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Outdoor pallet storage: a fixed place for empty pallets
You store empty pallets outdoors in an orderly way by giving them a fixed place, in straight stacks and away from traffic routes. Whether a pallet straightener can be that fixed place for outdoor pallet storage in your own yard depends on your situation; ask us for advice.
Empty pallets in the yard
If you keep empty pallets outside, for example because there is no room indoors or because they are collected from there, the same applies as indoors: without a fixed place, loose stacks appear, scattered across the yard.
Loose stacks can start to lean after a few more pallets have been added, and wooden pallets get wet and dirty outside. Orderly storage therefore starts with a fixed, level place away from traffic routes, with a separate stack for each pallet size. Also agree who looks after the place and where damaged pallets go.
This page is about empty pallets in your own yard. More about storage without racking in Empty pallet storage without racking.
Fire safety counts outdoors too. The distance needed from buildings depends on your situation and follows from your fire risk assessment; ask your fire safety adviser or the local fire and rescue service. Read more in Storing empty wooden pallets with fire safety in mind.
A fixed place outdoors
A pallet straightener is a free-standing steel frame for stacks of empty pallets. You place the stack in the frame with a forklift and push it in with the forklift, which presses the stack straight. The straight stack can then stay in the frame, in a fixed place, and everyone can see where the next stack has to go. The frame is not racking and it carries no goods.
If you work with different pallet sizes, give each size its own place. That way you can see at a glance which pallets are there.
Whether a pallet straightener suits your yard depends on your situation. Ask us for advice before you choose.
Blue or galvanised
We are happy to discuss which version suits your location; ask us for advice for your situation. Every Palletframe is blue as standard. As an option, every model is available in another colour or galvanised, including made to measure.
Which model fits?
Outdoors, too, you choose the model by the pallet width of your pallets. Palletframe Basic and Palletframe Auto are made for 800, 1,000 or 1,200 mm and are 2,350 mm high, and in both you press the stack straight with your forklift; the Auto has a deeper lead-in funnel, which makes the stack straighter. You can see all models by pallet width on Pallet sizes.
If your pallets are a different size, or you need another height, we make the frame to measure. Include your pallet size, the height you need, the number of frames and your preferred finish in the quote request.
Frequently asked questions about outdoor pallet storage
Another question?
We are happy to help.
Can a pallet straightener stand outdoors?
That depends on your situation; ask us for advice on the version that suits your location. Every model is blue as standard and available in another colour or galvanised as an option.
Is a pallet straightener available galvanised?
Yes. Every model is blue as standard and available galvanised as an option, in every line and also made to measure. Let us know your choice in the quote request.
How far from a building should you store pallets outside?
We cannot give one distance for every business: it depends on your situation and follows from your fire risk assessment. The government fire safety guide for factories and warehouses (England and Wales) advises keeping pallets in designated storage areas away from the building, fire exits, windows and boundary fences (GOV.UK). In Ireland, the person in control of the premises has a general duty to guard against fire under the Fire Services Acts. Ask your fire safety adviser or the local fire and rescue service for advice.
Need a fixed place for pallets outdoors?
Describe your situation in the quote request. We will then help you choose the model and the finish.