Established in 1998, Midlands Laminators started producing pallets for use by the Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing Industry.
There are four types of brick/block making pallets:
- Plastic brick making pallets
- Full face plywood bricking making pallets
- Jointed plywood bricking making pallets
- Solid Pine timber bricking making pallets (also known as Wet-off-Saw pallets)
Currently, Midlands Laminators produce full-face and jointed plywood pallets, sometimes known as Skidboards, for the following reasons:
- High impact resistance offering long service life
- High and uniform strength
- High dimensional stability in terms of expansion and contraction when subjected to repetitive exposure to wet and dry conditions
- Low deflections under heavy loads
- Resistance to intense vibration
- Long term durability in harsh and fully exposed environment.
No other skid pallet has the high durability-to-cost ratio of laminated plywood.
For budget, shorter lifespan brick Skidboards for the brickmaking industry, Midlands Laminators produce solid Pine wet off saw pallets.
- We use our own timber, so exercise full control of the quality.
- We own the sawmill and therefore control the quality of the milled web-off-saw timber.
- Production times are significantly reduced as we don’t have to transport the timber long distances.
- Owning the full chain of custody, from timber source to final solid wood pallet, means we can pass off the costs savings onto you, our clients.
In close co-operation with Messrs Timber Technology Services we refined various plywood constructions. Each specifically designed with a balance between long service life in the harsh working environment the plywood pallets have to endure and the cost.
We use only plywood produced by manufacturers who are compliant with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) requirements to satisfy conditions for international markets. Plywood must comply with the requirements of SABS 929 Standard for Plywood. Our materials and manufacturing process are managed and controlled according to principles of SABS (ISO) 9001 Quality Management Systems.
Manufacturing brick skid pallets for over 18 years means that the product you are getting has been proven over time.
The broad experience gained from our customer base throughout East, Central and Southern Africa, plus the close co-operation with the leading manufacturers of large capacity concrete block and brick manufacturing plants, has resulted in setting a very strict thickness tolerance standard of ± 0.3 mm for the MidLam products. This high standard allows you to produce precision paving stones and blocks.
There is no other manufacturer that has been producing plywood skid pallets, specifically for brick & block making yards, for this long. This sets MidLam skid pallets apart from other manufacturers.
Midlands Laminators conforms to the Employment Equity Act and its Human Resources affairs together with Risk Management are handled by Professional Consultants who monitor us on a regular basis. In-house training to enhance the Company’s Human Resources in terms of Machine Operators is ongoing. The Company is certified by South African Revenue Services (SARS) to issue Certificates of Origin covering the Southern African Development Community (SADC).