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Pall-Ex's turnover shoots up but its profit doesn't climb

16th June 2005, Page 8
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Leicestershire-based pallet network Pall-Ex has seen its turnover almost double, but profits stay virtually flat according to its latest accounts.

Chris Tindall reports.

PALLET FIRM Pall-Ex dramatically increased its turnover to more than £4m in 2004, though its profits remained almost static. rising by less than 1% to 070,000.

In its latest financial report the pallet network boosted its turnover by almost £1.5m from 2003's £2.5m.

The privately-owned company ploughed £528,000 back into its business and invested more than £1.5m into the holding company's subsidiary firms, including Pall-Ex (UK), Pall-Ex Logistics and Pall-IT The report for the year ending 31 July 2004 also reveals Pall-Ex Holdings is owed £1.2m and has loans of £5.9m, though this was reduced from £6.4m in 2003.

Pall-Ex Holdings, whose tangible assets including its hub in Ellistown, Leicestershire are worth £11.1m, paid its 24 staff wages totalling more than £845,000 last year, up 24% on the previous year.

Its highest paid director received a salary totalling L394,000, up 25% from 2003. Its managing director, Hilary Devey, holds all of the 50,000 issued shares in the company.

Pall-Ex declines to comment on the results. A spokesman adds: "Unlike a listed company we are not under any obligation to provide further information, j ustification, or amplification."

Last week CM revealed that Pall-Ex had admitted breaching health and safety regulations following an accident in which a forklift driver died (CM 9 June). christopher.tindall@rbi.co.uk


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