New HGV trailer helps Somerlap meet demand

January 15, 2023

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Here at Somerlap we’re delighted that the quantity of pallets we’re supplying to our customers continues to grow – in fact, we currently manufacture over 30,000 new and reconditioned timber pallets each week. The power to deliver For almost 40 years Somerlap Pallets have been delivering to a growing network of nationwide customers – on [...]

Think timber pallets are just for storage? Think again…

December 22, 2022

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Somerlap Pallets supply timber pallets to companies across the UK – it’s what our business was built on. But we’ve also discovered other creative uses for them and that our pallets are being used as patio furniture, as part of a village hall and even walls for a restaurant in the Olympic Village. Pallets are […]

Double celebration for Somerlap’s Nigel

November 25, 2022

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Somerlap’s Technical Administration Manager, Nigel Puddy has twice the reason to celebrate because he’s recently marked both his 60th birthday and 22nd year of working at Somerlap. Nigel began his career as Health and Safety Manager at Somerlap’s former site in Ubley, ensuring the safe operation of the sawmill and overseeing the increasing operations at […]

New staff for Somerlap Pallets

August 6, 2022

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Somerlap Pallets is preparing for Spring by welcoming two new members of staff to its premises in Mark, Somerset. Pallet manufacturing Andrius Lukosevicius and Steven Coulson have joined the company and will be part of the pallet manufacturing team. They join three members of staff who ended 2018 with a new role at Somerlap: Valerij […]

Manufacturing new wood pallets

July 31, 2022

Environmental credentials, Equipment, General News admin

For nearly 40 years, Somerlap Pallets have been manufacturing and supplying high quality, reconditioned and new wood pallets to customers across a wide variety of business sectors. During that time, we have continually improved our processes and invested in more automated and efficient machinery – including six, high production pallet lines and a newly commissioned […]

Somerlap invests in new wood chipping machine for growth in renewable energy

May 11, 2022

Environmental credentials, Equipment admin

Somerlap Pallets have installed a new wood chipping machine, which will make the company even more efficient and environmentally friendly. The new wood chipping machine, weighing 14,500kg and capable of producing 3,000kg of wood chip per hour, is significantly more efficient. It can chip much larger timber pallets, as well wooden cable reels and old […]

New DAF truck will help Somerlap Pallets meet demand

December 18, 2021

Environmental credentials, Equipment, General News admin

Somerlap Pallets have recently taken delivery of a new DAF truck to add to our existing vehicle fleet. As a growing business, this addition will help us keep up with increasing demand, allowing us to fulfil more customer deliveries and grow our client base. Increased delivery on demand with the new DAF truck The new […]

Somerlap Pallets staff are key to business growth

November 16, 2021

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When Jeremy Parsons was offered a driving job by his former classmate in 1987, he would never have dreamt that he would still be working for the same firm 30 years later! In 1987 Somerlap (then known as Ubley Sawmill) needed a driver, after purchasing its first lorry to make deliveries. Somerlap Pallets staff member […]

Timber pallets delivered when you need them most

October 31, 2020

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Here at Somerlap, ensuring that the customer is happy is one of our primary goals. We do everything we can to make sure your business runs smoothly – whether that’s getting your timber pallets delivered the same day or going the extra mile to help. Timber pallets delivered the same day Recently one of our […]

Bespoke pallets – fast turnaround

October 25, 2020

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As well as our standard designs, Somerlap Pallets are able to design and manufacture bespoke pallets that meet our customers specific needs. We recently created some new ‘heavy duty’ timber pallets for a long standing customer. They explained that the load weight on the pallets we were already supplying was going to be significantly increased and […]

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