RPA Names New Marketing Communications Committee Chair

RPA Chair­man Drew Mer­rill, CAPS has named Hillary Femal, Direc­tor of Mar­ket­ing, IFCO Sys­tems Inc., to be the new Chair­per­son of the RPA Mar­ket­ing Communication’s Com­mit­tee. Ms. Femal will replace Walt Tullis, Schoeller Arca Sys­tems who has left the industry. In nam­ing Ms. Femal to the role of Chair­per­son, RPA Chair­man Drew Mer­rill noted, “Since [...]

reLogististics Services Joins Reusable Packaging Association

The RPA has announced that reL­o­gis­tics Ser­vices, LLC (www.relogistics-services.com) is the newest mem­ber of the RPA, bring­ing the total of new mem­bers for 2011 to 12. reL­o­gis­tics pro­vides reverse logis­tics and han­dling ser­vices for reusable, return­able and recy­clable pack­ag­ing. Mike Hacht­man, Pres­i­dent, was for­merly with IFCO Sys­tems. Mr. Hacht­man will serve as reL­o­gis­tics rep­re­sen­ta­tive to [...]

IFCO Signs RPC Service Agreement with MERCATOR in Slovenia

MERCATOR, one of the leading retailers in Southeastern Europe with more than 1,400 points of sale, has signed a long term agreement for Slovenia with IFCO to become its Reusable Packaging Service Provider for fruit and vegetables. “The environmentally friendly packaging system of IFCO enables MERCATOR to achieve cost savings and efficiency improvements over the [...]

IFCO Survey: Over 95% of Produce Department Managers Prefer RPCs to Corrugated

Front line produce department managers who deal in a reusable plastic container (RPC) environment highly approve of them, according to a new survey reported by IFCO SYSTEMS. IFCO, the worldwide leader in reusable plastic container (RPC) management services, found in a surveying over 1,000 produce department managers that: 97.9% report better inbound produce quality with RPCs, [...]

Produce RPCs: An Interview with IFCO’s Fred Heptinstall

Reusable plastic containers (RPCs) are seeing increasing acceptance as an efficient and environmentally responsible approach to transport packaging in the produce supply chain. In fact, IFCO recently won the Responsible Packaging Award at the Natural Products Expo East, in some long overdue recognition for a member of the reusable transport packaging industry. Fred Heptinstall, President [...]

IFCO Signs RPC Service Agreement with CARREFOUR in France

CARREFOUR France has signed a contract with IFCO to become its Reusable Packaging Service Provider for fruits and vegetables and meat products. Karl Pohler, CEO of IFCO: “We are very pleased that CARREFOUR France has selected IFCO as its RPC service provider and are committed to deliver superior logistic services to the French retail market. [...]

Leading Reusable Packaging Service Providers Will Exhibit at RPA Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has announced that 11 of the industry’s leading reusable packaging service providers will exhibit together at the RPA’s Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO International 2010, Oct. 31 – Nov. 3. The reusable packaging service providers that are exhibiting in the Pavilion are: Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS) iGPS The [...]

IFCO Maintains Strong Growth Path in Q2 2010

IFCO’s  group revenues grew by 5.6% to US  $195.2 million in Q2 2010 compared to Q2  2009 and in H1 2010 by 8.1% to US $383.6 million (currency adjusted by 8.5% in  Q2 2010 and by 8.4% in H1 2010). Operational profitability (EBITDA) improved significantly by 22.5% to US $36.1 million in Q2 2010 compared [...]

Reusables Management Positions Posted on the Web

Here is a current sampling of reusable pallet and packaging related jobs from the Internet: Pallet Specialist Dedicated to serving consumers and the communities where we live, work and play, Unilever employs more than 13,000 people across North America “generating nearly $10 billion in sales in 2009. Unilever has an opening for a corporate pallet [...]

RPA Hosting Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has announced that 13 companies will join the organization in its pavilion at PACK EXPO International 2010 this fall. The RPA’s Reusable Packaging Pavilion will provide a comprehensive, one-stop source for packaging professionals interested in economic sustainable packaging solutions. Within the Reusable Packaging Pavilion, PACK EXPO attendees will have access to all [...]