So many people send pallets out, over-wrapped, under-wrapped, or not wrapped at all!
Guess what, if you analyze it, you'll find it's costing you the earth to send those pallets out, sometimes up to £2 each! And when you're sending over 50 pallets a week, that starts to get expensive and hurt your Gross Profit.
Problem:
1. Overwrapping pallets: leads to an increase in plastic waste, expensive cost to send each pallet out, and does nothing but harm to your packaging budget.
2. Underwrapping pallets: increases risk for damages to some or all of a pallet, poor customer experience, and reputation damage to the business.
So where's the fine line between using too much or too little wrap for each pallet?
Solution:
Focus on automation. Yes, it requires investment, but there's a proven ROI (Return-on-investment) over anything from 6 months to 2 years depending on how much you use the machine.
Automatic pallet wrappers really are the next 'Elon Musk' of innovation. They might have been around for a while, but too many businesses are ignoring them due to the theory they cost lots of £££. Well, they don't - read on.
What do Palletwrappers do:
1. Bring in time savings with automation - even with the most basic palletwrappers, you can set them up, and then use those operations for standard-sized pallets over and over again. Walk up to the machine > select which operation you want > press go > walk away and do something else.
2. Health and safety - we like to make a significant point of this one, as many other wholesalers don't. 60% of warehouse staff-related injuries are back-related. Then you have your hands and knuckles which often get grazed and worn by constant knocking on the floor with a roll of hand palletwrap.
3. Consistency in an image - all your pallets will go out looking the same! Therefore your customers have a consistent image of your company and your products, whilst also minimizing the risk of damages as each pallet is wrapped securely with the right amount of wrap.
Cost:
There are two ways of controlling the cost. And it really is down to your company and the budgets you have.
A - Capital cost (which means you can take advantage of government incentives) and pay for the machine in one go, but with a proven ROI from the savings made on your current palletwrapping operation.
B - Rental. Yes, we offer Rental! Either
6 months, 12 months, 24 months or 36 months. This spreads the cost, and includes regular maintenance and a plan to make sure if the machine stops, it's fixed or replaced in an agreed time frame.
How do we look into buying/renting an Automatic Palletwrapper?
Simply ring or email us at sales@westmountpackaging.co.uk. This way, we can get a visit booked and some brochures organised for us to discuss the different requirements of your team and the best fit?
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Team Westmount