Sectors
Pallets for the trades Southampton actually runs on
Southampton's pallet demand is shaped by the container port, the cruise terminals, vehicle handling, the airport estates, food and drink distribution and the building trade. Each of those uses pallets differently, so here is how we approach them.
Choose your trade
Container shipping and the docks
Southampton is a container port first and foremost, and the businesses that feed it — freight forwarders, hauliers, warehousing, groupage and cargo handling operations — move large amounts of palletised goods every week.
Cruise and ship supply
Southampton is one of Europe's major cruise ports, and around it sits a whole trade of provisioning, catering, laundry, retail supply and logistics businesses whose work is defined by turnaround days.
Vehicle and automotive logistics
Southampton handles vehicles as well as containers, and around that sits an automotive supply chain: parts and accessory distribution, pre-delivery and preparation work, workshop and bodyshop supply, and the hauliers serving all of it.
Air freight around Southampton Airport
The commercial estates around Southampton Airport, Wide Lane and Eastleigh hold freight agents, couriers, aviation-adjacent engineering and time-critical logistics businesses — and our yard on Stoneham Lane is minutes away.
Food and drink distribution
From wholesalers and importers near the docks to producers, bakeries, brewers and catering suppliers across Hampshire, food and drink businesses have tighter pallet standards than most — and get through more pallets than most.
Builders merchants and construction supply
Merchants, timber and roofing suppliers, civils and groundworks distributors and site compounds across Southampton and Hampshire put pallets under more strain than almost any other sector, and generate more broken ones.
We supply businesses that trade in these markets. We do not hold, and do not claim, any contract, approved supplier status or formal relationship with the port operator, any shipping or cruise line, or Southampton Airport. If you want to know what we can genuinely do for your site, the fastest route is the quote form.
Not sure which fits?
Most enquiries come down to the same four questions: what the pallet carries, how it is handled, how many you need and where it goes.
Tell us what your trade needs
Tell us the pallet type, size, quantity and your Southampton or Hampshire postcode, and we will come back with a straight answer on what we can supply or collect.