Plastic Pallets and Crates for Food and Beverage Sites

Handling Equipment That Survives a Wash-Down Bay

Food and beverage sites run two problems at once: hygiene that has to survive an audit, and equipment that has to survive a wash-down bay. Timber fails both. It absorbs moisture and product liquor, it splinters into product, and it cannot be cleaned to a standard an auditor will accept. Swan Material Supplies holds bulk bins, produce trays and rackable plastic pallets across five Australian warehouses, so replenishment runs from the facility nearest your site rather than across the country.

Everything in the range is moulded in one piece. There are no nails to work loose into product, no grain for bacteria to sit in, and no boards to fail under a loaded stack. Static, dynamic and racking loads are published on every line, so your team can specify against real figures instead of estimates.

Why Food Sites Move Off Timber

The hygiene case is the obvious one, but the export case is just as strong. Timber packaging bound for international markets needs ISPM 15 heat treatment or fumigation, a treatment stamp and matching paperwork. Plastic sits outside ISPM 15 entirely, so finished product leaves without treatment cost and without the risk of a consignment being held at the destination port.

Choosing the Right Unit for the Job

Match ventilation to the load. Vented bins let air move through fresh produce so heat and moisture do not build up in the middle of the bin; solid-wall bins keep powders and granules contained and airborne contamination out. Where you wash down between product changes, a smooth internal wall matters more than capacity, because ribbed bins hold residue in every corrugation. For anything that bruises, a shallow tray keeps product in a thin layer with nothing crushing it from above. And specify racked stock against the racking figure, not the dynamic figure, since racking is the limiting condition with nothing supporting the deck underneath.

Full specifications, including dimensions, volume, load ratings, colour and minimum order quantity, are listed on every product page. Where your process requires documented food-contact certification, tell us which line you are specifying and we will confirm the certification status in writing before you order.