Scott Group acquires Direct Pallets
15 August 2020Scott Group has acquired Bedfordshire-based business Direct Pallets Ltd (DP) in a strategic deal that will deliver additional reconditioned pallet capacity in the prime industrial areas around Luton and beyond.
The acquisition of DP will expand customer access to the range of sustainable pallet solutions available from the Group’s existing pallet businesses; Scott Pallets and HLC (part of the Scott Group).
The £7m DP business supplies around 30,000 reconditioned pallets per week, from a five-acre site that will add capacity in the heartland of England’s southern industrial belt.
“We were delighted to reach a deal with brothers Shaun and Kevin McBride who have successfully grown the business over the last 20 plus years.” said Kevin McNeilly, managing director at Scott Pallets, reconditioned business unit.
“Direct Pallets is a well-invested business, and the exceptional five-acre site complements our growing national network, so the fit was good.”
Direct Pallets was founded in 1997, and like Scott Pallets is a family-owned business. Its 40 employees will transfer across to Scott Pallets and will trade as Scott Pallets with immediate effect.
