Built to work, not just to look built

What we have done

It works without JavaScript

Every page is server-rendered. Every link is a real anchor. The slide-out main menu is built on the native <details> element, so it opens, closes and nests without a line of script — and the Menu button doubles as the Close button so the drawer can always be dismissed. The quote button that follows you down the page is a real link to /quote; JavaScript upgrades it to a dialog rather than creating it.

Forms post to a real endpoint with a real method and action. With JavaScript off, a valid submission redirects to a confirmation page and an invalid one redirects to a page listing exactly what needs correcting.

Keyboard and focus

• A “Skip to content” link is the first focusable element on every page.
• Focus indicators are a 3px outline with an offset, never removed.
• The quote dialog traps focus while open, returns focus to the button that opened it, and closes on Escape.
• Opening the dialog locks page scrolling so the background does not move underneath it.
• Accordions and disclosure widgets use native elements with native keyboard behaviour.

Motion

All reveal animations, the marquee ribbon and the floating hero artwork respect prefers-reduced-motion. If your system asks for reduced motion, content appears immediately and nothing moves. Reveal animations are also only enabled once JavaScript has confirmed it can turn them off again, so content is never hidden behind an animation that will not run.

Colour and contrast

Body text, headings and interactive elements meet or exceed WCAG AA contrast ratios in both the light and dark sections of the site. Colour is never the only way information is conveyed: form errors are text, required fields are marked with a symbol and a label, and status messages are announced to assistive technology.

Structure and semantics

• One <h1> per page, with a logical heading order below it.
• Landmarks: header, nav, main, footer, with accessible names where there is more than one.
• Data tables use <th> with scope, and captions where the data needs context.
• Every form field has a visible, programmatically associated label — no placeholder-only fields.
• Error messages are linked to their field with aria-describedby and the field is marked aria-invalid.
• Decorative graphics are hidden from assistive technology; meaningful ones have text alternatives.

Zoom and responsive behaviour

The layout reflows to 320px width and supports 200% zoom without horizontal scrolling of the page. Wide content — data tables, the size chart, the glossary — scrolls inside its own container rather than forcing the whole page sideways. Text is sized in relative units and respects your browser's font size setting.

What we know is imperfect

Stating these is more useful than claiming full conformance.

• Wide data tables are inherently awkward on a small screen. They scroll horizontally within their container, which is the best available option but is not as good as a table that fits.
• The size matcher and glossary filters require JavaScript to filter. Without it the full dataset is still rendered and readable — nothing is hidden — but it cannot be narrowed.
• The ReLoop Ledger and Pallet Passport are interactive tools and need JavaScript. The underlying figures they use are published in text on the methodology page.
• Our typeface is a serif with a soft, slightly unconventional design. We believe it reads well, but if it does not work for you, the site respects browser font overrides and reader modes.

Tell us

If any part of this site stops you doing something, email hello@repalletco.com with “accessibility” in the subject. Tell us the page, what you were trying to do, and what you are using — browser, screen reader, anything relevant. We aim to acknowledge within one business day and to fix genuine barriers promptly rather than adding them to a backlog.

If it is easier, we will also take your enquiry any way you can send it and do the form-filling at our end. Getting you a quote matters more than which channel it arrived through.

Standards

This statement covers repalletco.com and was last reviewed on 12 January 2026. We assess against WCAG 2.2 Level AA using a combination of automated tooling and manual keyboard and screen-reader testing. We are not claiming a formal third-party audit, and we would rather say so than imply one.