Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS) was recently named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s Green Supply Chain Award list for the second consecutive year. The prestigious list consists of companies working to make green or sustainability … [Read more...] about Container and Pooling Solutions Named a Supply & Demand Chain Executive Green Supply Chain Award Recipient for 2nd Consecutive Year
Pallets
Pallet Policy and Best Practices: Dealing with Pallet Mold
Over the last year we have covered on several occasions the "musty odor" problem that has prompted recalls in the pharmaceutical industry. Some of those recalls by both Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer have been blamed on the use of a chemical called … [Read more...] about Pallet Policy and Best Practices: Dealing with Pallet Mold
Pallet Trends to Watch in 2011
Here is a very good summary of major pallet stories that have emerged onto the pallet scene in 2010, and which will more fully play out for the North American pallet industry and pallet users in 2011. Bob Trebilcock of www.mmh.com interviews Chaille … [Read more...] about Pallet Trends to Watch in 2011
Pallet Lawsuit: iGPS Files Against the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association
Plastic pallet rental provider Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company, LLC) has announced that it has filed suit against the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) and its president for false, malicious and defamatory … [Read more...] about Pallet Lawsuit: iGPS Files Against the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association
Pallet Hire: DEXUS and Loscam Team Up for New Super Depot
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 … [Read more...] about Pallet Hire: DEXUS and Loscam Team Up for New Super Depot
Loscam Pallets: Metro Moves to Standardise Returnable Packaging in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City was the venue for Metro's vendor workshop on step change, and it was open to all suppliers of the cash-and-carry operation who wanted to know more about process transformation. The Vietnamese firm outlined their plans for expansion, … [Read more...] about Loscam Pallets: Metro Moves to Standardise Returnable Packaging in Vietnam
Pallets and Food Safety: iGPS Responds to “Dishonest and Reckless” NWPCA Assertions
The pallet food safety public relations war rages onward. In response to the recent NWPCA press release related to butter contamination and iGPS pallets, iGPS has posted this response to its customers. December 09, 2010 Letter to Our … [Read more...] about Pallets and Food Safety: iGPS Responds to “Dishonest and Reckless” NWPCA Assertions
Loscam Renews Contract with Colgate-Palmolive
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 … [Read more...] about Loscam Renews Contract with Colgate-Palmolive
Pallets: CHEP Selects Omnitrol Networks’ Platform to Deliver Technology for the Development of a Track and Traceability Solution
The Omnitrol Networks' real-time distributed application network platform has been selected by pallet and container pooling giant CHEP for the development of real-time asset and material tracking solutions. The OMNITROL product delivers the … [Read more...] about Pallets: CHEP Selects Omnitrol Networks’ Platform to Deliver Technology for the Development of a Track and Traceability Solution
iGPS and Deca Contamination: A Butter Pill to Swallow?
We have an old saying in supply chain operations that what goes around comes around. After several sensationalized news releases in recent years making leaps of faith in implicating wood pallets with food safety risks, NWPCA has returned a dose of … [Read more...] about iGPS and Deca Contamination: A Butter Pill to Swallow?