Our partnership with The Pallet LOOP has officially launched with the first load of the distinctive green coloured recyclable pallets, carrying our core range of Rugby Cement products, dispatched to customers across the country.

What is The Pallet LOOP?

The Pallet LOOP is an award-winning circular economy pallet reuse scheme designed specifically for the construction sector. Its model addresses a long-standing issue in construction logistics of single-use pallets. Historically, fewer than 10% of pallets in the sector have been reused, generating over 250,000 tonnes of wood waste annually. Pallet LOOP’s green pallets are FSC-certified, built for multiple trips, and backed by a nationwide collection service that offers Rugby Cement customers financial incentives. This includes receiving between £2 to £4 for each pallet returned to The Pallet LOOP, providing a more cost-effective alternative than disposing of them.

Why have we joined The Pallet LOOP Scheme?

Cemex is the first cement manufacturer to adopt The Pallet LOOP’s circular pallet system, reinforcing a robust industry leading commitment to sustainability and innovation through its broader Future in Action strategy.

Vicki Elliott, National Sales Manager for Bagged Cement at Cemex UK, said: “To help reduce CO2 emissions, Cemex is actively prioritising circular economy principles across the business with a core focus on transforming many residues and industry by-products into valuable materials and promoting natural resource management. The Pallet LOOP’s business model mirrors our commitment to circularity with its award-winning reuse scheme. For decades, wasted and abandoned wood pallets have posed a real challenge across the supply chain. It is great to see such a fresh and dynamic approach effectively tackling the long-standing issue of single-use pallets. We look forward to expanding the service across the full Cemex portfolio in future roll outs.”

How we are supporting our customers

This isn’t a big operational change for our customers – deliveries will still arrive as usual. Customers have received an update from us with all they need to know about the incoming green pallets and how the scheme will operate.

Working with Pallet LOOP offers us all a chance to make more sustainable choices, and with the added benefit of our customers earning money from pallets that would otherwise cost them to dispose of.

For further information visit www.thepalletloop.com