PALLETISER STATION

A palletiser station (101) comprises: a] a bi-directional pallet manoeuvring conveying system (130) that is capable of - keeping a pallet (P2) stationary at a loading section (132) for being loaded, - conveying a loaded pallet (P1) in a forward direction from the loading section (132) to a transfer section (133), - receiving an empty pallet (P3) at the transfer section, conveying the empty pallet in a backward direction from the transfer section past the loading section; b] a palletiser (110) loads goods on a pallet (P2) while that pallet is kept stationary at the loading section; c] a lifting device (160) lifts the pallet at the loading section to an elevated position, and keeps the pallet in the elevated position while the empty pallet (P3) is conveyed in the backward direction past the loading section such that the empty pallet passes below the elevated pallet.