Palettes Gestion Services

What Palettes Gestion Services does

Palettes Gestion Services (PGS Group) is a French-Belgian private industrial group founded in 1993 and headquartered in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France, specializing in the design, production, reconditioning, pooling, and rental of wooden pallets. As of 2025–2026 the group operates across 13 European and North African countries through 50+ sites, 18 production facilities, 24 reconditioning centers, 4 sawmills, and an in-house nail factory, employing approximately 1,200 people and producing roughly 25 million new pallets and 30 million recycled pallets per year. Its integrated offer spans standardized pallets (EPAL/EUR, Düsseldorfer, VMF, CP1–CP9), customized wooden packaging, and proprietary branded services including the ECO PGS eco-designed pallet, the PGS RLS (Reverse Logistics System) pooling platform with Europe-wide credit-debit accounts, ECO Repair on-site repair services, the Reverse+ logistics park management solution, and the MyPGS customer portal.

PGS's customer base is industrial and largely enterprise, with named reference customers in beverages and spirits (Hennessy, Moët & Chandon, Saverglass), food (Lutosa, Mydibel), building materials (Wienerberger), HVAC (Daikin), chemicals and lubricants (Motul), and cleaning products (McBride), complemented by a channel partnership with European pallet-pooling specialist LPR – La Palette Rouge. Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time pallet sales (new and reconditioned, 30% standardized and 70% customized per company materials), managed services (pooling, Reverse+), professional services (on-site ECO Repair), and hardware sales (in-house nails, sawmill timber, woven big bags), with all pricing delivered via country-specific quote-based sales teams rather than disclosed rates. The group holds EPAL production licenses, ISPM15 heat treatment certification, ISO 9001/14001/45001, PEFC multi-site certification, and EUDR compliance, and reports sustainability metrics including 90% controlled-source wood, 42% recycled metal in nails, 46% renewable energy, and Scope 1+2 / Scope 3 carbon reduction targets of -42% and -46% respectively by 2030.

PGS is led by founder-president Jean-Louis Louvel, CEO Luc Grauwet, and co-founder/Vice President Michaël Modugno, with regional sales directors for Benelux and Southern Europe. Since 2021 the group has pursued a programmatic cross-border roll-up, entering Germany (ULLU Paletten 2021, Udo Bilstein 2025), the Netherlands and Portugal (2023), Denmark and Austria (2024), the United Kingdom (2025), and Italy (Beretta Pallets, 2026), reaching approximately 400 million EUR in consolidated turnover. The go-to-market is sales-led B2B with country-specific contact infrastructure across all 13 markets, no consumer channel, and growing emphasis on circular services and low-carbon logistics (an electric truck pilot with Eutraco launched in 2025).

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

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wooden Pallets and Industrial Packaging

NAICS

Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing (32192), Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing (321920), Wood Product Manufacturing (321)

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Pallets, Crates & Industrial Wood Packaging (IMADADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pallets (Wood, Plastic, Metal, Presswood) (IMALAFAF), Pallets, Bins, Totes & Returnable Transport Packaging (RTP) (IMAHABAG), Reusable Packaging & Refill Systems (Returnable Transport Items, Deposit/DRS Ops) (EUAIANAE)

Keywords

• Wooden pallet manufacturing
• Pallet reconditioning services
• Pallet pooling logistics
• Industrial wooden packaging
• Reverse logistics pallets

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Étienne-du-rouvray

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices47 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. New Pallet Sales: Production and sale of new wooden pallets including standardized (EPAL, VMF, CP) and customized pallets. 30% of production is standardized pallets with 70% customized solutions.
2. Reconditioned Pallet Sales: Collection, inspection, repair, and resale of used wooden pallets. Includes standardized (CP, VMF, EPAL, 800x1200, 1000x1200) and non-standard pallets.
3. Pallet Pooling Services: Rental and management of pallet fleets through PGS RLS system, providing credit-debit accounts for EPAL/EUR and Düsseldorfer pallets across Europe
4. ECO Repair Services: On-site pallet repair services at customer facilities, providing eco-friendly and economical maintenance of pallet inventories
5. Pallet Reverse+: Comprehensive logistics park management solution optimizing, collecting, and maintaining pallets for customers
6. Nail Production: In-house nail production with 12,000 tonnes capacity per year, producing 60 types of nails exclusively for pallet manufacturing
7. Sawmill Operations: Four sawmills operating in several European countries and the United States, producing wood for pallet manufacturing
8. Big Bags: Woven polypropylene big bags for transport and storage, available in standardized and customized formats with UN certification available

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PGS Group manufactures, sells, rents, and relocates wooden pallets and industrial wooden packaging, combining new pallet production (EPAL, VMF, CP, and customized formats) with reconditioning, a Europe-wide pallet pooling service, and on-site repair. The group operates an integrated supply chain including its own sawmills and a nail factory, producing 25 million new pallets and processing 30 million recycled pallets per year across 50+ sites in 13 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ECO PGS: Eco-designed green pallets made from sustainably sourced wood with minimal raw material content
• PGS RLS
• Reverse+
• ECO REPAIR
• MyPGS

Products and services

• New Pallet Sales Production and sale of new wooden pallets, including standardized formats (EPAL, VMF, CP) and customized pallets, for industrial and logistics customers transporting and storing goods.
• Reconditioned Pallet Sales Collection, inspection, repair, and resale of used wooden pallets, including standardized (CP, VMF, EPAL, 800x1200, 1000x1200) and non-standard formats, for cost-conscious industrial customers.
• Customized Wooden Packaging Engineered wooden pallets and packaging designed to customer specifications (dimensions, load, use case) for industrial buyers with non-standard logistics requirements.
• ECO PGS Eco-designed Pallet PGS's own brand of eco-designed green pallets made from ecologically sourced wood from sustainably managed forests, using minimal raw material and optimized transport design, with extended lifespan through PGS collection.
• PGS RLS Pallet Pooling Service Virtual transfer and real delivery system for EPAL/EUR and Düsseldorfer pallets using a credit-debit account model, providing Europe-wide accounts, 24/7 availability, and real-time updates for rental and management of pallet fleets.
• ECO Repair On-site Service On-site pallet repair service performed at customer facilities under EPAL, CP, and other regulatory certifications, providing eco-friendly and economical maintenance of customer pallet inventories.
• PGS Reverse+ Fleet Management Comprehensive logistics park management solution that optimizes, collects, and maintains pallet pools for customers, providing a managed reverse-logistics and fleet service.
• Nail Production In-house production of 60 types of nails exclusively for pallet manufacturing, with 12,000 tonnes per year capacity and 42% recycled metal content.
• Big Bags Woven polypropylene big bags for transport and storage, available in standardized and customized formats with optional UN certification.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25 million new pallets produced per year
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Beretta PalletscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2026Acquired historic family-owned company based in Mapello, province of Bergamo, marking PGS entry into Italian market with strategic acquisition in Lombardy.
• LPR – La Palette RougecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 9 September 2025European pallet pooling specialist for whom PGS UK processes second-hand pallets exclusively. The UK site in Grays is strategically important and one of the largest within PGS Group.
• Udo BilsteincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2025Acquired German pallet manufacturer with production and repair facility in Dormagen and sawmill in Giesdorf, strengthening PGS position in North Rhine-Westphalia. All 50 employees retained with plans for expansion.
• EutracosupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Transport partner for e-mobility pilot project launching electric truck for inter-site transport and client deliveries, covering approximately 75,000 km in first year.
• 5G MultimodalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransport partner for multimodal logistics solutions, providing flexible, sustainable, and cost-effective transportation services. Together they ensure customers receive the right pallets at the right place exactly when needed.
• SeliwoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransport partner for multimodal solutions contributing to flexible, sustainable, and just-in-time delivery of pallets to customers.
• PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes)coreOthersForest certification partner (PEFC/07-32-193) providing guidance, expertise, and inspiration for sustainable wood sourcing from certified forests.
• ReforestActionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainability partner providing guidance, expertise, and inspiration for sustainable and traceable wood sourcing practices.
• Schneider ElectricsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) being explored to cover remaining PGS sites with renewable energy.
• EPAL (European Pallet Association)coreOthersLicensing body for EURO pallet production. PGS holds EPAL license at all production sites with monthly external audits.

Scale indicators24 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CHEP (a Brambles business): CHEP is the global market leader in pallet and pooling services, operating a closed-loop pallet and RPC pool worldwide. It is directly comparable to PGS because both operate large-scale pallet pooling/production networks serving FMCG, retail, and industrial customers, though CHEP benefits from significantly larger scale and global reach versus PGS's European focus.
• Tosca Services: Tosca is a global pooling and reusable packaging provider offering plastic pallets, RPCs, and pallet pooling services to retail, food, and industrial supply chains. Comparable to PGS in pooling and reuse-as-a-service economics, though Tosca's portfolio is more skewed toward plastic and RPC solutions than wood pallets.

Direct peers

• LPR - La Palette Rouge: LPR - La Palette Rouge is a European pallet pooling specialist owned by Euro Pool Group, providing EPAL/EUR pallet rental and reverse logistics services across Europe. PGS already supplies LPR's UK operations from its Grays site, and LPR is one of PGS's most direct competitors in pooling and pallet reconditioning for the same multi-national customer base.
• Kamps Pallets: Kamps is one of Europe's largest wood pallet producers and reconditioners, headquartered in Germany with operations across multiple European countries. It competes with PGS in pallet manufacturing, reconditioning, and supply for industrial customers, and is comparable in vertical integration model (production plus pool management).

Regional players

• PalletOne: PalletOne is a UK-based pallet and timber packaging manufacturer and supplier, focused on new pallets, reconditioning, and bespoke timber packaging for British and Irish markets. Comparable to PGS's UK site and the broader Pallet Operations function as a regional pallet producer competing in similar customer verticals.

Others

• EPAL (European Pallet Association): EPAL is the European licensing body that issues production licenses for EURO pallets and certifies pallet quality across hundreds of licensed producers including all PGS production sites. While not a competitor itself, EPAL sets the standards and quality frameworks that both PGS and its competitors must adhere to, making it the most relevant ecosystem reference point for PGS's EPAL-compliance strategy.

Emerging players

• Schoeller Allibert: Schoeller Allibert is a leading European manufacturer of returnable plastic transit packaging, containers, and reusable packaging systems serving automotive, retail, and industrial customers. It is comparable to PGS as an alternative returnable transport packaging provider competing for the same industrial logistics spend, primarily via plastic rather than wood systems.
• CABKA Group: CABKA is a specialist in plastic pallets, large containers, and recycled-material packaging solutions serving logistics, automotive, and bulk goods customers worldwide. It overlaps with PGS in the broader pallets and reusable transport packaging category, representing the plastic-pallet alternative to PGS's predominantly wood offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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