EXHIBIT 23.5

                          Batchelder & Partners, Inc.
                        11975 El Camino Real, Suite 300
                          San Diego, California 92130

                               February 1, 2000


Board of Directors
PalEx, Inc.
6829 Flintlock Road
Houston, Texas 77040

Gentlemen:

      We hereby consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement of IFCO
Systems N.V. on Form F-4, of our opinion letter appearing as Appendix B to the
proxy statement/prospectus that is part of the Registration Statement and to the
references to our firm name therein. In giving this consent, we do not thereby
admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, nor do
we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration
Statement within the meaning of the term "experts" as used in the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder.


                                Very truly yours,

                                Batchelder & Partners, Inc.


                                By: /s/ Ralph V. Whitworth
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                                   Ralph V. Whitworth
                                   Partner