THE Pallet LOOP has appointed Laura Smythe as its new principal contractor account manager.
She will focus on driving the return of LOOP’s reusable green pallets among Tier 1 contractors – furthering the company’s commitment to embedding circular economic principles in the movement of building materials across the UK and Ireland.
Laura brings years of pallet pooling experience to the team. Previously she worked at CHEP, a specialist in reusable pallets utilised in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector.
Her primary task will be to enhance The Pallet LOOP’s partnerships with principal contractors – increasing uptake of its pallet collection service, which offers a financial incentive of up to £4 for every green LOOP pallet returned for reuse.
A growing number of principal contractors are now using The Pallet LOOP’s collection service to dispose of pallets.
Cathy Morio, asset recovery manager at The Pallet LOOP, said, “We are delighted Laura is now part of the LOOP team. Her extensive experience in pallet pooling, will help ensure a seamless process for the return and ultimate reuse of our circular economy pallets – contributing to a more sustainable building materials supply chain.
“Our closed-LOOP system is already delivering huge financial and environmental benefits for many of the country’s biggest principal contractors. Under Laura’s leadership, we look forward to seeing that figure grow, alongside the number of pallet returns.”
The Pallet LOOP has been operational for eight months. Initially the business supplied pallets to British Gypsum and Isover to move bagged plaster, plasterboard and insulation. In early April, Superglass and Wienerberger started to move their products on LOOP pallets and discussions with other material manufacturers are ongoing.
Further information is available at www.thepalletloop.com
In the UK, The Pallet LOOP works with Scott Pallets and in Ireland its manufacturing and collections partner is CJ Sheeran.
