phs Teacrate is working with one of the UK’s leading distributors of pharmaceutical and healthcare products to safely and securely deliver healthcare products nationwide. 

As the company delivers over 10 million items every week to more than 14,000 pharmacies, hospitals and doctors across the country, they needed an RTP (returnable transit packaging) supplier they could trust and fully rely. 

As a local supplier to them who could boast a national reach, phs Teacrate was the ideal choice. Teacrate offered their team a comprehensive wash solution to ensure that all totes are clean and safe to use in line with health and safety standards, including an added value solution bespoke to the customer. 

Teacrate also deliver a comprehensive wash solution to ensure that all totes are clean and safe to use in line with health and safety standards. 

phs Teacrate’s state-of-the-art washing facilities offer high temperature bacterial washes using only environmentally friendly chemicals, ensuring crates are hygienically clean and safe to use time and time again. 

Victoria Rhodes, Managing Director of phs Teacrate, said: “We invited their team to visit one of our sites to allow them to see our capabilities and processes in operation firsthand. Openness, communication and customer relationships have always been crucial in our success.

“We have weekly calls with their procurement team to discuss activities and requirements and weekly paperwork is submitted to confirm stock traceability. We have a large stock pool and are always on hand whatever their requirements from plastic pallets and roll cages to bulk containers. We ensure we are responsive and flexible and able to keep up with the fast pace of their business.”

The customer said: “Partnering with phs Teacrate has greatly improved our operations since the smooth transition. Their thorough and efficient cleaning process ensures our totes meet the highest hygiene standards, reducing contamination risks and extending the lifespan of our containers.  Their reliability and attention to details make them a valuable part of our supply chain.”

With over nine million crates moved every year and the capacity to wash hundreds of thousands of crates a week, phs Teacrate is a safe pair of hands for a range of industries from food manufacturing and automotive sectors to removals, retail and many more sectors. 

phs Teacrate offers short-term and long-term hire or purchase of recycled plastic crates and packaging, in addition to high quality washing services.