Two IFCO Plastic Pallets: both digital winners with multiple benefits! There’s the robust Dora, perfect for all automation and hygiene needs, and the nestable Nestor, the versatile space-saving international player. Which one best meets your fresh grocery supply chain needs?
Conventional wooden pallets are out, durable plastic pallets are in. The robust Dora and the nestable Nestor are changing tertiary packaging in a smart, sustainable and streamlined way.
Both Dora and Nestor are cost-efficient alternatives to less durable wooden pallets. They have lots of features in common, and a few that set them apart. Most notably, they are key assets in the IFCO circular model that is cutting waste and reducing carbon emissions along the entire fresh grocery supply chain.
The IFCO Pallet SmartCycle is the new industry standard
The robust Dora and the nestable Nestor are part of the new industry standard for the sustainable pooling of pallets: the IFCO Pallet SmartCycle.
Building on our unique experience as the leading provider of reusable packaging containers (RPCs) and the proven IFCO SmartCycle pooling system, we have created a whole new ecosystem for reusable pallets. The one-stop-shop minimizes waste and maximizes circularity. It reduces CAPEX and increases supply chain efficiency and visibility.
As our IFCO Plastic Pallets are built to last, they hardly ever get damaged or break, unlike traditional wooden pallets, which need to be inspected after every use and repaired or exchanged more frequently. Thanks to the durable design of the IFCO Plastic Pallets, we don’t need to collect and inspect them after every cycle. This saves you time, streamlines your operations and saves on transport and the associated CO2 emissions.
Dora and Nestor are designed to seamlessly replace old-fashioned wooden pallets. They are the perfect match for IFCO RPCs and standardized containers. Although they are customized for demands of the fresh grocery supply chain, they can be used to transport all kinds of goods. Pooled by IFCO, which ensures superior service and pallet quality. Digitally enabled, which makes the IFCO Pallet SmartCycle even smarter.
Durable Plastic Pallet
Nestable Plastic Pallet
With much lower damage rates in comparison to over 25% for wooden pallets.
Designed to carry heavy loads, safely rackable and ISO 8611 tested.
Equipped with anti-skid features and easy to handle.
Built to maximize transport loads of IFCO RPCs and other boxes.
Reducing transport carbon emissions during transport and handling.
Suitable for both manual and automated logistics systems and available through the IFCO Pallet SmartCycle pooling system and MyIFCO digital application.
IFCO’s fully automated delivery tracking system (DTS) simplifies and streamlines order processing for your pallet needs and reduces the administrative workload.
Up to 10x more than conventional pallets.
Splinter-free, nail-free, rust-free, mold-free, moisture-resistant, non-absorbent.
Saving resources and promoting circularity.
In contrast to traditional wooden pallets, where there is essentially only a one-size-fits-all type, we offer two pallet solutions to cover the specific needs of the global fresh grocery supply chain. As both pallets share so many advantages, why do we offer two types of pallets?
Each comes with extra advantages.
Heavy on strength and hygiene
Dora is the real champion when it comes to lifting heavy goods. She’s the strong, sturdy, standardized pallet that slots seamlessly into highly automated logistics.
If you’re transporting meat and poultry, you’ll soon be welcoming Dora to your team. She’s washable in temperatures up to 90°C. Dora is industry-leading when it comes to hygiene standards. She’ll also help you cut your transport legs and associated CO2 emissions.
Ultralight with space-saving design At only 14kg (compared to around 22-25kg for wooden pallets) Nestor is the ultralight international player in the fruit and vegetable supply chain arena!
Highly nestable, easily stackable and 40% lighter than wooden pallets, Nestor lets you pack more than two and a half times more pallets (1,386!) in a truck, which helps you cut down on transport legs and CO2 emissions. And Nestor’s ventilated design increases airflow, which makes this pallet the perfect base for fresh fruit and vegetables.
We have a more cost-efficient and easier solution for you than wooden pallets and conventional exchange systems. Our reusable plastic pallets are only available through the IFCO Pallet SmartCycle pooling system, which means we take care of them for you. We deliver washed pallets to your door when you need them. You don’t buy our pallets or enter an exchange system as you would normally do with conventional wooden pallets, you use the IFCO Pallet SmartCycle "share and reuse" model. With our support, you reduce capital expenditure, upfront costs and administrative burdens.
With a longer lifespan of up to 10 times more than conventional wooden pallets, and full recyclability at the end of life, our reusable pallets support the circular economy. In addition, the IFCO plastic pallets are designed to save space in trucks, reduce trucks on the road and eliminate inefficient transport legs, saving costs and carbon emissions in the process.
Both pallets are customized specifically for the challenges of today’s fresh grocery supply chain. Do you want a strong, sturdy, standardized design for use in highly automated logistics and hygiene environments, including meat and poultry? Then you should be looking at Dora.
Do you want an ultralight, nestable and stackable pallet that works in order picking and pack lines? Are you transporting fresh fruit and vegetables across borders? Do you need better ventilation to keep your fresh products fresh for longer, right up to POS? Then you should be looking at Nestor.
If you’re still not sure which one is best for your needs, get in touch. We’re happy to help you make the right sustainable pallet choice.
