Pallets on Hayling Island
Hayling Island has one road on and off it. Everything we deliver crosses the bridge at Langstone, and that single fact shapes how deliveries here are planned.
One bridge, one road
The A3023 over Langstone Bridge is the island's only vehicle link to the mainland, and it funnels into a single road running the length of the island. In summer and at weekends it backs up, and a delivery that takes twenty minutes in February can take a great deal longer in August.
We would rather set a realistic expectation than promise a slot we cannot keep. Deliveries to Hayling work best booked with a bit of notice and run earlier in the day, and they are usually paired with other work in Havant or Emsworth.
A seasonal, marine economy
The island's trade is built around the water and the visitor season: boatyards, sailing and windsurfing clubs, chandlery and marine services, caravan and holiday parks, beachfront catering, and the growers and farm businesses on the quieter northern half.
That produces a very seasonal pattern. Demand rises sharply through spring as sites fit out and restock for the season, and again in autumn as everything is stripped back down and stored. Storage, decking-out, temporary structures and outdoor display all use pallets, and a lot of it is used rather than new.
Pallets by the water
Timber left outdoors near salt water weathers quickly. If pallets are going to sit exposed for a season, that is worth factoring into whether you buy used timber and accept the wear, or use plastic pallets where they will be washed, reused and kept in service for years.
For yard and boatyard work involving heavy or awkward items, tell us the weight and footprint so we recommend something that will hold up.