Repair & Reconditioning
Extend the Life of Your Assets — Reduce Waste, Optimise Cost
Extend pallet lifespan through structured inspection, grading, and repairs; when export-ready pallets are needed, we also provide ISPM-15 re-treatment. In addition, each unit is marked and cycle-tracked for visibility and QA checks. As a result, you reduce breakage, waste, and spend while maintaining safety and throughput across your warehouse and transport network.
Service Levels & Assurance
- Turnaround Windows: Capacity sized to your dispatch rhythm (peaks included) with priority on export-critical lots.
- Usability Warranty: Units that fail functional checks on arrival are replaced or credited; we perform root-cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
Traceability Pack
- Batch summary: counts, grades and work performed
- ISPM-15 certificates (where applicable)
- Cycle-count visibility per lot for QA checks
Sustainability Ledger
- Monthly pallets recovered and waste diverted
- Estimated CO₂ savings for ESG reporting
- Material recovery from non-conforming units
- Intake & Sorting: We collect or receive mixed pallets, segregate by size and specification, and isolate units for repair versus recycle. A quick visual triage removes unsafe pallets from circulation immediately.
- Inspection & Grading: Each pallet is measured against your approved specification. We grade defects (deckboard cracks, loose/bent fasteners, stringer splits, block damage) and apply a defined repair plan so output remains consistent across batches.
- Structural Repairs: Common fixes include deckboard replacement, stringer plugging/dutchman repairs, re-fastening to approved nail patterns, and corner stabilization. Components are matched to your material standards to preserve load performance.
- Compliance & Treatment: For export-bound cycles, we route repaired pallets through ISPM-15 heat treatment with lot segregation and batch records. Domestic cycles bypass treatment unless you instruct otherwise to reduce time and cost.
- Identification & Tracking: Every repaired pallet carries a clear “R” and a cycle count so warehouse staff can distinguish them at a glance and manage rotation. Batch IDs link back to repair dates, actions taken, and treatment status for audit trails.
- Final QA & Release: Before release, we verify squareness, deckboard spacing, fastener seating, and bearing-point integrity. Non-conforming units are recycled for material recovery rather than re-issued.
Collection & Backhaul
Scheduled pick-ups or backhaul returns to keep floors clear.
Export-ready Lots
Pre-treated, clearly labelled lots for urgent cross-border shipments.
Spec Standardisation
Consolidate similar SKUs to improve repair yield and simplify handling.
On-site Training
Quick guidelines to help staff isolate repairable vs scrap and reduce incidents.
New Pallet vs Repaired Pallet
Easy Identification, Seamless Tracking
At a glance, our repaired wooden pallets look just like new ones — matching in strength, appearance, and performance. To help your team distinguish them easily, each repaired pallet is clearly marked with a bold “R”, and a unique number indicating how many times it has been repaired.
This simple, transparent system makes inventory tracking and lifecycle management effortless for your warehouse operations.
Repairing pallets pays off – for your budget and for the planet.
First, you can save up to 60% versus buying new, which frees cash for other priorities. Moreover, each repair avoids about 50 kg of CO₂ and reduces the wood and hardware you need to consume. In addition, less waste goes to disposal, so handling becomes simpler and fees often drop.
Over time, these small wins add up: so far, Yat Guan’s repair program has prevented more than 2.2 million kg of CO₂, helping businesses strengthen environmental accountability while keeping their supply chains running smoothly. As a result, teams meet compliance goals more easily, and operations stay safe and consistent across warehouses and transport routes.
In short, pallet repair is sustainability that makes solid business sense – practical, traceable, and ready to scale.
Join us in creating a smarter, greener, and more cost-efficient pallet management system. Let’s keep your supply chain moving — responsibly and sustainably.
Contact us today to learn how our pallet repair and recovery programs can support your logistics goals.
