FOI – 2025-3128 Pallets used at NDS Coddington (HTML)

Date received – 07 Oct 2025 | Date responded – 17 Oct 2025

Request

We refer to the above and would be grateful if you would provide us with:

1. Details of where the pallets used at NDS Coddington, 21 Coddington Crescent, Eurocentral, Motherwell, ML1 4YF are purchased from including name of company. If the pallets are leased, please provide details of where they are leased from;

2. Details of who maintains the pallets used at NDS Coddington, 21 Coddington Crescent, Eurocentral, Motherwell, ML1 4YF. If this is a third party, details of the third party.

As you will be aware, we are entitled to this information in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. In light of this, we look forward to receiving the information within the time frame set down by section 10 of the 2002 Act.

Response

1. The pallets used at the NDS Coddington site in Eurocentral are not purchased or leased by National Services Scotland (NSS). Instead, they are leased by the inbound suppliers themselves, who select their preferred pooled pallet provider, based on their own operational needs. The pooled providers operate a closed-loop system, meaning once we have used them, they manage the collection and reuse the pallets after delivery. Our role is purely as the recipient of the goods; we are not responsible for leasing or managing the pallet contracts.

In addition, we do utilise some standard white pallets, received from inbound suppliers, European, to deliver goods to Health Boards.

2. CHEP UK Limited, LPR – La Palette Rouge (GB) Limited, and IPP (International Pallet Pool Limited) maintain their own pallets under their service agreements. Standard white pallets are managed by Scot Pallet (Bathgate), who handle collection, reuse, and recycling.

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