Digipal UK Group Limited has introduced the DigiBox, a reusable plastic pallet box designed to combine pooled asset management with real-time digital tracking for food and chilled supply chains.
The new reusable pallet box incorporates 4G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth technologies to provide continuous asset visibility across the supply chain, addressing one of the ongoing challenges associated with reusable transport packaging systems: equipment leakage and loss. According to Digipal, the DigiBox is intended to support supply chain visibility, operational efficiency, and sustainability initiatives while helping customers reduce replacement costs associated with missing reusable assets.
“One concern with reusable containers is the fact that they are only reusable if they remain in your supply chain,” the company noted in announcing the product launch. “Leaked assets often result in heavy fines, plus the cost of replacement.”
Built for Fresh and Chilled Logistics
Digipal said the DigiBox was developed for fresh and chilled supply chains requiring both temperature resistance and asset traceability. The reusable pallet box is designed to operate in temperatures ranging from -30°C to +40°C, with short-term resistance up to +90°C. The company said the unit is resistant to most chemicals and cleaning agents, while also meeting food-safe and HACCP compliance requirements.
The DigiBox weighs 36.5 kilograms and offers a stacking load capacity of 5,000 kilograms, a holding capacity of 700 kilograms, and a dynamic load capacity of 1,200 kilograms.
Like many reusable pallet boxes used in industrial and food logistics applications, the DigiBox incorporates stackable construction and three unwelded runners intended to simplify forklift handling and storage efficiency.
Real-Time Tracking Focus
A key differentiator for the DigiBox is its integrated tracking capability. Digipal stated that each pallet box is equipped with cellular tracking technology intended to provide real-time visibility throughout the supply chain. The company positions the technology as a tool for improving asset accountability and supporting operational decision-making through supply chain data visibility.
Mattan David, Managing Director at Digipal, said the product expands the company’s efforts to help customers improve reusable asset management while reducing leakage. “Adding the DigiBox to our product range gives our customers another option to minimise leakage in their supply chains, as well as streamline their operations, making storage, transportation and performance easier,” he said.
“It’s 100% tracked, so you can benefit from full visibility across your supply chain and back those all-important decisions with data.”
Pooling Model and Customization Options
Digipal noted that the DigiBox is offered as a pooled rental asset owned by the company. Standard units are produced in purple, although alternative colors and labeling configurations are available for purchase-based programs. The company also offers customized printing and numbering options depending on order quantity.
Digipal describes itself as the only company actively pooling large reusable plastic pallets into UK retailers while integrating digital tracking technologies into its reusable transport packaging platform. The company said its broader service model combines reusable pallets and containers with live digital tracking to support circular supply chain operations and improved asset visibility.
As reusable pallet boxes, pallets, and bulk containers become more widely deployed in closed-loop supply chains, technologies such as Bluetooth, IoT sensors, cellular tracking, and RFID are increasingly being integrated to improve asset utilization, reduce loss, and support sustainability reporting initiatives.
The use of digitally connected reusable packaging is expanding across grocery, foodservice, chilled logistics, automotive, and industrial supply chains where packaging assets are expected to operate as long-term infrastructure rather than expendable transport materials. Source: Digipal
Rick LeBlanc, EMBA, is the founder and editor of Reusable Packaging News (subscribe to the free newsletter) and editor of Western Pallet Magazine. A supply chain journalist with more than 30 years of experience, he specializes in pallets, reusable packaging, material handling and related operations. Rick is co-author of Pallets: A North American Perspective and Pallets & Progress: A Collected History of Pallets and Palletized Handling 1922–1945. He is also an advisory board member of the Virginia Tech Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design. Read Rick’s full bio.
