TPN - THE Pallet Network Reviews 124

TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.4

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Evaluating 32 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many customers found the tracking information to be useless and inaccurate, often experiencing long waits for their deliveries. People frequently reported issues with misleading delivery estimates, with times constantly changing or not being honored, leading to wasted days waiting at home. Reviewers also cited poor communication and unreliable service, including instances where deliveries were not attempted despite claims, or were cancelled without proper notice. However, some customers also noted positive interactions with delivery drivers, describing them as helpful, friendly, and professional, often going above and beyond to ensure a smooth delivery. These positive experiences sometimes included drivers expertly maneuvering heavy loads or placing items in convenient locations, despite initial challenges.

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Delivery service

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Absolutely useless tracking, as noted by many other unfortunate people posting that they had similar problems, and long wait for delivery. But I would like to praise highly the young lorry driver, Aid... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

On a positive note, the driver was friendly and helpful when he arrived. And my delivery was well wrapped and in good condition on the pallet. That's important - but also important is having a r... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I have had three deliveries from this company so far. The first one, I had the ETA changing to the next hour, for most of the day. I finally rang the company sending me the pallet. They had some t... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Online tracking provides a 1 hour delivery window - great! Unfortunately, every time you check, this simply indicates the next hour. Please don't provide an estimated delivery time if it's just a made... See more

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Company details

  1. Logistics Service
  2. Delivery Service
  3. Freight Forwarding Service
  4. Shipping Company

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THE Pallet Network offers award-winning services for palletised freight distribution in the UK and Ireland. We offer efficient, cost-effective palletised freight delivery with unbeatable service levels. We have over 120 Partner companies, with 140+ depot locations around the UK. Each of our Partner companies collects and delivers freight within their allocated postcode areas. This means that pallets can be collected from all over the country, before being brought into our hub, and cross docked to their destination vehicle. It's fast, super-efficient and minimises the long-distance transportation each Partner has to handle. Want to know which Partner made your delivery? Just get in touch and we'll be happy to help.


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2.4

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

124 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Driver was very polite and helpful

Driver was very polite and helpful. Can’t fault any aspect of the delivery. He is a very good representative for the company.

January 16, 2026
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Thank you for letting us know about your positive experience. We'll be sure to share your kind words with the driver in question.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They are useless

They are useless. The tracking information is irrelevant as they don't have a clue when things are getting delivered. They transferred me to another of their companies - React who told me that they never bother updating the tracking as its always wrong! People at both companies seem to be uninterested in assisting and certainly don't know how to apologise. They just want to get rid of you.

January 15, 2026
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Sorry to hear that you had a negative experience, Louise. Please be assured we'll be investigating this, including with our Partner, React. If you'd like to provide more information, you can contact us via email at: mail@tpnmail.co.uk

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect service !!!

Perfect service !!!! Received my new Lawnmower in 24h. Thank you very much. Have a lovely Christmas and a Prosperous new year.

December 24, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Thank you for your positive review, Lee. It's always great to hear when customers are happy with the service they receive.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous experience - thanks Andy!

Andy has delivered to me before. He is unfailingly pleasant & courteous & really goes the extra mile. Fabulous experience today. He saved me an awful lot of work & aggravation!!

December 19, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Thank you for sharing your experience, Ali. It's always nice to hear when customers receive a great service.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Discrimination due to disability

Discrimination due to disability

October 17, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Thank you for getting in touch, Mr Goring.
We always look to provide a high quality service, so we're keen to understand more about your experience. Please pop us an email with more information, including your consignment number, and we'll be happy to investigate further - mail@tpnmail.co.uk

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Driver extremely helpful with very…

Driver extremely helpful with very heavy load & very friendly. Item was delivered a day early but only informed the same day! No damage to items. Overall a good experience

October 2, 2025
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Thank you for sharing your experience, Katie. It's great to hear that you were happy with your delivery.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Booked in for Monday

Booked in for Monday. Email states out for delivery today on a Saturday. Deliver slot changes every time I look supposedly in the next hour! Still waiting for delivery… so will it be today or Monday!

September 20, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Hi Jo, sorry for the confusion that arose with this delivery. The consignment was loaded onto the delivering vehicle on the Saturday, which caused the system to view it as out for delivery, despite it not being due until the following Monday. This is something we are looking to have corrected.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great, calm, professional work.

Had a delivery 2 days ago. Narrow cul-de-sac with bin lorry pushing to get past. Phoned by the driver 15min in advance and received an extremely well packed cargo bag of topsoil which the driver expertly manoeuvred through a gate with mm to spare. Impressed with how calm and professional the driver/operator remained throughout. Great work.

September 2, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Thank you for sharing your experience, Ian. It's always great to hear when customers are happy with the service they receive.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Completely hopeless tracking

On a positive note, the driver was friendly and helpful when he arrived. And my delivery was well wrapped and in good condition on the pallet. That's important - but also important is having a realistic idea of when the delivery will take place.
Do you remember the bad old days of a delivery being between 08:00 - 18:00 so you have to wait in all day. Most companies are now capable of giving a delivery window so your entire day isn't trapped in the house waiting for a delivery.
My experience seems to be consistent with others reported on Trustpilot. I called in the morning for an estimate and was told delivery by 11:50. Lovely - only half a day required and I could start assembly of my delivery when it arrived.
Called again after noon because no delivery - told it would be between 12:30 - 14:30.
Called again at 14:45 and told it would be between 15:03 - 16:03.
Finally arrived after 16:30.
I don't know what is worse - just telling customers that it will be some time during the day, or advising random times that are clearly absolute nonsense. Surely it must have been evident that I wouldn't get the delivery during the morning? A very frustrating (and frankly misleading) company to deal with.

September 1, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Sorry to hear that your experience wasn't as you hoped, Andy. We do try to ensure we provide accurate information where possible but unfortunately, situations can arise where this information will change. I'm sorry this wasn't communicated to you clearly at the time.
If you send us an email with your consignment number, we'll be happy to investigate this further: mail@tpnmail.co.uk

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The chap in question delivered a pallet…

The chap in question delivered a pallet of turf to my address , nothing was too much trouble he even put it at the back of the house for me , excellent service , and this chap went above and beyond , an absolute credit to the company

August 20, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Hi David, thank you for sharing your experience. Your kind comments have been passed to the driver in question.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful, polite and on time

Delivery arrived within tracking time slot, driver rang me 15 minutes prior to delivery and was extremely helpful and polite (Plymouth depot). Highly recommend!

July 7, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Thanks for sharing your experience, Dana. It's always great to hear when customers are happy with the service received.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Why dont people bother writting POSITIVE reviews

I had a bbq delivered today by a lovely fella proper helpful arrived on time I was so impressed with the service of this company I rang them and thanked them ... a little kindness and acknowledgement can make someone's day ... spread positivity 🙏🏼

July 1, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Thanks for sharing your experience, Angel. We're glad to hear you were happy with the service you received.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Simply didn't turn up with delivery

Didn't turn up and no contact. Tracking shows no data. So basically they didn't bother. They were supposed to deliver patio tiles. I had installers booked for weekend. Not out of pocket. Cost of items nearly £800. So workmen very busy. Idiots like these costing people money.

May 30, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Hi Paul, sorry to hear that you didn't receive the service you expected. If you pop us an email, we'll be happy to direct you to the relevant delivery Partner for this to be investigated further - mail@tpnmail.co.uk

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hopeless. Yet again

Gardner Distribution Plymouth Driver did not have sufficient information to locate the delivery address. So one very large vehicle drove down our narrow country lane to the wrong address. Driver did some damage to trees on the way out and did not bother to tidy up the damage. Every time we have dealt with Gardner the experience has been somewhere between irritating and disastrous.

May 30, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

I'm sorry to hear that you were unhappy with the service you received, Peter. Please send us an email with your consignment number and we'll be happy to look into this further - mail@tpnmail.co.uk

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service - thanks delivery driver Alan

Ordered top soil and mushroom compost from QGS and The Pallet Company were delivering. QGS make it v clear that "delivery" is only to pavement. I have house on a slope (also a no no) and plan A was to see if driver could get it up drive to garage door so gardener could wheelbarrow into back garden from there.
Thought there was nil chance but the driver Alan did exactly what was needed and it wasn't easy. The bags are a lot larger in real life rather than staring at pictures on laptop. The large one weighed one ton and the smaller one wasn't far off. Alan was extraordinarily helpful and saved us a lot of work by getting the soil as close as possible. He didn't have to do that and I hope The Pallet Company realise his worth, and also QGS as their reputation to an extent, balances on the delivery.

May 28, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Hi Nicola, thank you for sharing your experience. Your kind words have been passed over to the depot Alan works for.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Have 50 Porcelain Slabs sitting in…

Have 50 Porcelain Slabs sitting in Warehouse and not with me supposed to delivered yesterday track and trace is saying NO pod available?? have had no communication with them have phoned constantly and left messages with No reply, service is shameful???

Im Still Waiting???

May 2, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Sorry to hear that you didn't receive your delivery when expected, Mark. Our offices were closed over the Bank Holiday weekend, but we always try to get back to people as quickly as possible.
Unfortunately, our delivery Partner experienced an issue on the date your consignment was originally due, and I'm sorry this wasn't communicated to you. If you pop us an email, we'll be happy to put you in touch with them for this to be further investigated - mail@tpnmail.co.uk

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

First of all we were not contacted in…

First of all we were not contacted in time for the delivery.Additionally the driver was extremely rude threatening to leave the parcel outside and ended up doing so despite me politely requesting him to leave it in a safe place.

April 30, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Hi Adriana, sorry to hear that you were unhappy with your delivery experience. We do offer a kerbside delivery service, but we'd expect this to have been explained to you at the time. If you contact us via email, we'll be happy to put you in touch with the relevant Partner for this to be looked into further - mail@tpnmail.co.uk

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Hallam Express great delivery

Based on the reviews here, I thought I was in for a terrible experience.
When their tracking data starting shifting the hourly slots later and later I did wonder.
But the delivery was in the morning, via Hallam express. This courier has delivered to me before and are great. The bulk bag of Topsoil was dropped on my drive with no drama.
Guessing TPN subs out the deliveries to other companies?
1 star knocked off as the TPN tracking details are pretty useless, short notice updates and the ETA times changing.

April 28, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Thank you for sharing your experience, Chris. We're glad to hear that you were happy with the service provided by our Partner, Hallam Express.
Unfortunately, there can be circumstances outside of drivers' control which would cause the ETA on the tracking site to change, such as traffic hold-ups, but our Partners will always try their best to ensure deliveries arrive on time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful, obnoxious driver.

The delivery turned up on time but the driver was rude and difficult. He didn't want to help at all and tried all sorts of excuses to leave the pallet in the middle of the driveway. His best offer was to move it so it would block the car. I understand kerbside delivery, but this was appalling service.
I had to argue with the guy so the pallet wasn't left in everyone's way and he was obnoxious and didn't want to help at all.

April 25, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Sorry to hear that you were unhappy with your delivery experience, Jim. Please contact us via email to provide your consignment number and we'll be happy to look into this further - mail@tpnmail.co.uk

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Accurate tracking

Accurate tracking. On time. Great driver, nothing too much trouble. Super service

April 23, 2025
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Reply from TPN - THE Pallet Network

Thank you for sharing your experience, Louise. It's great to hear everything went smoothly.

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