Leading pallet rental specialist, IPP Logipal has signed up another customer in the pet food sector after securing a new contract with Mackle Petfoods, Ireland’s fastest growing pet food manufacturer, to supply a major UK supermarket chain. Based in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, Mackle is an independent family business established since 1972. … [Read more...]
Pallet Rental: iGPS Announces Agreement with Ken’s Foods, Inc.
December 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company, LLC) announced today that Ken's Foods will begin shipping its retail products throughout the U.S. on iGPS' all-plastic pallets with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, commencing in early 2011. Ken's Foods produces and packages over 400 varieties of dressings and sauces, including … [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...]
CHEP Americas Announcement Regarding Proposed Brambles Acquisition of IFCO
November 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Brambles Limited, the parent company of CHEP, announced the planned acquisition of IFCO SYSTEMS, NV, a leading provider of reusable plastic containers (RPCs) in 23 countries, and pallet management services in the USA. The transaction will enhance Brambles’ position as a global leader in pooling solutions, creating an entity with sales revenue of … [Read more...]
EPAL Promotes Quality Standards at SEMA Annual Standards and Regulations Seminar
August 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
At the annual Standards and Regulations Seminar this year, Paul Davidson, CEO of EPAL in the UK and Ireland delivered a presentation to the full membership of the Storage Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) about the Importance of Quality Standards for both new and used pallets. EPAL is the largest pallet pool in the world with 500 … [Read more...]
Pallet Pools Offer Public Warehouses New Service Opportunities (Historic Reprint)
July 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
from D & W, January 1945 www.packagingrevolution.net is pleased to present another key article from the formative years of palletization. After the war, between one and three million surplus pallets may be disposed of by the government. Commercial shipments of palletized unit loads are expected to become common. Some pooling method for … [Read more...]
CHEP Wins Three-Year Intersnack Contract
July 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Weybridge (UK)- CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling, has been awarded a three-year contract by Intersnack, Europe’s second largest supplier of snacks and nuts. During the past three years, Intersnack has expanded rapidly in the UK through making key acquisitions and now has almost 50% market share in the nuts sector. In the … [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...]
