With last week's U.S. headline leading news about million dollar plastic pallet and container theft in Maryland, the reusable packaging community is left with much celebrate, and also much to ponder with respect to what the public believes about container theft, and what businesses believe they must do to prevent it. To summarize the story, a … [Read more...]
Heineken Taps LPR for Half Pallet Rental
November 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Heineken, a global brewing company founded in 1864, with leading Spanish brands such as Heineken, Cruzcampo and Águila, has signed an exclusive contract with LPR, the European Number 2 pallet-pooling specialist, to supply all its half-sized pallet needs for its distribution in Spain. Heineken and LPR have been collaborating in France for over … [Read more...]
ORBIS Corporation Names New Vice President of Finance
November 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
November 11, 2009, OCONOMOWOC, Wis. – Mark Gorzek has been named vice president of finance for ORBIS Corporation, succeeding Bill Ash, who was recently named president. Most recently Gorzek was vice president and controller for Menasha Corporation, ORBIS’ parent company. ORBIS, headquartered in Oconomowoc, Wis., manufactures reusable … [Read more...]
IBM Announces Returnable Container Management Software
November 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
IBM has announced that it has enhanced its IBM InfoSphere Traceability Server with a new capability called Returnable Container Management, which was specifically designed for governments, businesses, automotive manufacturers, parts suppliers and other businesses to track the exact location of containers and other reusable assets used to move parts … [Read more...]
Getting a Handle (or Two) on Solid Waste
November 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Reusable packaging has a long tradition, with amphoras, for example, dating back some 4000 years. The amphoras in the picture were submerged for about 3500 years, having been discovered at the bottom of the Agean Sea off the coast of Turkey during just the last decade. They were designed with impressive ergonomic and load optimization features such … [Read more...]
Choose Reusables Conference: Barriers Broken
November 6, 2009 By
The 2009 Choose Reusables Conference offered a unique opportunity for users of reusable packaging to interface with service and product providers. I've been to a lot of conferences over the years, and invariably the best ones are those which bring the stakeholders together to address opportunities and challenges - or as Peter Senge might say, to … [Read more...]
CHEP Presents Inaugural Carrier Awards at Symposium
November 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Orlando November 5, 2009 – CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling services, held the 2009 Carrier Symposium October 20 - 21, 2009 at the Orlando Marriott World Center to recognize the superior achievements of its transportation partners. The highlight of the two-day event was the awards ceremony, which was attended by Kevin … [Read more...]
CPC Receives Funding for Electronic Container Transfer Project
November 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Canadian Pallet Council (CPC) has a feature in its CTSweb software called Electronic Container Transfer which facilitates virtual reconcilation of pallet or container exchange balances without pallets actually being returned. What this means is that if, for example, Company A owes Company B 500 pallets, Company B owes Company C 500 pallets, and … [Read more...]
Say Your Want a Revolution
November 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Reusable packaging is embarking into a time of revolution. That's just the way it is in the world of reusable packaging. So what is a revolution? According to www.dictionary.com, a revolution can be a violent upheaval, a "...a sudden, marked change in something." A revolution of course can be something far less than earth jolting. It … [Read more...]
Packaging as a Clutter Reduction Method
November 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
At a recent NDIA Disruptive Technology Conference in Washington, D.C., attendees were presented with "Packaging as a Clutter Reduction Method", a model to show how proper packaging can assist in the efficiency of the military and other industry. Illustrating these new efficiencies to the governmental and industrial audience were speakers Keith … [Read more...]
