for use as disposable pallets using 16 millimetre boards. In the past few years, Loscam have commenced manufacturing its hire pallets in structural grade pine, this has proven to be beneficial in regards tare weight reduction for transport plus the obvious reduction in personal injuries for the staff that may need to move empty pallets by hand.
The flexibility of the quality pine wood used has also reduced breakages of the pallets while still maintaining core strength and safe working loads of the product.
Both Palletmasters and Pink Pallets have followed suit with great success.
Well-known and utilised Australian Pallet manufacturers include Chep
CHEP
CHEP is an international company dealing in pallet and container pooling services, serving customers in a range of industrial and retail supply chains. CHEP is owned by Brambles Limited....
, which is an Australian company that is found all over the globe, utilising the local standard sizes of pallets; Loscam, which is a subsidiary of the giant General Electric Corporation from the United States; Pink Pallets and Palletmasters, which are privately-owned businesses based in South East Queensland. Chep and Loscam primarily hire out pallets - the client is charged per pallet per day. Pink Pallets and Palletmasters are manufacturers of standard and non standard pallets for industry and Pink Pallets also recycle used pallets for the environmentally conscious user. Pink Pallets and Palletmasters sell their products rather than hiring them.