Why pooling is sustainable

The pool of standardised load carriers in food production such as meat crates, hygienic pallets and big boxes, along with our Europe-wide network, creates synergies through demand and excess supply. This makes it possible for food producers, distributors and logistics providers to increase the efficiency of their logistics processes by eliminating unnecessary transportation.

With our Europe-wide network of service partners and an optimised linkage of supply and demand for load carriers, the distances travelled and the associated CO₂ emissions can be reduced, with some journeys eliminated entirely.

Thanks to our individually customised empty container management in the pooling system, everyone involved is better positioned to reach their sustainability goals. Empty journeys can be avoided through transfers in which load carriers are credited and can later be retrieved.

Pooling models leverage network effects, replacing the linear transportation of standardised load carriers, in which empty containers are transported back to the owner after delivery at considerable cost. Instead, pooling models use a depot system in which empty containers are handed in, allowing other users of load carriers to take them away and put them to use.

Pooling your load carriers saves you significant costs through our optimised linking of demand and excess supply and the harnessing of network effects and synergies. With programs like poolbook, we take it even further:

Furthermore, load carriers are inspected using a strict quality system, ensuring a seamless flow of material into the market for a wide variety of quality requirements.

The more users are involved, the more sustainable and efficient the system becomes. With us as a partner, you can have access to the right quantities of pallets and crates everywhere in Europe and can return them wherever they are no longer needed.