Our comprehensive range of pallet sizes and service options make it just as easy to ship freight across the UK or across the globe.

What is Palletforce?

Palletforce is Europe’s largest SuperHub and distribution network. A SuperHub is a centralised logistics centre with the capacity to service hundreds of vehicles and tens of thousands of pallets every day. Across 38 acres, Palletforce’s SuperHub has bays for 420 HGVs and can handle 30k pallets a day. It has state-of-the-art environmental features and doesn’t waste any valuable warehousing space on offices.

As a distribution network with hundreds of partners, parcels are quickly routed around the globe in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. By routing pallets cleverly, Palletforce also reduces emissions making it a greener solution. 4S Distribution is proud to be a member of such a successful and forward-thinking network.

How Palletforce Works

When you post a consignment with 4S Distribution, you’re also tapping into the Palletforce network. Pallets flow through the central hub for processing and then travel to their destination via the network member carrier responsible for that territory. There’s less overlap and retracing which keeps fuel costs down and maintains low carriage costs.

Consignments are tracked from end to end via the ePOD system which gives our customers greater peace of mind. Each step of the journey is traced in one convenient place. This tracing gives added confidence to the shared distribution model overall. You can be sure your pallet will be treated with care at each stage of its hub and spoke journey.

What is Hub and Spoke?

It’s a metaphor for how your pallets travel through the distribution network. Think of a bike wheel. When your consignment is collected, it travels from your location to the central hub via a spoke. Once in the centre (hub), it is matched with a carrier that covers its destination (spoke). It’s loaded onto that truck and taken with care to its final destination. You can see the whole system at work via the customer portal.

Because each carrier focuses on travelling along their spoke. For both picking up and dropping off deliveries, it reduces wasted travel time and conserves fuel. Plus, the large central hub can process and load pallets faster than ever before. This further improves efficiencies. By each part of the network optimising for best performance in their functions, the whole distribution network benefits from improved processing and lower haulage costs.

Why Palletforce is a Better Option

Palletforce has won multiple awards including the Motor Transport Awards, Talent in Logistics Awards, and National Business Awards UK. As decorated experts in the field of logistics, customers are confident their pallets will arrive safely at their destination. With nearly 5,000 professionals in transport working across the group, Palletforce benefits from national and international reach and expertise.

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As a standalone operation, 4S Distribution would not have the scale and coverage that a partnership with a shared distribution network offers. We’re proud to be a prestigious and long-standing member of the Palletforce network. Through our partnership, we have unlocked more affordable domestic and international pallet distribution services for our clients.