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Are you looking for an environmentally sustainable, nail-free, space-efficient transport, protection, and display solution? Litco’s Inca-brand Engineered Molded Wood® quarter pallets tick all of those boxes, and then some.
As a trusted global leader in transit protection products, we understand how today’s fast-paced retail and logistics environment values maximum efficiency, which is why our quarter pallets use every inch of space possible to deliver optimal results for your shipping, storage and advertising needs. Our industry-leading design accomplishes this by combining smart design with durability.
Our compact, pressed wood pallets are specifically engineered for strength, environmental circularity, and versatility, making them ideal for industries and customers aiming to minimize their carbon footprint while maximizing sales and space savings.
If that’s you, and you are interested in transforming your storage and retail strategies, simply read on to learn about the key features, advantages, and innovative uses of Litco’s Inca-brand quarter pallets.
Why Litco Quarter Pallets? 4 Key Advantages
What sets our quarter pallets apart? There are plenty of wooden, plastic, and even metal pallet solutions available, but we are convinced that ours offer four unique advantages over the competition — especially if you care about efficiency, safety, and long-term environmental impact.
1. Efficiency: Cost & Space Savings, High Versatility
- Reduced Shipping Costs: Our 20” x 24” lightweight structure (coming in at just under 10 lbs per pallet) helps lower shipping expenses, making them an economical choice for businesses like yours.
- Space-Saving: Their nestable design allows up to 50 pallets to stack within eight feet, optimizing storage in warehouses and on the sales floor. That’s a 4:1 space-savings ratio compared to wooden alternatives. (Consider Warren Rupp’s experience with our pallets for a real-world example.)
- Wide Range of Applications: Our pallets are adaptable for almost any industry. We are proud to serve clients in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods markets, to name just a few service areas. Simply put, our quarter pallets’ versatility makes them valuable assets in any supply chain.
2. Environmental Impact: Certified Sustainable & Recyclable
- Certified Sustainable: We believe in a circular world. That’s why Litco’s quarter pallets are independently certified by the USDA BioPreferred® and Cradle to Cradle® programs. They meet strict environmental standards not just because they have to, but because we want to build a future in which sustainability is the norm, not just a nice add-on.
- 100% Recyclable: Our pallets end their lifecycles just as they start: through a recyclable process. They are produced using a high-heat pressure process that turns damaged logs, wood waste, and other wood by-products (including even wood dust particles), into new molded wood pallets. With this production process in mind, it’s easy to understand how straightforward it is to recycle them once their service period is over.
- Values-driven: Businesses who purchase our pallets can feel proud knowing they are contributing to a circular economy and reducing their carbon footprint. When you consider the space and weight savings we have already highlighted, it’s easy to imagine the positive environmental impact our pallets could secure not just for the US but the entire world.
3. Saleability: Plug-and-Play Retail Solution
- Retail-Ready: Much like our competitors’ products, our quarter pallets are ideal for in-store, point-of-purchase displays. The key advantages our pallets have over alternatives in the market, however, is the fact that they are a) extremely compact, meaning they fit well in tight spaces (making the most of the display space you have available), and b) nail-free, which can protect both your employees and shop/warehouse floor from nasty scratches, and prevent puncture damage to product displays.
- Streamlined, One-Piece Design: Our pallets’ smooth surfaces, rounded corners and tapered legs provide a clean, uniform and cohesive look that enhances the appearance of your in-store displays. Their seamless, all-in-one construction and muted color provides a sleek, modern look, ideal for highlighting products and keeping your products visually appealing. Instead of stealing the spotlight, our pallets ensure your products stand out as the main event.
4. Safety & Durability through Thoughtful Design
- Minimized Product Damage: What good are pallets or the products they carry if they never get to you in one piece? Litco’s quarter pallets are custom-engineered to resist flexing and damaging vibrations during transit, maintaining their integrity even under extra heavy loads (each pallet has a dynamic load capacity of 750 lbs). This design minimizes the risk of product damage – and in turn results in fewer expensive returns and replacements for your business.
- Stronger Support: We’ve already mentioned our pallets’ dynamic load capacity in brief, but there’s even more scientific background you should be aware of: an official Virginia Tech study found that Litco Engineered Molded Wood® pallets offer two times the stiffness of GMA-style wood pallets. This means they maintain structural integrity under very heavy loads, ensure even weight distribution, and enhance stability for secure deliveries.
- Insect-Free, Moisture & Mold Resistance: Our pallets are ready to travel the country and the world: each one is sanitized at over 350°F during manufacturing, making them ISPM-15 exempt and export-ready. This high-heat process also eliminates pesky termites, larvae, and bacteria that could otherwise contaminate your products. To top it off, with 86% less moisture than new wood pallets, Litco pallets resist mold, making them suitable even for high-humidity climates.
Common Applications for Litco’s Quarter Pallets
Now that you know what makes our quarter pallets unique from a design, engineering and profitability perspective, you might be wondering what exactly you can use them for (“pallet practicalities,” if you will).
As we have already indicated, our pallets are incredibly versatile, which makes the following list a helpful, but by no means exclusive guide (if you can think of another use for our pallets that is not included, let us know in the comments below – we would love to connect with you).
- Point-of-Purchase Display Bases: Litco quarter pallets are frequently used for promotional displays in supermarkets, big-box stores, and smaller retail spaces. Their compact footprint allows for effective product presentation near checkout lanes, endcaps, or other high-traffic areas, enhancing your product visibility.
- Warehousing & Stocking: Compact and maneuverable, Litco quarter pallets are ideal for warehouses with limited space and retail aisle stocking. Their compact size enables efficient handling and quick placement in tight areas, supporting better inventory management and speedy sales floor replenishment.
- Transporting Small, Medium or Large Quantities: At Litco, we know that no two orders are the same, and that sometimes means shipping smaller product quantities alongside larger pallets, or even within mixed loads. No matter the job size, our quarter pallets are suitable for any and all shipping applications.
- Order Picking Optimization: Our innovative design facilitates smooth 4-way entry with a fork truck or pallet jack, which makes warehouse order picking and packing processes as efficient and straightforward as possible. Adding up gains from small details like these improves your overall productivity, one pallet at a time.
- Cross-Docking Efficiency: Our pallets can streamline your logistics operations by providing a reliable, safe, and stable platform for transferring goods between trucks, temporary storage areas and distribution to your final destination.
Put Litco Quarter Pallets to the Test
If you have read this far, you should have a pretty good sense of the game-changing logistics and retail opportunities Litco quarter pallets could afford your business… but talk is cheap, and actions speak louder than words — so why not try them out yourself?
Reach out to a specialist today to test run our quarter pallets.
We trust that our pallets’ sustainable design, durability and versatility will make an excellent choice if your business is looking to enhance effiency and reduce costs through improved product handling, optimized space utilization and enhanced retail displays — ultimately resulting in a more streamlined, profitable supply chain for every stakeholder in your business.
