Plastor

What Plastor does

Plastor Limited is a privately held UK distributor of plastic storage containers, crates, boxes, and materials handling equipment, headquartered in Bracknell, Berkshire, and operating since 1992. Its catalog spans attached lid containers, euro stacking and nesting containers, picking bins, bulk pallet boxes, food-grade containers, waste and recycling bins, workbenches, lockers, racking, shelving, and trucks and trolleys, sourced from third-party manufacturers and sold across B2B and B2C channels.

The business runs a direct-to-customer model anchored by an e-commerce storefront at plastor.co.uk, supplemented by telephone sales, email marketing, and third-party marketplaces (Amazon, eBay). Pricing is unit-based, listed ex-VAT, ranging from approximately £64.80 for basic workbenches to over £1,200 for premium utility workbenches, with free delivery offered to most mainland UK addresses and a dedicated bulk-buy/wholesale tier. Customer segments are horizontal and fragmented across industrial/logistics, catering and food service, manufacturing and engineering, education, and consumer/domestic buyers.

Plastor Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 4401139) with no disclosed institutional funding, M&A activity, or executive team in the public record. The company positions itself as a UK specialist with decades of category experience, supplemented by niche-vertical landing pages for bike shops, food banks, harvesting, and TV/film, but operates with no proprietary technology, no public API, and no disclosed AI capability — the core technology is explicitly characterized as a standard e-commerce distribution platform rather than a technology stack.

Name

Plastor

Legal name

Plastor Limited

Website

https://plastor.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plastor Limited is a UK-based e-commerce distributor of plastic storage containers, crates, and materials handling equipment, serving industrial, catering, manufacturing, education, and consumer buyers across mainland Britain since 1992.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Storage and Materials Handling Equipment

SIC

Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Material Handling Protective Accessories (Slip Sheets, Corner Boards, Pallet Collars) (IMALAFAN)

Keywords

• Plastic storage containers
• Materials handling equipment
• Industrial storage supplies
• Workbenches workstations
• Pallet boxes crates

Headquarters

HQ city

Bracknell

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Plastor generates revenue through the direct sale of plastic storage containers, crates, boxes, and materials handling equipment to UK businesses and consumers. Products include attached lid containers, euro stacking containers, picking bins, pallet boxes, mobile trucks, workbenches, and related equipment. The business operates as both a B2B and B2C e-commerce retailer with pricing listed as ex-VAT.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Plastor is a UK e-commerce supplier of plastic storage containers, crates, boxes, and materials handling equipment for industrial, logistics, catering, education, and consumer/domestic applications. The catalogue includes attached lid containers, euro stacking containers, picking bins, pallet boxes, food-grade containers, waste and recycling bins, Really Useful Boxes, workbenches, racking and shelving, lockers and cabinets, trucks/trolleys/dollies, and health and safety equipment. Products are sold directly to UK businesses and consumers through the plastor.co.uk website with sales team support.

Product overview

Plastor is a UK-based supplier of plastic storage containers, crates, boxes, and materials handling equipment. The product portfolio includes attached lid containers and tote boxes, euro stacking containers, picking containers and linbins, bulk pallet boxes, food handling containers, waste and recycling bins, really useful boxes, health and safety equipment, lockers and cabinets, workbenches and workstations, racking and shelving, and trucks, trolleys and dollies. The company offers a comprehensive range of industrial storage and workspace solutions through its e-commerce platform, with products designed for industrial storage, warehousing, logistics, catering, stockroom, moves, and domestic storage applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Attached Lid Containers / Tote Boxes Plastic containers with hinged or attached lids, designed for secure storage and transportation of goods. Includes recycled plastic ALC range, coloured and green ALC range, large containers with attached lids, and tote boxes. Targeted at industrial, logistics, and commercial storage users.
• Euro Stacking Containers and Boxes Plastic containers designed to fit Standard European Size 1200x800mm and 800x600mm wooden and plastic pallets, as well as standard GKN 1200x1000mm pallets. Available with or without lids, in Basicline, Lightline, coloured, and ventilated/perforated variants. For warehouse, logistics, and palletised storage users.
• Picking Containers / Linbins Small parts picking bins and storage containers allowing easy access from open side entrances. Can be wall-mounted, free-standing, or mobile with louvre panels. For small parts storage in warehouses, workshops, and stockrooms.
• Euro Stacking & Nesting Containers Space-saving containers that stack on each other and nest inside by tapered design, rotating 180 degrees, or using Bale Arms. Ideal for transporting or storing containers when not in use. For logistics and warehousing customers needing space efficiency.
• Non Euro Stacking & Nesting Containers Specialty stacking and nesting containers including confectionery trays, bakery trays, fish trays, harvest crates, and fish boxes. For niche industry storage users in food production, agriculture, and similar sectors.
• Bulk Pallet Boxes Large plastic containers designed for bulk storage and transportation on pallets. Includes economy range pallet boxes, folding pallet boxes, and the HogBox. For bulk material handling, agricultural, and industrial users.
• Bottle Skips & Mobile Container Trucks Mobile containers and trucks with wheels for transporting bottles, bar supplies, and mobile ingredients. Includes recycled plastic and coloured range options. For hospitality, catering, and industrial mobility applications.
• Food Handling Containers Food grade containers suitable for storing ingredients, raw produce, groceries, bakery, and catering products. Includes re-sealable food grade buckets, ingredient dispensers, stacking bins, and hygienic UniBoxes. For food service, catering, and food bank operators.
• Waste and Recycling Bins Wheelie bins and recycling containers in various colours for different waste types including clinical/hazardous waste, general waste, and recycling. For commercial, industrial, and public-sector waste management.
• Really Useful Boxes & Lightweight Storage Boxes Lightweight plastic storage trunks and boxes for domestic and office storage, moving, and general organisation. For individual consumers and small offices.
• Health and Safety Equipment Workplace safety equipment including fire extinguishers, barriers and impact protection, workplace matting, traffic mirrors, grit bins, salt bins, and snow ploughs. For commercial and industrial workplaces.
• Lockers & Cabinets Storage solutions including metal lockers with express delivery, workplace cupboards, plastic lockers, hazardous storage cabinets, first aid cabinets, PPE cabinets, steel cabinets, and tool cabinets. For workplaces, factories, and hazardous material storage.
• Workbenches, Workdesks & Workstations Industrial workbenches including basic/low cost workbenches, height adjustable workbenches, cantilever workbenches, mobile workbenches with wheels, heavy duty workbenches, workstations and packing benches, and cupboard workbenches. For manufacturing, engineering, education, and warehouse environments.
• Racking & Shelving Storage solutions including rivet racking and shelving bays, kanban sloping shelving, hygienic catering shelving, industrial shelving, warehouse shelving, chrome wire shelving, heavy duty shelving, garage shelving, and shed shelving. For warehouses, catering, garages, and industrial storage users.
• Trucks, Trolleys & Dollies Materials handling equipment including container dollies, tray racks, roll containers, table trolleys, platform trolleys, flatbed trolleys, turntable trolleys, pallet trucks, sack trucks, drum and cylinder handling, lift tables, pallet stackers, and warehouse trolleys. For warehouses, factories, and logistics operations.
• Mammoth Adjustable Height Workbench Height adjustable workbench ideal for workshops, factories or warehouses. Adjustable from 1080-1440mm with 500kg load capacity and optional louvre panel for hanging picking containers.
• Taurus Cantilever Workbench Cantilever workbench with 250kg capacity and laminate worktop. Designed for assembly, production and engineering environments with maximum legroom the full length of the workbench.
• B1260SFCP Fully Mobile Workbenches Fully mobile workbench with lever action that transfers weight from legs to wheels for easy movement. 600kg load capacity with five drawer unit and matching cupboard.
• All-Purpose Heavy Duty Workbench Robust workbench with steel hardwearing worktop and 500kg capacity. Fully welded steel construction with optional shelves, drawers or cupboards.
• HogBox Bulk pallet box designed for agricultural and industrial use, featuring durable plastic construction for heavy-duty applications.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BiGDUG: UK-based direct-to-customer e-commerce retailer of industrial storage, shelving, workbenches, and materials handling products. Closely comparable product catalog and B2B/B2C go-to-market to Plastor, competing head-to-head for UK industrial buyers.
• Goplasticpallets.com: European online specialist in plastic pallets and large containers, including the GoPalletBox and GoBox ranges. Direct overlap with Plastor's bulk pallet boxes and large plastic containers categories, serving similar logistics and industrial customers.
• PlasticBoxes.co.uk: UK online retailer focused on plastic storage boxes, crates, and stacking containers for domestic, commercial, and industrial use. Closely comparable SKUs, target audience, and online distribution model to Plastor.

Broad incumbents

• Schoeller Allibert: Large European manufacturer of returnable plastic packaging (crates, containers, pallet boxes) used across industrial and food supply chains. Overlaps with Plastor's product categories but operates as a manufacturer selling at scale to enterprise accounts rather than a UK-focused distributor.
• SSI Schaefer: Global provider of intralogistics including storage, racking, shelving, and materials handling equipment. Broad incumbent with overlapping categories (racking, shelving, workbenches, containers) but much wider portfolio and enterprise-grade project orientation.
• Manutan: Pan-European B2B distributor of workplace equipment, storage, and materials handling supplies including shelving, workbenches, and containers. Comparable product mix to Plastor but serves a much larger geographic footprint and enterprise customer base.
• Amazon Business: Marketplace platform where Plastor itself lists alongside many competing sellers of plastic containers, workbenches, and storage products. Represents the dominant price-driven channel that structurally compresses specialist distributor margins.
• RS Components: UK-based distributor of industrial and electronic components, workbenches, storage, and materials handling products. Overlaps with Plastor's workbench and storage categories for MRO and industrial buyers, but operates at much larger scale with an enterprise contract structure.

Emerging players

• Really Useful Products: UK manufacturer of the Really Useful Boxes range that Plastor resells as one of its branded product lines. Comparable end-product portfolio to a subset of Plastor's catalog, but focused on consumer/SMB rather than industrial channels.
• Crown Oil UK: UK-based industrial supplier with a workbenches and storage equipment category alongside fuels and lubricants. Partial overlap with Plastor's workbench and racking/shelving lines for industrial buyers, but operates in a much broader industrial supplies context.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/plastorlimited
• Facebookfacebook.com/PlastorLimited
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plastor-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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