Good pallet statistics are often difficult to find, so here are some interesting numbers from Spain. For the sake of comparison, Spain has 47 million people versus 316 million in the U.S. (2013 numbers), while U.S. has a per capita Gross … [Read more...] about Survey Looks at Spain’s Pallet System: 355 Million Movements Annually
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How Nestable Presswood Pallets Increase Lift Truck Safety and Plant Efficiencies
I don't typically think about pallet design as being a factor in lift truck safety, but information from Litco with respect to nestable design gives me cause to reconsider. Citing the National Safety Council, Litco notes that forklift … [Read more...] about How Nestable Presswood Pallets Increase Lift Truck Safety and Plant Efficiencies
Reusables: A Leap of Faith and a Great Business Idea
Talk of the PACK EXPO show: Nik Wallenda makes a historic tightrope crossing in the Windy City The buzz at PACK EXPO on Day 1 and 2 centered around an arguably unrelated event, that being Nik Wallenda's tightrope performance between the tops of … [Read more...] about Reusables: A Leap of Faith and a Great Business Idea
PECO Gains Traction in Canada, Now Accepted at Sobeys Family of Stores
PECO Pallets Now Accepted at Sobeys family of stores, including Sobeys, FreshCo, IGA, Lawton Drugs, Foodland, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods, and Safeway Canada. Irvington, NY based PECO Pallet, Inc. has added Sobeys to its … [Read more...] about PECO Gains Traction in Canada, Now Accepted at Sobeys Family of Stores
ORBIS Re-Brands Its Entire Line of Protective Dunnage as ORBIShield™
ORBIS Corporation is re-branding its entire line of protective dunnage as ORBIShield™. The full suite of dunnage products and solutions from ORBIS will now be available under one, comprehensive brand name. ORBIS is the industry’s most … [Read more...] about ORBIS Re-Brands Its Entire Line of Protective Dunnage as ORBIShield™
Loscam Wins Award, Takes Aim at 25 Percent Food Waste in the Produce Supply Chain
Leading Asia Pacific provider of equipment pooling solutions Loscam has won the ‘Best Innovation Food & Beverage Service Provider Award. China Merchants Loscam was presented the award during the IMPACT CHINA: Food and … [Read more...] about Loscam Wins Award, Takes Aim at 25 Percent Food Waste in the Produce Supply Chain
RLT & Associates Offers Reusable Packaging Tracking Solution
Manufacturing companies constantly are challenged with keeping track of thousands of containers while also containing costs. To address and solve this need, RLT & Associates of Shelby Township, Michigan, has introduced a new, technology-based … [Read more...] about RLT & Associates Offers Reusable Packaging Tracking Solution
Svenska Retursystem Delivers Reusable Packaging Excellence for Swedish Grocery Industry
Measurable improvements at a glance About 25% savings versus equivalent disposable packaging. Annual savings industry wide are @ $18.7 million. Savings of 725,000 hours in retail store labor/$22 million dollars annually. Reduced product … [Read more...] about Svenska Retursystem Delivers Reusable Packaging Excellence for Swedish Grocery Industry
Svenska Retursystem Wins Reusable Packaging Award
Continued from Page 1 Presently, more than 10,000,000 crates and 400,000 pallets are circulating in the system day in and day out. The system consists of six different plastic crates manufactured by Schoeller Allibert, half-size pallets produced … [Read more...] about Svenska Retursystem Wins Reusable Packaging Award
No Incidence of Food Contamination from RPCs, Says RPA
Reusable Packaging Association President Jerry Welcome has issued the following letter to the trade in response to concerns raised recently by a release issued by the Canadian Corrugated and Containerboard Association (CCA). IFCO Systems has also … [Read more...] about No Incidence of Food Contamination from RPCs, Says RPA