What Palettes Gestion Services does

Palettes Gestion Services (PGS Group) is a French-founded, private industrial packaging company established in March 1993 by Jean-Louis Louvel, Michaël Modugno and Gilles Hermann, headquartered in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France. The company manufactures and sells wooden pallets and packaging solutions, operating across 13 countries (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Denmark, UK, Morocco, Ukraine and Latvia) through more than 50 sites, including 18 dedicated production sites, 24 reconditioning facilities, 4 owned sawmills in Europe and the USA, and an in-house nail factory in Belgium with 12,000 tons annual capacity producing 60 nail types. PGS's annual throughput is approximately 25 million new pallets and 30 million reconditioned pallets, with new pallets producing about 30% standardized (EPAL Euro, VMF glass, CP chemical pallets CP1-CP9) and 70% custom solutions incorporating heat treatment, ISPM15 compliance and bespoke design features.

PGS's revenue model combines one-time sales of new and second-hand pallets, transaction-fee pallet pooling via the PGS RLS system (virtual transfer and real delivery with credit-debit accounting valid across Europe), and professional services including on-site Eco Repair and the Reverse+ logistics park management solution. The company owns a portfolio of registered sub-brands (ECO PGS, PGS RLS, PGS Reverse+, Eco Repair, MyPGS) and holds multi-site certifications including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, PEFC, EUDR Due Diligence System, EcoVadis ratings, EPAL licenses at every production site with monthly audits, and ISPM15 compliance. The digital MyPGS customer platform provides 24/7 real-time account, order and invoice access.

The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales with country-specific sales teams in each of 13 markets, supported by an 8-language website, contact forms and quote-based pricing. Customer base is enterprise industrial/manufacturing with named logos including Moet Hennessy, Daikin, Groupe PB, McBride, Motul, Hennessy, Lutosa, Saverglass and Wienerberger across verticals such as beverage/wine, HVAC, chemicals, cosmetics, automotive, food/agriculture, and building materials. PGS reported consolidated turnover of €159M (~1,200 employees) and pursues an active European roll-up M&A strategy, with recent acquisitions of Udo Bilstein (Germany, 2025) and Beretta Pallets (Italy, 2026) extending its leadership position as a vertically integrated, sustainability-positioned European pallet specialist.

Name

Palettes Gestion Services

Legal name

Palettes Gestion Services

Website

https://pgsgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

PGS Group (Palettes Gestion Services) is a French-founded, private industrial packaging company that manufactures and reconditions wooden pallets across 13 European countries through 50+ sites. It serves enterprise industrial customers in beverage, chemical, building materials, automotive, cosmetics and food sectors with standardized EPAL/VMF/CP pallets and custom solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Wooden Pallets and Packaging

NAICS

Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing (321920)

akta.pro primary industry

Pallets (Wood, Plastic, Metal, Presswood) (IMALAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pallets, Bins, Totes & Returnable Transport Packaging (RTP) (IMAHABAG), Returnable/Reusable Transport Packaging (RTP) & Totes (Reusable Containers, Trays, Bins) (IMALAFAH)

Keywords

• Wooden pallet manufacturing
• Pallet pooling services
• Pallet repair and reconditioning
• Industrial packaging solutions
• Circular economy pallets

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Étienne-du-rouvray

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. New Pallet Sales: Production and sale of new wooden pallets including standardized (EPAL, VMF, CP) and custom-made pallets. Custom options include brand marking, painting, chamfering, corner edging, heat treatment and drying. Accounts for approximately 30% of production volume.
2. Second-hand/Recycled Pallet Sales: Collection, inspection, repair and resale of used pallets. Pallets undergo strict inspections at second-hand sites before sorting. Repaired pallets are put back on the market in compliance with legislation.
3. Pallet Pooling (PGS RLS): Virtual transfer and real delivery system where pallets are pooled and shared across Europe. Customers receive pallet accounts valid throughout Europe. Collection, sorting and repair takes place at PGS facilities. Revenue from service fees.
4. Eco Repair Services: On-site customized repair solution for customer pallet inventories. 100% standalone solution deployed at customer sites. Compliant with EPAL, CP and other regulatory certifications.
5. Big Bags Sales: Sale of woven polypropylene big bags for product transport/storage. Available in standardized and custom-made configurations. Can handle up to 2 tons with 2,500 liter capacity.
6. Timber/Sawmill Products: PGS Group owns sawmills in several European countries and the USA producing lumber for pallet manufacturing and other wood products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PGS Group manufactures, sells, and pools wooden pallets and packaging solutions for industrial logistics. It produces new custom and standardized pallets (EPAL, VMF, CP), operates second-hand pallet reconditioning, provides pallet pooling (PGS RLS), on-site repair (Eco Repair), logistics park management (Reverse+), and a digital customer platform (MyPGS). The company is vertically integrated with its own sawmills and nail factory.

Product overview

PGS Group offers a comprehensive wooden pallet ecosystem centered on three core offerings: new custom and standardized pallets (including EPAL Euro, VMF for glass industry, and CP chemical pallets), second-hand pallet recovery and reuse, and pallet pooling services (PGS RLS). The company operates its own nail factory with 12,000 tons annual capacity and owns sawmills across Europe and the USA for sustainable timber sourcing. Supporting services include ECO REPAIR (on-site pallet repair), Reverse+ (logistics park management), Supply Chain Optimisation (via 5G Multimodal and Seliwood partnerships), and MyPGS (digital customer platform). Their ECO PGS pallet line represents their eco-designed green product made from sustainably managed forest wood. Big Bags (woven polypropylene containers) round out the product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ECO PGS: Eco-designed green pallets made from sustainably sourced timber from managed forests. Part of the circular economy strategy.
• PGS RLS
• PGS Reverse+
• ECO Repair
• MyPGS

Products and services

• New (Custom) Pallets Custom-made wooden pallets produced to customer specifications, manufactured both manually and through automation with options for brand marking, painting, chamfering, corner edging, heat treatment and drying.
• Second-hand Pallets Collected, inspected, repaired and reused pallets returned to the market in compliance with legislation, suitable for customers seeking cost-effective and sustainable pallet solutions.
• ECO PGS Pallet Proprietary eco-designed green pallet made from sustainably sourced timber with optimized material usage while guaranteeing load-bearing capacity and safety, produced with modern sawing technologies that consume less energy.
• EPAL Euro Pallets Standardized wooden EURO pallets manufactured according to required EPAL standards, with all production sites holding EPAL licenses and undergoing monthly external audits.
• VMF Pallets Standard pallets used in the glass industry, highly suitable for transporting bottles and meeting high quality standards for use in automatic production lines.
• CP Pallets (CP1-CP9) Chemical Pallet types (CP1 through CP9) frequently used in the chemical industry, all produced according to regulations.
• Big Bags Woven polypropylene big bags providing intermediate solution between bags and bulk for product transport/storage. Capacity up to 2 tons, 2500 liters volume, can be UN certified and used for foodstuffs.
• PGS RLS (Pallet Pooling) Virtual Transfer and Real Delivery system for EPAL/EUR and Dusseldorfer pallets. Credit-debit system providing a pallet account valid throughout Europe with 24/7 availability and real-time updates.
• Reverse+ (Logistics Park Management) Comprehensive logistics park management solution. Pallets are optimized, collected, maintained and the park develops with the customer. Complete solution at a fair and competitive price.
• ECO REPAIR (On-site Pallet Repair) Customized on-site solution for repairing customer pallet inventories. 100% standalone, eco-friendly and economical service that can be quickly set up at customer sites in compliance with EPAL, CP and other certifications.
• Supply Chain Optimisation Multimodal transport solutions delivered in cooperation with partners 5G Multimodal and Seliwood. Flexible, sustainable, cost-efficient and just-in-time delivery of pallets.
• MyPGS Digital Platform Digital platform providing customers with clear overview of their PGS accounts including orders, deliveries and invoices. Available at any time.

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• LPR - La Palette RougecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 9 September 2025European pallet pooling specialist for whom PGS processes second-hand pallets exclusively at UK site in Grays. Site is one of the largest within PGS Group with significant strategic importance
• 5G MultimodalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransportation partner for multimodal transport solutions providing flexible, sustainable, cost-efficient just-in-time delivery of pallets to customers
• SeliwoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransportation partner for multimodal transport solutions ensuring customers receive right pallets at right place when needed
• PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForest certification system partner providing guidance, expertise and inspiration for sustainable wood sourcing. PEFC/07-32-193 certification guarantees wood comes from sustainably managed forests
• ReforestactionstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainability partner for responsible wood sourcing, working with PGS to maximize positive impact of basic raw material from sustainable resources

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cabka Group: Cabka is a major European manufacturer of wooden and plastic pallets, including the IPS and IPP product lines. While it has a strong plastic-pallet focus, it competes with PGS in standardised load carriers and reusable transport packaging for industrial customers.
• Falkenhahn AG: Falkenhahn is a large European manufacturer of wooden pallets, pallet collars, and industrial packaging with operations across multiple countries. It competes directly with PGS in standardized (EPAL) and custom pallet production for industrial customers in DACH and Western Europe.
• INKA Paletten GmbH: INKA Paletten is one of the largest producers of pressed wood and compressed wood pallets in Europe, also offering EPAL-compliant and block pallets. It is a direct competitor to PGS in pallet production, particularly in Germany and the wider DACH market.
• Pal-Ex Group: Pal-Ex is a European pooled-pallet and pallet-management specialist with a network of service centers across multiple countries. It competes head-to-head with PGS RLS in offering pooled, reusable pallet services to industrial customers.
• LPR – La Palette Rouge: LPR is one of Europe's leading pooled-pallet specialists and a direct competitor to PGS RLS. PGS is also a service partner to LPR, processing second-hand pallets exclusively for LPR at its new UK site in Grays, making LPR both a peer and a key customer.

Emerging players

• Europal Group (PAL): Europal Group is a Central and Eastern European wooden pallet manufacturer and reconditioner with growing EU-wide reach. It is a smaller but expanding peer that overlaps with PGS in EPAL production, reconditioning, and cross-border pallet management.

Broad incumbents

• Rehrig Pacific Company: Rehrig Pacific is a large US-based manufacturer of reusable plastic pallets, containers, and supply-chain solutions with a growing European presence. It overlaps with PGS in reusable transport packaging and pooled/returnable solutions for industrial customers.
• CHEP (Brambles): CHEP, a division of Brambles, is the world's largest pooled-pallet and supply-chain solutions provider. It directly competes with PGS in pallet pooling and reusable packaging across Europe and overlaps significantly in customer base with large industrial accounts.

Others

• EPAL (European Pallet Association): EPAL is the licensor of the EPAL/EUR pallet standard rather than a competing manufacturer. It is highly relevant to PGS as a governance and standards body — PGS holds EPAL licenses at all production sites — and indirectly shapes competitive dynamics for all EPAL-compliant pallet producers.

Regional players

• Stella Group: Stella Group is a French manufacturer of wooden packaging, pallets, and industrial crates, primarily serving French and Benelux markets. It is a regional peer that competes with PGS in France and adjacent geographies on EPAL, custom, and chemical-industry pallets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A10 records

Investments

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