We bring circularity into logistics
Faber Group is an international family business specialised in circular load carrier services. Our group consists of several specialist pooling businesses (IPP, PAKi, PRS and vPOOL), and a sustainable timber supplier (Satim). We have a robust, agile, and sustainable network across Europe to streamline the supply chain. With a workforce of over 600 dedicated employees, we provide sustainable, reliable, cost-effective pooling services for pallets and boxes to all industries throughout Europe.
Our 2022 financial results
Our business strategy
Our circular business model
Our circular business model provides load carriers, such as pallets and boxes, on a pay-per-use basis to customers in many industries throughout Europe. Instead of owning these assets, our customers can free up resources to invest in their core business. The Faber Group companies in turn specialise in providing customers with quality load carriers. Our core business is to make sure these load carriers are being used as often as possible. We optimise their lifespan by timely repairs and optimise our own operations by increasing efficiency and reducing the footprint of transport and storage in depots, for which we collaborate with specialised partners. Our IPP and PRS divisions provide closed pooling services, whilst PAKi and vPOOL provide open pooling.
The history of Faber Group dates back to 1891 when the Dutch Halbertsma family started producing wooden butter barrels, and to 1935 when the Faber family started a similar business in Assen. Around 1950, the allied forces introduced forklifts in Europe which created demand for wooden pallets. Pallet production eventually became the core business for both families, who merged in 1992 to Faber Halbertsma Group. Changes to environmental legislation soon led the group to discover a new angle to the pallet business: pallet pooling. After a number of acquisitions, in 2020 the group decided to terminate pallet production to fully focus on circular load carrier pooling. In 2021 the company was renamed to Faber Group. That year we also introduced our purpose ‘Carrying impact’ and revamped our company values ‘Care, Dare and Deliver.’