2ic Software, provider of 2ic Pallets pallet management software, recently undertook a customer survey of their industry leading pallet administration offering. Not surprisingly, ‘Reduced time & costs’ was nominated as the best benefit by 30% of responders, followed by ‘Reduced risk of losses’ with 25% of the votes. "The results … [Read more...]
Loscam Marks 70 Years in Business
February 14, 2012 By 1 Comment
Loscam turns 70 years old in 2012! Looking back over the decades, it has certainly been a dynamic and ever-changing business, having begun in Australia as a multi-family venture involving timber mills, logging, and trading war surplus materials such as forklifts, trucks, engines, army tents, and pallets. At the time, the business was registered … [Read more...]
Drop in Pallet Hire Mirrors the Market
December 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PALLET hire company Loscam has warned the level of stock being shipped to discretionary retailers has fallen sharply compared with the same period a year earlier, suggesting a poor outlook for Christmas sales. Loscam chief executive Mark Daniel said the volume of pallets being used by customers servicing the discretionary retail sector was down … [Read more...]
Loscam to Re-Enter New Zealand Market, Offers AdvaNZ Pallet
November 14, 2011 By 6 Comments
Following extensive research into the New Zealand market and numerous requests from its Australian and Asian customers, Loscam is in the final stages of planning its re-entry to the New Zealand market. The move into New Zealand represents the first new market entry since Hong Kong based infrastructure group, China Merchants acquired Loscam in July … [Read more...]
Loscam Relocates Corporate Head Office to Asia
September 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dr Fu Yuning, Chairman of China Merchants Loscam and the China Merchants Group, has officially opened the new corporate headquarters, in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, for China Merchants Loscam, Asia’s leading returnable packaging and pallet hire business. Loscam, which was previously headquartered in Australia, now calls Asia home for its … [Read more...]
Loscam Partnership Supports Growth at Danone Aqua
March 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Loscam Indonesia is proud to be working with Danone Aqua, the largest producer of water in the world. As Danone Aqua tackles supply chain issues in Indonesia and aims towards some impressive growth targets, we spoke to Bimo Mochammad, supply chain director, to find out more about the company's future plans and how Loscam can help achieve their … [Read more...]
Pallet Hire: DEXUS and Loscam Team Up for New Super Depot
December 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
DEXUS and leading pallet hire business Loscam have teamed up to develop the largest Loscam pallet repair centre in Australia, located at Laverton in Victoria. Loscam will pre-lease the DEXUS industrial for an initial term of 10 years. The 6,534sqm repair centre - located in Foundation Road - includes 2ha of concrete hard stand and is due … [Read more...]
Loscam Renews Contract with Colgate-Palmolive
December 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Loscam are pleased to announce that their customer Colgate-Palmolive has chosen to renew the contract for their distribution and warehouse management for a further three years. Loscam will partner the 200-year-old world leader of personal care and oral care products until April 2013. Colgate have been an ongoing customer of Loscam's since the … [Read more...]
Loscam Sale Bodes Well for China Pallet Pooling Growth
July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Talking to Australian contacts this week, the sale of Loscam to Hong Kong based, PRC state-owned China Merchants Group has generated a level of excitement about the potential synergies that might be provided to facilitate Loscam's growth in the People's Republic of China, while potentially making more resources available to other operating … [Read more...]
CHINA MERCHANTS GROUP ACQUIRES LOSCAM
July 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Board of Loscam is pleased to announce that Hong Kong based China Merchants Group has completed the acquisition of Loscam. Loscam is a leading pallet pooling company with strong market position in Australia and other Asian countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia and China. After the … [Read more...]
