Pooling, as a concept, is about maximising efficiency of use and reducing the inefficient use of assets. Pooling also allows businesses to focus on their core activities and leave things like logistics, asset management, reporting, cleaning of assets, etc. to...
What do we do, How do we do it?
Smartload’s service offerings for food producers & other industries are flexible. Some clients prefer our full service pooling model, others prefer the flexibility of the rental model, whereas other customers prefer to buy and own their own assets Pooling The...
Dry Bulk Containers (DBC’s)
Manufacturers in the food, pharmaceutical, automotive (and other) industries make use of cartons, wooden pallets and plastic wrap solutions - in order to store and transport packaged materials and products - such as plastic bottles, caps, sachets, etc. These solutions...
Liquid Bulk Containers (LBC’s)
Previously manufacturers of food and pharmaceutical products made use of either 1000 litre flow bins or 25 litre bag in box solutions for the transport of raw materials and finished product. Unfortunately, flow bins are difficult to clean, often cause losses in raw...
What do we do, how do we do it?
What do we do, how do we do it? We often get asked how our reusable packaging solutions work. Over the next three weeks I will be unpacking some use cases and how our solutions fit into different supply chains. First up... Plastic Pallets One of the main culprits...
Discharging high viscosity fluids from flowbins and other load carriers is difficult and results in unnecessary waste
Discharging high viscosity fluids from flowbins and other load carriers is difficult and results in unnecessary waste Food manufacturers, such as dairies who make use of fruit pulp and concentrates in the production of yoghurt and other products often lose a portion...
The Smartload Combo Liquid Bulk Container (LBC) is the perfect solution for intermediate liquid bulk loads.
The Smartload Combo Liquid Bulk Container (LBC) is the perfect solution for intermediate liquid bulk loads.Transporting any liquid product in volumes less than tanker loads can be very inefficient and can result in unnecessary packaging waste and transport costs.The...
Are you making use of unnecessary labour and inverters to avoid dirty, broken, wooden pallets going into your production facility?
Are you making use of unnecessary labour and inverters to avoid dirty, broken, wooden pallets going into your production facility? Why Smartload’s reusable plastic pallets are the better choice over wooden pallets. One of the main issues with using wooden pallets in...
SmartTrees – smarter for the planet
SmartTrees - smarter for the planet At Smartload’s core we are focused on driving environmental sustainability by helping our clients reduce their waste creation, by offering an alternative to single-use packaging such as wood and cardboard. This has inspired us...
Make the switch from single use to sustainable, reusable packaging
Make the switch from single use to sustainable, reusable packaging It may seem counter-intuitive, but plastic (as a reusable packaging option) is actually the better choice when it comes to sustainability and the environment. Not only are wooden load carriers and...