product10th year of double-digit growth
IPP Logipal, part of Pooling Partners last year achieved its tenth successive year of double-digit growth since its foundation in 2005.
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productCHEP makes first inroad into construction sector
Travis Perkins has signed a five-year contract with CHEP, seeking to reduce carbon footprint.
productModernisation for construction supply chain
Travis Perkins has signed a landmark five-year contract with CHEP, the leading provider of pallet and container pooling solutions, which it is claimed will significantly modernise the supply chain of the construction industry in the UK.
productPallet wrapping audit
With Samson Nano’s free auditing service, companies wishing to review their pallet wrapping operation can call on the Samson Nano team to come in, consult on their requirements, and conduct a full audit of their current operation to see how the Samson Nano would stack up against it.
articleGoBox released for food and drink applications
Goplasticpallets.com releases new GoBox for food and drink applications and urges drinks firms to abandon the wooden pallet.
productHygienic alternative
Heralded as a real alternative to wood for transit packaging, Polymer Logistics’ next generation of produce pallets is reported to deliver not only flexibility in load carrying and space saving, but also cost savings in the supply chain.
articleOne-trip budget pallets for exporters
Goplasticpallets.com has released a one-trip budget nest able pallet aimed at exporters.
articlePalletforce agrees to £30m private equity buyout
The company’s management has agreed a price it says offers a substantial premium on the company’s last traded share price in June 2015.
newsGorick joins RM2 from La Palette Rouge
RM2 has appoined Jane Gorick director of sales and operations for Europe.
newsWood pallet firm buyout
Scott Group has acquired HLC (Wood Products) in a multi-million pound deal bringing together two leading wooden pallet manufacturers. It is expected that the deal will deliver customer benefits in relation to customer service and security of supply.
articleHygienic pallet for food sector
The CleanPal hygienic pallet has been released by Polymer Logistics to challenge wooden pallets with features including durability, flexibility and overall cost savings in the supply chain.
articleProtect goods in transit with plastic pallet collar
Goplasticpallets.com’s plastic pallet collar provides significant benefits over traditional solutions for protecting goods in storage and transit.
articleEPAL crackdown on counterfeit pallets
More than 1,000 counterfeit EPAL Euro pallets have been seized during a large-scale inspection at the Ukrainian/Slovakian border.
productTrio of new members
Palletised freight network, Pall-Ex has announced the arrival of three new members: Kench Transport, Richard Read Transport and Exact Logistics.
productManagement team strengthened
Palletised freight network, Palletways has strengthened its UK team by appointing Dave Walmsley as member and network development director.
productRackable multi-trip box with superior strength
Goplasticpallets.com has introduced a new multi-trip pallet box. The Trip Box offers the benefits of a sleeve pack system, with improved strength and excellent performance in racking.
articleMany innovations highlighted
The PPMA Show 2015 returned to the NEC from the 29th September – 1st October, with more than 1,000 leading packaging and processing machinery manufacturers represented at the show and providing a platform to showcase the latest technological innovations and discuss key business opportunities with more than 7,500 visitors.
articleHeinz deploys Layer Picker
Wincanton was challenged at the national distribution centre it manages on behalf of Heinz to increase automated pallet layer picking without associated changes in product configurations.
productPrepared for launch into plastic pallets
Plastic container supplier George Utz UK has taken delivery of a giant plastic injection moulding machine – the final piece of a multi-million pound investment leading to a launch into the pallet market in 2016.
productRobust, economical plastic pallets
Dimensionally stable and shatterproof, economic and flexible, the IKP pallet range from WERIT Kunststoffwerke is manufactured from recycled plastic and offers the economical alternative to wooden pallets.
