Save money and help save the planet with our wood waste recycling service

May 9, 2023

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Save money and help save the planet with our wood waste recycling service At Somerlap Pallets, we know that wood is the ultimate renewable material. Most types of wood can be recycled and reused to create new, useful products. We are always looking for new, sustainable ways to recycle and reuse old pallets and waste [...]

Lorry curtains have never been so stylish

February 16, 2023

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Lorry curtains have never been so stylish If you’re a regular reader of our blogs, you’ll know that at Somerlap we always aim to be as environmentally friendly as possible. But you might be surprised to learn that we even have an environmentally friendly (and stylish!) solution for our lorry curtains too. When our lorry [...]

New HGV trailer helps Somerlap meet demand

January 15, 2023

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New HGV trailer helps Somerlap meet demand 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 [...]

Think timber pallets are just for storage? Think again…

December 22, 2022

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Think timber pallets are just for storage? Think again... Timber pallets being used as desks during a pallet manufacturing show in Germany. 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 [...]

Double celebration for Somerlap’s Nigel

November 25, 2022

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Double celebration for Somerlap's Nigel Technical Administration Manager, Nigel Puddy (left) with Somerlap MD, Kevin Bond A double celebration for Somerlap 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 [...]

New staff for Somerlap Pallets

August 6, 2022

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New staff for Somerlap Pallets From left: Mike (HGV driver), Steve, Bert (Production Manager), Andrius, Valerij and Jozef. Steve, Andrius and Jozef join the manufacturing team. 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 [...]

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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Somerlap Pallets staff are key to business growth 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 [...]

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