IFCO appoints Vice President and Managing Director

IFCO further strengthens its position in Central and East Europe: With effect from June 1, 2010, Michael Meierhöfer assumes his duties as Vice President and Managing Director for Germany, Austria and East Europe, thus supporting the strategic positioning of the global market leader for reusable packaging logistics services. Meierhöfer has longtime leadership experience and exemplary [...]

Pallet Rental: LPR Opens Italian Regional Office

LPR, Europe’s second leading pallet-pooling specialist, has extended its European network with the opening of an Italian regional office in Landriano, near Milan with Fabio Benazzo as General Manager. The office has a start-up team of 5 people whose mission is to serve LPR Group’s core customers locally and to implement LPR’s pallet pooling solution [...]

Plastic Pallets Valued at $2.5 Million Stolen from California Businesses

Four people have been arrested in California for allegedly stealing plastic pallets from local businesses, including Trader Joe’s, Albertsons and U.S. Postal Service locations during the last year and a half. Luciano Hernardez, 33, of Pomona, Maria Acuna, 44, of Rialto, and Jorge Garcia, 22, and Filemon Bernal, 51, both of Mira Loma were arrested [...]

Loscam GPAKS

They are tough, easy to assemble and collapse, can reduce transport and handling costs and provide the ultimate in product security.

A Reference Guide for the Construction and Inspection of Wood Pallets – 1954

This early document provides a detailed look at pallets and pallet technology in the early 1950s. The U.S. Navy was at the forefront of pallet advances during World War 2 and in the years that followed. One interesting post-war switch was from the 40×48″ stringer pallet to the 48×40″ pallet, likely having to do with [...]

Shipping Pallets and Food Safety – What’s Next on the Menu?

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Glumetza Recall Blamed on Treated Wood Pallets

The pallet mold inhibiting chemical TBA is back in the news. Earlier this year it was implicated in a large Tylenol recall, where product was found to have a musty smell that Johnson & Johnson suggested had originated in wood pallets that had been treated with an unsanctioned pallet mold control chemical called “tribromophenol” or [...]

Insight: If You Can’t Make Some Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen

The title of this piece, a twist on Harry Truman’s classic quote about not standing the heat, is a call by business writer John Maxwell for leaders to act proactively and make a difference. But often there are barriers to continuous improvement. One such hurdle is success itself. For reusable packaging programs as in life, [...]

Reusables 101: Determining Whether Reusable Transport Packaging is the Right Fit for Your Company (Part 3)

This is the third and final article in a three-part series by Jerry Welcome, president of the Reusable Packaging Association. This first article defined reusable transport packaging and its role in the supply chain, the second article detailed the economic and environmental benefits of reusable transport packaging, and this last article supplies some parameters and [...]

GP4048-46 BulkPak Container Offers 3% More Cubic Capacity

ORBIS Corporation offers the GP4048-46, a collapsible bulk container designed to provide a durable bulk packaging solution, while offering 3% more cubic capacity than competitive bulk containers and weighing 2% less, according to an ORBIS release. The advanced container design results in a consistent weight that improves inventory and shipping efficiency. All containers are 100% [...]

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