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2008-12-03 Dynamic systems ensures smooth start to new operation
Coventry-based RAM Enterprise has enjoyed a trouble-free start to its new warehouse operation thanks to the speed and efficiency of its pallet racking installation

2008-12-02 IPICO extends partnership with CHEP Australia for RFID deployment across New Zealand
IPICO to Supply Foldable Returnable Packaging Management Solutions

  November 2008

2008-11-26 Brambles burdened by an unpalatable unit
BRAMBLES shares plunged to a record low yesterday after the company cut profit guidance for its biggest business unit, its US pallet operations.

2008-11-26 National Wooden Pallet and Container Association
The evidence of this is his recent misinformation campaign promoting the use of plastic pallets over wood on behalf of recent contributor Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS)

2008-11-26 High density storage system has pallets on the run
MURRAY Goulburn, Australia's largest exporter of processed food, has commissioned the country's first Pallet Runner high density storage

2008-11-26 ongoing top-line growth and sequential margin gains
IFCO SYSTEMS’ group revenues grew by 9.5% in Q3 2008 and EBITDA increased by 2.9% compared to prior year quarter

2008-11-24 informations about ISPM15 standard application in Australia

2008-11-24 Linfox Driving Productivity with Colby Rack Systems
Drive-In Rack system

2008-11-23 Man accused of pocketing employer's money
New Holland Police say an Ephrata man has admitted to stealing close to $23,000 from his former employer in Earl Township.

2008-11-23 A1 Pallets Pays $1.8M for Auburn Industrial
A1 Pallets, a manufacturer of wood pallets and skids, acquired 615 Second St. in Auburn.

2008-11-19 Pallets can come in wood, metal, plastic, and cardboard
Pallets, also coined a skid, have a flat surface where transportable materials like products and goods are placed.

2008-11-19 Greystone Logistics' Go-To-Market Strategy Yields Results
Greystone Logistics today announced numerous purchase orders resulting from the Company's newly implemented Go-To-Market strategy.

2008-11-14 Firefighters battle warehouse blaze
A warehouse fire that sent large plumes of black smoke billowing across Port Phillip Bay has been contained in Melbourne's west.

2008-11-14 EPAL Moves Ahead With RFID Pallet-Tagging Pilot
The European Pallet Association is successfully using EPC Gen 2 passive RFID tags

2008-11-13 Reusable Packaging Association Announces New President
Jerry Welcome is the new president

2008-11-13 New pallets from Würth Logistics
Würth Logistics is now producing its own pallets.

2008-11-13 CHEP Tracks Auto-Part Containers in Europe
The company is using EPC Gen 2 tags to track the shipment, receipt, inspection and repair of 150,000 returnable plastic containers

2008-11-07 Cold storage facility opening at Port of Stockton
A cold storage facility will be constructed in four phases at the Port of Stockton in California.

2008-11-07 Suspicious fire ignites 1,000 polystyrene pallets
FIRE crews were called out after 1,000 pallets of polystyrene were found burning on open ground.

2008-11-07 Companies Refine Their Supply Chains And Increase Used Warehouse Equipment Liquidations
Many major distribution center operators around the country continue to refine their operations.

2008-11-06 IFCO SYSTEMS Q3 2008
Ongoing top-line growth and sequential margin gains

2008-11-03 Thermoformed plastic pallets
TriEnda LLC today to announce the company's plans to locate a manufacturing operation

2008-11-03 Equipment & applications Pallets
How green are your pallets?

  October 2008

2008-10-30 Huge pallet fire destroys home
A fire that broke out at a pallet storage facility destroyed one South Phoenix home and sparked the evacuation of nearly two dozen more Sunday afternoon.

2008-10-30 Materials handling:
CHEP partnering with US Immigration

2008-10-29 Italian Retail Pilot Quantifies RFID's Many BenefitsAntonio Rizzi
The participants, which include ham-maker Parmacotto and supermarket operator Auchon, tracked tagged cases of food as they moved from production to sales floor.

2008-10-28 Fire at Phoenix pallet facility destroys home
About 60 Valley firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze Sunday night at a Phoenix pallet-storage facility, fire officials said.

2008-10-28 New BREPAL website is valuable online resource
The dynamic new BREPAL website has been extremely well received and is rapidly being regarded as an excellent online industry resource.

2008-10-28 £75,000 damage as arsonists hit firm
A fierce blaze that caused £75,000 damage to a company's headquarters was just one of a spate of arson attacks, detectives have revealed.

2008-10-26 IPP Logipal goes for gold in Food Processing awards
One-way pallet rental specialist, IPP Logipal, has been short-listed in the packaging solution category in this year's prestigious Food Processing awards.

2008-10-23 Building the better pallet
If you're my age, you might remember the one-word piece of advice passed along to Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate. Get into plastics and you were sure to make a bundle.

2008-10-21 Distribution firm's new risk management system
A Fakenham-based distribution company has introduced a new tool to manage and monitor health and safety.

2008-10-21 Pallet Rental
There is a growing change of pace, particularly within the food industry, towards the increasing use of plastic pallets.

2008-10-15 Chep pledges crackdown on undocumented workers
Chep USA has signed an agreement with the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, pledging to weed out undocumented workers.

2008-10-15 Collaboration brings savings for Kellogg's and Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark and Kellogg's have seen cuts of seven per cent in their transport costs from a collaboration project run through TDG.

2008-10-15 Quality sealed and certified
WORLD Pallet now officially TÜV certified

2008-10-15 Pellet stove lease pact in jeopardy
An ambitious plan to open a wood pellet stove business has hit a snag with the developer having trouble pulling the trigger on a lease agreement to occupy a building in the Airport Business Park.

2008-10-15 IPP Logipal Adds Value to Sanita UK Supply Chain
Leading one-way trip pallet rental specialist, IPP Logipal has secured a new contract win with Sanita UK.

2008-10-14 CHEP secures Wal-Mart contract
Brambles, the world's largest provider of pallets, has reached an agreement with Wal-Mart concerning the continued use of CHEP pallets.

2008-10-10 Brambles inks Wal-Mart agreement
Brambles Limited (BXB) inked a new agreement to supply pallets to US retailer Wal-Mart that would increase its costs by US$5 million ($7.5 million) per annum from 2010.

2008-10-10 Yemen celebrates International Ozone Day with new stage of Methyl Bromide soil fumigation alternatives
Phase-out Program for Methyl Bromide uses in soil fumigation since 2005,

2008-10-10 Fire-hit pallet firm gets OK to reopen
The Allen County Board of Zoning Appeals on Wednesday granted permission for a pallet-assembly business to reopen after it was destroyed in an August fire.

2008-10-09 iGPS Joins HireVeterans.com

2008-10-09 iGPS Forms Partnership with the National Forest Foundation to Plant Trees and Help Restore Our Nation's Forests
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC), operator of the world's first all-plastic pallet pool with embedded RFID tags, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with the National Forest Foundation (NFF)

2008-10-07 IFCO SYSTEMS is entering the Brazilian market and signed an agreement with Pao de Açucar Group
IFCO SYSTEMS announces today, that Pao de Açucar Group (Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição) a leading food retailer in Brazil with annual revenues of USD 10 billion, has signed a long term agreement with IFCO SYSTEMS to become its exclusive RPC service provider for fruits and vegetables.

2008-10-06 Corrugated pallet firms set out to fell timber
A battle of the pallets broke out last month when SCA Packaging launched two new products in its Stax range of corrugated board pallets.

2008-10-06 Teen's family sues pallet firm, alleging wrongful death
The family of a teenager killed in an industrial accident has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the teen's employer, Pallet Express.

2008-10-03 Small shipments can be costly and inefficient in China
As consumer demands have become more diversified and personalized, mass production has taken a backseat to smaller production lots and faster delivery times.

2008-10-03 pallet chic
Here's a new twist on recycling pallets: Make furniture out of them.

2008-10-02 Choosing the best pallet racking solution
Pallet racking systems are the backbone of any warehouse, providing a safe and secure method of storing goods for picking, packing and shipping.

 September 2008

2008-09-29 Calhoun Forest Products
Calhoun Forest Products owners Joe and Teresa Calhoun announced today that they are acquiring the former SeamcoBuilding

2008-09-29 'Over a million' wooden pallets burn in south Fort Worth
Firefighters worked into the evening Thursday to ensure that there were no flare-ups from a massive fire that burned "well over a million" wooden pallet

2008-09-29 Pacific Pallet strike is over
More than 50 employees are back at work after the strike at Abbotsford's Pacific Pallet ended earlier this month.

2008-09-29 Pall-Ex secures ASDA contract
ASDA has appointed pallet distributor Pall-Ex as its nominated carrier for its smaller consignments of up to three pallets.

2008-09-26 Governments Seek to End ISPM-15 Exemption
Canadian and U.S. governments are moving forward with consultations on the proposed removal of the exemption of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM-15) on wood packaging material moving between the two countries.

2008-09-24 Australian Standard Pallets
Australia Standard Pallets are square hardwood pallets which are standard in Australia and non-standard anywhere else in the world.

2008-09-24 Universal Pallet Supply
Today announced that is has recently earned ISO 9001:2000 certification for its New Pallet Production facility in Elkhart, Indiana

2008-09-24 A Recap of the First Criminal Code Penalty Imposed in the Area of Occupational Health and Safety
In 2004, the Criminal Code was amended to create a new offence for companies that do not show sufficient concern for occupational health and safety regulations.

2008-09-23 Good Things Do Not Come Easy
My job for today was to get the shipment moved from the Consolidated Protestant Relief Services' (CPRS) warehouse to the United Nation's Mission to Congo (MONUC's) Movement Control's (MOVCON) warehouse

2008-09-23 Pallets- One Size Fits Nobody
With 670 million new pallets entering the supply chain each year, selecting the one that's right can be a challenge

2008-09-22 iGPS Announces Supply Agreement with Schoeller Arca Systems to Produce up to 30 Million Pallets in the Next Five Years
High demand for iGPS pallets leads to largest manufacturing order for pallets in history

2008-09-22 Industry's future is resting on pallets
It's something you just don't think about: pallets.

2008-09-15 Lego swaps whites for blues
Lego Group, the world's fifth largest toy manufacturer, has announced a new logistics strategy that will expand its implementation of the CHEP blue pallet pooling system.

2008-09-12 CFO's Looking for Bottom-Line Impacts Choose Returnable Packaging
Used reusable packaging sounds strange yet it is precisely how many CFO's are improving the bottom-line

2008-09-12 Waikato firms rewarded for their sustainability
A Valley father was killed in a freak accident Friday morning in front of his teenage son at a cabinet-making shop in Phoenix.

2008-09-12 iGPS Announces FM 4996 Certification of Its All-Plastic Pallets with Embedded RFID Tags
FM Global certification makes iGPS pallet the only commercially available plastic pallet to hold FM 4996 and UL 2335 certifications

2008-09-12 RFID and AIDC News: Is Visidot a Viable Alternative to RFID and Traditional 2D Bar Codes?
Is a Visidot in your future?

2008-09-08 Dumpster duty paying off
Knee deep in garbage in her company's dumpster and tearing through trash bags, Bonnie Brooks had something of an epiphany.

2008-09-08 Man Killed By Falling Wood Pallets
A Valley father was killed in a freak accident Friday morning in front of his teenage son at a cabinet-making shop in Phoenix.

2008-09-08 Man crushed to death by wood pallets at Valley business
A man was crushed to death by falling pallets at a custom woodworking shop in Phoenix Friday morning.

2008-09-05 Pallets provide speedy shelter for refugees
People around the Caribbean are counting the cost of Hurricane Gustav, which killed at least 97 people and damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of houses.

2008-09-05 A fire that gutted a pallet warehouse Monday was likely started by an arsonist, investigators said Tuesday.
The three-alarm blaze was the second suspicious fire this year at the Atlas Pallet Co. at Essex and South Cherry streets that investigators suspect was the work of an arsonist

2008-09-05 Reward offered after pallets fire
A £2,000 reward has been offered to help catch and prosecute arsonists who set light to a pallet yard in Wrexham.

2008-09-05 Southern Pallets' director declared bankrupt
David Dobbs, the de facto director of collapsed Eastbourne haulage firm Southern Pallets, has now been declared bankrupt.

2008-09-03 Burned Pallet Company Out Of Compliance
Arson Investigators Say Fire Was Deliberately Set

2008-09-02 Three Alarm Fire Destroys Business
The Atlas Pallet Company was destroyed in a major fire southeast of downtown late this afternoon, which sent up a think pillar of dark smoke that was visible across the downtown, 1200 WOAI news reports.

2008-09-02 Palletline is updating its corporate image
Palletline is updating its corporate image with the launch of a new vehicle livery, designed to reflect the changing focus of the business.

2008-09-01 IPP Logipal secures sweet new deal
The ability to deliver a flexible solution was a key factor to leading one-way trip pallet rental specialist, IPP Logipal.

2008-09-01 Craemer C5C Non-Stop Pallet
has seven year track record in print Specifically designed for the requirements of the Heidelberger printing presses.

August 2008

2008-08-28 Logopak installs two pallet labelling machines
Logopak, the print and apply labelling specialist, has installed two 920DK machines at soft drink manufacturer AG Barr's plant in Glasgow.

2008-08-28 Pallets forecasts for 2012 and 2017
US demand to increase 2% annually through 2012.

2008-08-26 Brambles shares slump
Schoeller Arca Systems' plastic pallets are thriving.

2008-08-26 Schoeller Arca Systems Enjoys Plastic Pallet Boom
Schoeller Arca Systems' plastic pallets are thriving.

2008-08-07 IFCO SYSTEMS reports Q2 2008 results
IFCO SYSTEMS' group revenues grew by 11.7% in Q2 2008

2008-08-05 Grocer Users & Pallet Leaders Unite,Industry Leaders Launch Block Pool Initiative
Pallet management has been the next big thing for wood pallets for the last ten plus years.

2008-08-05 Get Trucking: Is Plastic the Future After All?
Truckers, like everybody else that has to fill the gas tank, have been poleaxed by high oil and gas prices.

2008-08-05 Lost in Translation
Whether it is in the pre-dawn squalor of a wet and crowded produce terminal loading dock or the polished black walnut of the boardroom, the wondrous importance of the pallet rarely benefits from an adequate translation.

2008-08-05 DG extends LPR pallet facilities
As part of its contract with pallet pooling operator LPR, TDG has invested in two pallet maintenance facilities to meet increasing demand.

2008-08-04 AMS Boosts Southeast Pallets’ Production & Safety With ‘Nailing On The Fly’ System
Introduced to the pallet repair business while he was still in high school, Kevin Krebs is now the sales and operations manager at Southeast Pallet Recycling in Louisville, Ken.

2008-08-04 Honour for company's magnificent seven
Seven devoted employees were awarded for their services to HLC Wood Products in Needham on Friday.

2008-08-04 CHEP Supports Habitat for Humanity Townhome Development in Orlando
Second Habitat for Humanity partnership undertaken by company is among many recent charitable activities.

2008-08-04 HP Uses AIRDEX Pallets
Hewlett-Packard is now using AIRDEX International Inc. pallets to transport its notebook laptop computers internationally, including Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and North America, according to a recent article at BusinessGreen.com. 

2008-08-01 Tips For Reducing Forklift Impacts On Pallet Racks
This article gives you many suggestions on how to protect your pallet racks.

2008-08-01 Apparent accident kills Jelly Belly factory worker
Authorities say a worker died in an apparent accident at a suburban Chicago Jelly Belly factory.

2008-08-01 Plastic Pallets Experience Rapid Gains
Although wooden pallets made from lumber currently have the largest share of the market, plastic pallets will experience the most increase in demand. 

2008-08-01 Grocer Users & Pallet Leaders Unite,Industry Leaders Launch Block Pool Initiative
Pallet management has been the next big thing for wood pallets for the last ten plus years.

2008-08-01 Courts in Spain and France ruled in favour of CHEP
Two separate courts in Spain and France ruled in favour of CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling, in cases involving the illegal trading of its pallets

  July 2008

2008-07-31 Online calculator promotes RFID-enabled plastic pallets
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) has created a new interactive tool to promote its pool of all-plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags.

2008-07-30 Demes Completes Major Investment Programme At Leeds Plant
The new facilities will enable the company to offer an improved service and faster turnaround for customers

2008-07-30 Upcycled Pallet Made Furniture By Studiomama
A few weeks ago we posted on pallet made disaster relief homes.

2008-07-30 Superior Pallet Focuses On Recycling
Superior pallet makes remanufactured pallets with recycled lumber and also makes "combo" pallets.

2008-07-29 Weyerhaeuser to sell Canadian sawmill
Weyerhaeuser Co. to sell hardwood mill in British Columbia

2008-07-29 iGPS Announces Agreement With Okray Family Farms
Located in Plover, WI, and one of "America's Top 100 Vegetable Growers," Okray Farms produces a wide variety of potatoes, sweet corn, field corn, and green beans

2008-07-24 Chep and Smartway
CHEP, a provider of pallet and container pooling services leasing, has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership,

2008-07-21 Businesses step up as recycler
With limitations on acceptable materials and waste transfer stations in place for the Ordot landfill, affected businesses and residents are adapting

2008-07-21 swoon trio with pallets

2008-07-21 Car drives thru Albany grocery
Shoppers at an East Albany grocery store got more than they bargained for this morning.

2008-07-18 Exporters warned: Wooden pallets becoming import barriers
Pallet Company Owner Says $100M Lawsuit.

2008-07-18 Exporters warned: Wooden pallets becoming import barriers
UK businesses are working long and hard to win valuable export orders.

2008-07-16 Wooden pallet fire near Kuna
Flames lit up the early morning sky and the smoke could be seen for miles as 150 wooden pallets and scrap lumber went up in flames.

2008-07-15 An Inspiring Approach To Building Pallet Houses
At the recent annual meeting of the Canadian pallet association, a Canadian government representative spoke on the anticipated removal of the ISPM-15 exemption for shipments of pallets and wood packaging between the United States and Canada.

2008-07-15 Canada/US Consider Trans-Border Pallet Rules
At the recent annual meeting of the Canadian pallet association, a Canadian government representative spoke on the anticipated removal of the ISPM-15 exemption for shipments of pallets and wood packaging between the United States and Canada.

 June 2008

2008-06-30 Not-for-profit pallet pool comes ashore
Modeled on existing European and Canadian pools, this NWPCA –operated program is expected to ease problems associated with damaged pallets

2008-06-30 Stenner Pallet Playhouse
The pallet renaissance continues. Jonathan Stenner writes to share the playhouse he built for his children

2008-06-27 BRAMBLES DELIVERS SOLID PERFORMANCE AND WINS SIGNIFICANT NEW BUSINESS
Brambles has delivered a solid performance for the 11 months to the end of May 2008 with sales 13% higher than the prior corresponding period (6% in constant currency)

2008-06-25 Logistics giant Brambles has reversed two months of damage
Logistics giant Brambles has reversed two months of damage to its share price after indicating it is close to sealing a crucial deal with its biggest US customer, Wal-Mart...

2008-06-25 Linpac Storage delivers Didcot solution ahead of plan for Techtronic Industries UK
LINPAC Storage Systems has recently completed a bespoke storage solution combining wide and narrow aisle racking and a mezzanine structure for the power tools and accessories division of Techtronic Industries UK.

2008-06-25 A fine pallet
The pallet-building revolution continues

2008-06-25 Brambles expecting solid profit growth
Pallet supplier Brambles Ltd expects solid earnings growth this year and next as it offsets the effect of high fuel costs and builds a strong pipeline of contract wins.

2008-06-25 Brambles says 11-month sales up 13 pct
Brambles Ltd, the world's biggest pallet supplier, said on Tuesday that sales rose 13 percent in the 11 months to the end of May.

2008-06-25 Brambles stacks up
BRAMBLES shares rocketed almost 9 per cent yesterday after it said high fuel prices had failed to dent its operations and new contracts had contributed $US180 million in sales.

2008-06-24 CALCULATING CARBON COST OF GOING THE EXTRA MILE
Haulier Browns Distribution has created a carbon calculator for customers as a means of increasing profits amid soaring fuel bills.

2008-06-24 Craemer UK appoint Midlands
Area Sales Manager

2008-06-23 Auburn recycling center in danger of closing
Just when business is taking off, a local construction recycling company says it may lose it all.

2008-06-23 Pallet Rack Removal
We recommend that you contract your pallet rack removal and moving through a professional organization like our.

2008-06-23 Out of control pallet fire burns business, nearby homes
Firefighters battled a large fire that ignited near a pallet-manufacturing firm in northeast Harris County Friday evening.

2008-06-23 £500,000 washing bill for green packaging
Dave Arthur with Loadhog's new £500,000 wash plant in Sheffield

2008-06-23 Recycling Pallets into Art and Architecture
HDR Architecture

2008-06-20 'print miles' will soon be central to a printer's business and environmental strategies
With oil prices soaring and environmental concerns increasingly figuring in buyers' demands, reducing the number print miles can boost revenue and help the environment.

2008-06-16 I turn international of fake invoices Escaped thirty million euro
Iva and taxes done not pay: the yellow Flames denounced for tax offenses the three persons in charge of a business of Carpuses

2008-06-13 Fire at the Temple-Inland Co
The fire damaged a building that was used to dry wood.

2008-06-13 About Ispm15 standard, treatment of pallets
AQIS approved non-permanent treatments will kill insects present in the timber at the time of treatment but give no protection against re-infestation.

2008-06-09 iGPS ANNOUNCES DOLE FRESH VEGETABLES HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TESTING
Dole has also successfully completed testing of iGPS plastic pallets in combination with plastic RPCs

2008-06-09 iGPS pallets pass Dole's muster
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) Co. LLC has announced that Dole Fresh Vegetables has finished testing of its radio frequency identification tagged pallets and will begin expanding use of them.

2008-06-05 USPS: Presort bundles must display addresses face up
The US Postal Service published revised mailing standards today in the Federal Register requiring mailers to place presort bundles on pallets with the addresses facing up

2008-06-05 Salad days for LPR
Pallet pool operator LPR UK has signed an initial one-year contract with Soleco

2008-06-05 Apply now for the 2008 Logistics Development Award
The 2008 Logistics Development Award, an annual award sponsored by CHEP Asia-Pacific in association with the Logistics Association of Australia, is closing soon!

2008-06-05 Have you ever seen wooden pallets sitting outside of a commercial building ?
Have you ever wondered what happens to them ?

2008-06-05 Aussie pallet management software debuts in US
AUSTRALIAN pallet management and reconciliation software developer 2ic will see its solution supplied to rental pallet users throughout the United States and Mexico.

2008-06-04 The Skunk River Block and Pallet building during an early morning fire that caused more than $1 million in damage.
Monday fire destroys pallet maker

2008-06-04 Australian pallet management software to conquer the USA
The North American corporation will supply the 2ic solution to rental pallet users throughout the United States and Mexico.

2008-06-03 Fire Causes More Than $1 Million Damage
Fire raced through a Pella business Monday morning.

2008-06-02 Fresh Pak helping give wood pallets the slip
A Houston company is turning discarded plastic bottles and bags into sheets to replace wood pallets in the shipping of goods.

  May 2008

2008-05-27 Benefits of Metal Pallets Compared To Plastic Pallets
Our metal pallets offer better long term savings than other metal pallets and plastic pallets because of their affordability and durability.

2008-05-26 Lobster firm fined $60,000 over death
A GERALDTON lobster processing company has been fined $60,000 for failing to provide a hazard-free workplace after an employee died in a fall in 2005.

2008-05-26 Three-alarm fire destroys 3,000 pallets
Capt. Tim Jackson of the South Rockwood Volunteer Fire Department douses remnants of a fire that burned about 3,000 pallets and three storage trailers Saturday at GBK

2008-05-23 Fire crews tackle blaze at Bezier's Wakefield site
Firefighters spent several hours battling a fire at Bezier's Silkwood Business Park, Wakefield, this morning, after a blaze broke out in its pallets section.

2008-05-23 CHEP MAKES A SECOND DONATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL TREE FOUNDATION
CHEP has made a second significant donation to the International Tree Foundation (ITF), as a result of many of its customers switching to receive electronic, rather than paper invoices.

2008-05-22 Brambles says ten-month sales up 13%
Brambles Ltd says sales have risen 13 per cent over the past 10 months after strong growth across all regions of the group.

2008-05-21 Fire at Times probed; firefighters credited with containing blaze (By Jessica Stith)
Maryville police officers and firefighters are investigating a fire that ignited and spread up the rear of The Daily Times building on Monday.

2008-05-21 Fire seriously damages warehouse
A second-alarm fire at the Sunwest Mud Company that broke out around rush-hour Monday had parts of Front Street

2008-05-20 Pallet supplier Brambles reports rapid growth
BRAMBLES reported yesterday that 10-month sales had risen by 13 per cent, reflecting continued growth across all the regions it operates in.

2008-05-20 High hopes for Brambles
After a series of disappointments Brambles shareholders are hoping that a lift in sales will be the first step in a turnaround that will position the company as another great Australian growth story.

2008-05-19 Pallets, pallets and more pallets
Caveat emptor! That's Latin for look twice at what this guy is selling.

2008-05-15 New pool pallet top seller in under a year
More than 10,000 heavy weight pallets introduced by the UK's fastest growing plastic pallet company, goplasticpallets.com, have been snapped up by UK companies in less than a year

2008-05-14 Used pallets spark alleged attacks
A Newark man faces charges for allegedly attacking and threatening another man who was taking discarded pallets from area businesses.

2008-05-14 Dole to begin testing plastic pallets
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc., Monterey, Calif., plans to test plastic pallets from Orlando, Fla.-based iGPS Co. LLC, starting in mid-May.

2008-05-14 iGPS Announces Agreement With Cott Corporation
One of the world's largest beverage companies to ship its products on iGPS'all-plastic pallet pool with embedded RFID tags

2008-05-14 Introducing the Reusable Packaging Association
The Returnable Pallet and Container Coalition has changed its name. The group is now officially known as the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA)

2008-05-14 Reusable plastic containers pose low fire risk
Safety tests show the fire risk of returnable plastic containers is comparable to that of corrugated boxes in grocery distribution centers.

2008-05-13 County fights pallet fire
Columbia County firefighter Shawn Henderson stands by while a fire burns an oak tree and the surrounding area in Columbia City

2008-05-09 The Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition (RPCC) will become the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA)
This transition is reflective of the organization's focus on promoting reusable packaging as the preferred solution for moving, storing, and handling product throughout the entire supply chain.

2008-05-09 James Roy Fulkerson
James Roy Fulkerson died May 3, 2008, at age 72.

2008-05-08 IFCO SYSTEMS reports Q1 2008 results
Q1 2008 revenues increased 4.4% over prior year levels.

2008-05-06 Pallet basics (By Corinne Kator)
Pallets, the base of most modern materials handling systems, do more than carry loads. Applied correctly, they can also protect their loads—as well as the supply chains through which they travel.

2008-05-02 iGPS Co. announces pact with Dole
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems has announced that beginning in mid-May, Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. will use iGPS' all plastic

2008-05-02 Examine the Market for Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing in the U.S. with New Report
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing in the US to their offering.

 April 2008

2008-04-30 'New generation' pallet handlers for easy handling
A new generation of multiple pallet handles incorporates a unique guide system for easy handling, improved visibility and exact arm travel, its inventors say.

2008-04-30 South LA Fire Raging Out of Control
The wooden palettes are fueling the fire so much, it is being described as a huge bonfire.

2008-04-30 Fire destroys manufacturing complex in Hyde Park
An investigation was under way to determine what sparked a spectacular blaze that rapidly consumed a manufacturing complex and a pallet yard Monday.

2008-04-30 Investigators found no accidental fire sources
Further details of the fire that brought down the old National Casket Company building came to light Monday during the third day of testimony in the trial of Jeffrey E. Truman Sr.

2008-04-30 Some suppliers gain from failed Wal-Mart RFID edict
Daisy Brand and TI credit the long-delayed plan for their launch of successful programs.

2008-04-28 IFCO SYSTEMS N.V. repurchases own shares
The Board of Managing Directors resolved on April 25, 2008 to make use of the authorization of the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting, held on March 19, 2008.

2008-04-28 Joe's Pond finally heralds spring in rural Vermont
Forget what the calendar says. In West Danville, Vermont, spring doesn't arrive until the cinder block falls through the ice on Joe's Pond.

2008-04-28 Warehouse accident kills worker
A complicated rescue unfolding over six hours in a southeast warehouse ended in tragedy Thursday morning when the body of a forklift operator was recovered.

2008-04-28 ARRESTS AFTER PALLETS STOLEN
Two men are under arrest on suspicion of carrying out an elaborate scheme in Merced County to steal and resell wooden pallets, the Merced County Sheriff's Department announced Wednesday.

2008-04-25 Deputy credited with thwarting theft
An Ottawa County sheriff's deputy on patrol thwarted an alleged attempted theft of wooden pallets from the Green Country Soil plant east of Miami.

2008-04-25 Cemex launch cement pallet collection system
Cemex have launched what they claim is the UK's first pallet collection system within the cement industry for their packed cement products.

2008-04-25 Green companies among first-time NA exhibitors
Companies exhibiting at NA08 have a variety of reasons for being here

2008-04-25 Do more with less: Thinking outside the wooden pallet

2008-04-25 Man trapped under 3,000 pounds of pallets
Fire crews had to rescue a man trapped under 30,000 pounds of pallets holding auto parts in Saginaw Wednesday.

2008-04-25 worker was crushed in an industrial accident
The man was manoeuvring a hand-operated forklift at a warehouse in the 5500 block of 69th Avenue S.E.

2008-04-25 Fatality prompts stop order
Warehouse must prove it's safe after forklift driver crushed

2008-04-25 Vineyard owner dies in 'freak accident'
The heartbroken widow of a popular Cornish wine producer has described the moment her husband became the victim of a freak accident.

2008-04-21 Sam's Club, P&G Discuss Sharing RFID's Value
At this week's RFID Journal LIVE! 2008 conference, more than 3,300 attendees came to learn how to put RFID to work.

2008-04-21 Brambles says market overreacts to Wal-Mart talks
Brambles said an 18% plunge in its share price Friday was a "dramatic overreaction" by the market to the company's announcement that its contract with Wal-Mart Stores

2008-04-21 SOAR BY WAL-MART… CRASH BY WAL-MART
Brambles Ltd., the world’s largest supplier of pallets used to move and store goods, tumbled by a record in Sydney trading.

2008-04-21 Investors bailing out of Brambles
Brambles shares had slumped $1.46 cents, or 14.56 per cent, to $8.57 by 11:30am amid uncertainty over the financial impact of the announcement.

2008-04-21 Australian shares lower in afternoon trading as BHP
Australian shares were lower in early afternoon trading on Friday as mining heavyweights BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto gave back gains made earlier in the week.

2008-04-21 Brambles Shares Slump by Record After Wal-Mart Review
Brambles Ltd., the world's largest supplier of pallets used to move and store goods, tumbled by a record in Sydney trading on concern it may lose contracts when Wal- Mart Stores Inc. reviews its supply agreement.

2008-04-21 Brambles plays down Wal-Mart worries
Brambles Ltd's boss Mike Ihlein has stepped in to quell a $2.5 billion run on his company's stock.

2008-04-18 Wal-Mart Lays Down the Law on RFID
Retail giant will begin levying fines for suppliers that don't comply with its RFID mandate.

2008-04-18 California Group Receives $20,000 Grant To Combat Waste
The Use Reusables campaign is focused on educating and aiding businesses in obtaining the resources they need to adopt reusable transport packaging and reduce their impact on the waste stream.

2008-04-18 Fisher Approved to Manufacture and Repair EPAL Pallets in Australia
A Morwell-based manufacturer is to produce a new line of shipping pallets approved for use in Europe, in a significant boost for the Victorian export market.

2008-04-16 Ifco acquires STECO Group
IFCO SYSTEMS today announces that it has signed an agreement on the acquisition of all of the shares of STECO Holding GmbH and its subsidiaries

2008-04-11 Pallet racking
Several articles about pallets racking

2008-04-11 Woman injured by falling pallet container
A 51-year-old female employee of Blue Water Automotive Systems In. in Howell Township was injured early this morning when a falling plastic pallet container struck her.

2008-04-10 Sharp Interpack to save Euro 50,000
Investment in stretch wrapper will also reduce packaging waste.

2008-04-10 Firefighter fatally hurt at fire scene
An Erie firefighter who also volunteered as a deputy fire chief for Lawrence Park was killed when a piece of firefighting equipment malfunctioned today at the scene of a blaze.

2008-04-10 A fire ripped through and destroyed a Riverside Drive building
Monday afternoon, putting two businesses out of commission but hurting no one.

2008-04-10 No one is injured during afternoon fire
Mike's Auto Repair and Wilson's Pallet Recycling

2008-04-08 Over-Dock Pallet Storage Rack
Empty pallets can clutter up the loading dock area and take up pallet rack positions better used for higher-value finished goods and incoming materials, and are susceptible to tipping over or damage when stacked on the floor.

2008-04-07 IPP Logipal toasts new brewery contract
IPP Logipal, the leading one-way trip pallet rental specialist, has been appointed as the preferred supplier to Bath Ales, after being awarded a new contract with the brewery.

2008-04-07 Kids in dens of danger
Youngsters are dicing with death by building dens in woods and under bridges and then setting fire to them - horrified firemen are concerned a child could be seriously injured or even killed if the trend continues.

2008-04-07 Mexican illegally employed at a Homedale pallet manufacturing company.
The illegal workers employed by Specialty, Inc., Wood Products will be placed in removal proceedings for violating U.S. immigration law.

2008-04-04 Ports and rail company Asciano
Ports and rail company Asciano has offloaded its 3.44 percent shareholding in pallets group Brambles

2008-04-04 Brambles director Dave Mezzanote resigns
Logistics firm Brambles Ltd says Dave Mezzanotte has resigned as a director and chief operating officer of the company's pallet and container business, CHEP.

2008-04-03 IFCO Senior Managers Indicted For Immigrant Worker Conspiracy
Bad news on the immigration front continues for IFCO Systems North America, the country’s largest pallet recycler.

2008-04-03 Toledo Smucker's plant catches fire
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has started a battle against industries that do not respect the working laws in United States, including pallet industries.

2008-04-03 Pallet Industry Faces a Changing World
Red Stag Timber consists of a sawmill and associated timber processing operations.

2008-04-03 Tea fire chief: 'We're at a stalemate right now'
As flames shot through the roof of a manufacturing building in Tea's industrial park, firefighters compared the situation to a giant stove full of wood.

  March 2008

2008-03-28 ATM, a leading pet food manufacturer in France, has decided to start using pallets from CHEP
ATM made its decision due to the cost saving advantages it will gain and the comprehensive geographic coverage that CHEP provides.

2008-03-28 IPP Logipal cleans up with new deal
European pallet service provider IPP Logipal has won a new contract with Acheson and Acheson, manufacturers of premium toiletry products.

2008-03-26 Pallet Storages
Pallets are stands or platforms that are used for storage and transportation of goods.

2008-03-26 IPP Logipal service is as solid as a rock
Leading pallet rental supply chain specialist, IPP Logipal has announced a new contract with Rockline Industries.

2008-03-26 Pvaxx Sohar plans wait for London listing
Bermuda-based Pvaxx is waiting for the completion of the company's listing on the London Stock Exchange

2008-03-26 Pallets From Heaven
The U.S. Air Force used their air transports to save thousands of lives in Afghanistan this past Winter, one of the coldest in living memory.

2008-03-17 Worthington Steelpac Automates Production,
Launches GMA Style Pallet

2008-03-17 How To Use Old Pallets In Your Garden
First, you use three to build another compost bin.

2008-03-17 Toledo Smucker's plant catches fire
New Sunday morning, fire crews remain on the scene of a fire at the Smucker's Plant that broke out at the back of the plant on Lasky Road.

2008-03-17 Fire burns wood pallets in Central El Paso
A wind-whipped blaze burned through stacks of wooden pallets at a central El Paso business Sunday afternoon.

2008-03-11 Pallet company cited after worker's death
The N.C. Department of Labor has issued two citations to Pallet Express Inc,.

2008-03-11 Suspicious' fire destroys 3 Kelowna shop
Kelowna fire crews say an early-morning blaze that destroyed three businesses at the North Gate Plaza on Harvey Avenue appears to be suspicious.

2008-03-11 New RFID plastic pallet
SLR Technology launches.

2008-03-10 Importing from China
You may be able to find a new business opportunity or profit growth by directly importing products from china.

2008-03-10 Dubai Woodshow seals $150m deals
Dubai Woodshow 2008, the largest wood and wood machinery exhibition in the Middle East, successfully concluded its three-day run.

2008-03-10 Pacific Brands implements Chep Asia Pacific's Chepstretch
Pacific Brands sought to improve the efficiency of handling processes and OH&S at its Australian distribution centres.

2008-03-07 Pallets Inc. president to chair national wood pallet trade group
For the third time in its 60-year history, a businessman from a Fort Edward family will chair the national trade group for wood pallet manufacturers.

2008-03-07 Pallet Companies in Amsterdam and Fort Edward contend with China-driven change
Used pallets at Power Pallet Inc. in Amsterdam will be repaired and recycled as part of the industry's response to rising costs and the shortage of local wood supplies.

2008-03-06 German packaging firm rolls out RFID pallet tracking
German packaging manufacturer Heuchemer Verpackung has implemented a UK-developed radio frequency identification (RFID) based plastic pallet tracking system to increase visibility of pallets and products.

2008-03-06 NXP to supply smart label ICs to METRO Group
NXP Semiconductors announced that leading international retailing company METRO Group has selected smart labels using NXP's UCODE G2XL RFID chips without user memory for supply chain management.

2008-03-06 NETV Completes First '08' Registration Delivery
It marks the first vehicle supplied by NETV on the new '08' registration plate, which was introduced on 1st March.

2008-03-05 New RIFD plastic pallet with SLR Technology Solutions launch
New RIFD plastic pallet by Smartflow with SLR Technology Solutions on show at CeBit.

2008-03-05 Brambles in $45m US logistics buy
BRAMBLES has paid $US45 million ($47.9 million) to buy a US-based provider of technology-based transport and supply chain solutions.

2008-03-05 LeanLogistics Becomes Division of CHEP
Brambles announced today that it had agreed to acquire LeanLogistics, a leading provider of technology-based transport and supply chain solutions, for $45 million cash.

2008-03-04 PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Introduction Packaging fresh fruits and vegetables is one of the more important steps in the long and complicated journey from grower to consumer.

2008-03-04 Asciano posts $71m loss
The country's biggest port and rail operator, Asciano Group has reported a half-year loss of $71 million to the end of December.

2008-03-04 Wood-Fueled Fire Destroys Warehouse
A raging fire on Detroit's east side finally showed signs that it was dying down about 21 hours after it began destroying a warehouse.

2008-03-02 Recyclers Strike Back:
Coalition Files Anti-trust, Class Action Lawsuit against CHEP (By Chaille Brindley)

2008-03-02 Proprietary Pallet Dilemmas
Mine, Mine!

2008-03-02 More managers at pallet company accused of illegal hiring
A San Antonio man was indicted today on charges of conspiring to harbor and transport illegal immigrants as part of a federal investigation into a Houston-based subsidiary.

2008-03-02 Illegal workers recruited, feds say
A vice president and three managers of a Texas pallet company with a factory in Guilderland were charged Thursday with bringing illegal immigrants into the U.S. to work, including here.

  February 2008

2008-02-29 Two men sought in attack of Home Depot worker
Fort Bend County Sheriff's investigators have identified two persons of interest in connection with an incident that critically injured a Home Depot employee.

2008-02-27 When Wal-Mart calls to talk about RFID, it’s time to listen
The world’s largest retailer remains as committed as ever to the technology

2008-02-27 Recycling goes Bananas at MMD Shipping
ACM has supplied MMD with a mill-sized baler, which has enabled the company to store its waste cardboard much more efficiently until it can be collected for recycling.

2008-02-27 Volumes up at UPN
United Pallet Network (UPN) enjoyed a 30% growth in volume last year.

2008-02-26 Fire rips through pallet firm
Firefighters called to a burning tower of pallets had a shock when they chanced upon several dozen gas cylinders stored nearby which could have gone off "like a bomb."

2008-02-26 Chemical Pallets Available Nationwide
Over twenty five years ago chemical and plastics corporations in Europe decided to unify common chemical pallet sizes for the transport of chemicals and polymers.

2008-02-25 LPR passes the 100 million euro mark
...and opens a subsidiary in Germany

2008-02-22 Brambles upbeat about prospects
BRAMBLES is bullish about its full-year prospects, as its CHEP pallet and container business continues to perform well.

2008-02-22 Brambles First-Half Profit Rises 19% on Europe Sales
Brambles Ltd., the world's biggest supplier of pallets used to move and store goods, said first-half profit increased 19 percent

2008-02-22 Worker critical after Katy robbery
A Home Depot employee remained in "very critical" condition Wednesday after he was run over by a fleeing vehicle

2008-02-22 Jail house injury leads to suit against suppliers
John Scruggs claims he was struck by falling boxes at the St. Clair County Jail two years ago in a personal injury suit filed against business agents of the jail.

2008-02-21 IFCO SYSTEMS reports 2007 results
2007 was a successful year for IFCO SYSTEMS.

2008-02-21 Sam's Club RFID Mandate No Big Deal?
The new pallet, case, and item tagging requirements Sam's Club announced last month represent a major step in its RFID efforts.

2008-02-19 Pallet Accident Sends Man to Hospital
A unidentified man was flown to a Seattle hospital Monday afternoon after pallet pinned him against a semi trailer he was unloading.

2008-02-19 OptiLedge Adds J.R. Russo as Sales Director
In his new position, Russo will be based in Orlando, FL, and will report to OptiLogistics President and CEO, Ed Fuller.

2008-02-19 Habitat for Humanity Orlando,
CHEP USA Celebrate Dedication of New Home

2008-02-19 Hundreds evacuated in South Texas grass fire
Hundreds of people evacuated because of a grass fire that destroyed three structures were being allowed to return to their homes in South Texas.

2008-02-19 IKEA thinks global and acts local
That's how IKEA Wholesale approached its new 750,000 square foot distribution center in Port Wentworth, Ga., located near the port of Savannah.

2008-02-19 Australian Institute of Packaging National Conference 2008
The Australian Institute of Packaging has announced that the 2008 National Conference program is available.

2008-02-15 Pallet Management System
Pallet Management Systemare a new type of supply chain execution software which goes beyond the traditional pallet accounting applications of the past.

2008-02-15 Boughey Didtribution growth enhanced by major Link 51 mobile racking installations
The installation of mobile racking facilities at one of the country's leading third party grocery storage and consolidation organisations has enhanced operational efficiency

2008-02-15 iGPS CEO Bob Moore Addresses Sustainability Issues At Green Supply Chain Forum
Bob Moore, CEO of Intelligent Global Pooling Systems, operator of the world s first RFID-tagged, all-plastic pallet pool.

2008-02-12 Brambles chairman resigns
Brambles announced today that Don Argus has retired as both chairman and a director of Brambles, effective immediately.

2008-02-12 Racking systems from APC Storage Solutions
APC Storage Solutions offers an extensive range of products and services that include industrial racking, steel shelving, warehouse products, office storage systems, pallet equipment.

2008-02-12 How To Make $125 A Day Recycling Wood Pallets
Anyone can run a wood pallet recycling business and it's easy to get started.

2008-02-12 PVAXX boxes clever for £38m AIM float
Engineering products developer PVAXX, which boasts an environmentally friendly pallet to enhance warehousing efficiency, is poised for an AIM float this month to pay off debt and develop production facilities.

2008-02-08 Brambles announces new chairman
Pallet provider Brambles has a new chairman following the resignation of Don Argus.

2008-02-08 Craemer plastic pallet tests prove a winner at Jordans Cereals
Rigorous trials on Craemer CR3-5 plastic pallets at an ISO Test Centre provided the final overwhelming and comprehensive proof to Jordans Cereals.

2008-02-07 Pallet recyclers file class action suit against brambles/Chep USA

2008-02-07 Greystone Logistics Expands Product Line
Greystone Logistics reported today the arrival of the first of four molds for new products to be introduced in 2008.

2008-02-07 Logistics News: Green Supply Chain Debate Increasingly Focuses on the Lowly Pallet
New European Studies Show Environmental Benefits of Wood over Synthetic

2008-02-07 Plastic Spill Pallets
A spill pallet is a slight modification of a standard pallet that is designed to contain any liquids

2008-02-07 Amsterdam pallet company looking to expand
An Amsterdam pallet recycler is looking to expand and the project could bring along new jobs.

2008-02-07 'Pallets pooler' Argus quits as Brambles chairman and director
Don Argus has quit as Brambles chairman and director. Deputy Chairman Graham Kraehe will replace Argus at the head of the logistics company's board.

2008-02-07 Xterprise RFID Strategy Assessment
Working Closely With Suppliers Impacted by Sam's Club and California ePedigree RFID Requirement.

2008-02-06 getting a lift from hydrogen
Hydrogen fuel cell technology is fast making inroads in North America's manufacturing and distribution operations.

2008-02-05 A manager suspected of trafficking pallets
An entrepreneur and his son were arrested at Aubergenville, they are suspected of receiving stolen goods, theft and trafficking pallets.

2008-02-04 Markets in Transition: RFID and Finding Lost Pallets
Some distribution level mangers and executives generally feel the frustration of trying to control or keep track of reusable pallets and containers.

2008-02-04 Movie on a pallet compactor

2008-02-04 A new pallet for eggs !
The Nesting Pallet is a revolutionary yet simple product for transporting large volumes of eggs from farm to packing centre.

2008-02-01 Schoeller Arca Systems signs a US$ 1,4 billion contract to supply plastic pallets to US company iGPS
Schoeller Arca Systems, the world market leader for plastic material handling systems, announces today that it has signed a new long term preferred supplier contract with iGPS

2008-02-01 Orlando-based iGPS is big winner for venture capital funds
Orlando-based Intelligent Global Pooling Systems LLC, known as iGPS, reeled in $75 million in the fourth quarter.

January 2008

2008-01-31 Ford boss to head Brambles in Europe
Logistics firm Brambles Ltd has hired the president of Ford Australia to steer its underperforming European pallet business.

2008-01-31 Brambles appoints new managment team
GLOBAL transport services provider Brambles has appointed new mangement for its international business, including the president of Ford Australia, Tom Gorman.

2008-01-31 Greek 3PL Sees Major Benefits at All-RFID Warehouse
Diakinisis, the largest third-party logistics (3PL) provider in Greece, is using RFID to manage all pallet operations at a major consumer goods distribution center.

2008-01-31 RFID deployment completed at Diakinisis centre
Alien Technology has completed delivery of a warehouse distribution centre system for inventory and shipment tracking to Greece-based logistics firm Diakinisis.

2008-01-28 Company helps thicken the green
With Wal-Mart as the poster giant for sustainability in the United States, the thousands of vendors here are turning their focus to consolidation, reduced packaging, environmentally friendly products, materials and more.

2008-01-25 A Greener Fuel
Ethanol Producers seem pleased with the new Energy Bill passed by Congress.

2008-01-25 Rider pallet truck reduces operator fatigue
If doughnuts could have a downside, the people working at Dunkin' Donuts Northeast Distribution Center would cite two: operator fatigue and extended downtime.

2008-01-24 VIDEO: Mansfield fly-tipper caught on camera
A MANSFIELD businessman has been hit with a fine of more than £600 after being caught fly-tipping by eagle-eyed CCTV camera operators.

2008-01-24 Wal-Mart gets aggressive on RFID
US retail giant Wal-Mart's is turning the screw on its supply chain partners to adopt radio frequency identification technology with an ultimatum: use RFID tags or face a $2 fee per pallet.

2008-01-23 Pallets keep Knowles fit (By ROBERT WALCH)
Since bidding good-bye to the high-tech world, Knowles said he's lost 30 pounds.

2008-01-23 Advantages Of New Chemical Pallets And Used Chemical Pallets (by Ron Wood)
The chemical pallet designs were first created by European chemical and plastics companies to standardize pallet sizes.

2008-01-23 Norauto signs with CHEP in Spain
The Norauto Group, a leading European distributor of motoring products and services, has joined the CHEP pallet pooling programme in Spain.

2008-01-21 Wal-Mart Sets Deadline For Sam's Club Suppliers To Use RFID
Wal-Mart says it'll charge suppliers to its warehouse stores a fee of $2 for every pallet not tagged with RFID starting Jan. 30.

2008-01-21 Wal-Mart Gets Tough On RFID
Wal-Mart has apparently tired of its investments in radio frequency identification turning into a prolonged pilot study

2008-01-17 Pallet recycling form 'shatters peace'
A PALLET recycling firm blamed for shattering a neighbourhood's peace faces a fight to stay in operation.

2008-01-16 Industry of the year
Brundidge Business Association will honor Dickert Lumber Company at its annual banquet

2008-01-16 Brambles director Jac Nasser quits
Mr Nasser was a senior partner in One Equity Partners, the private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase, and his resignation was accepted with reluctance, according to Brambles chairman Don Argus.

2008-01-16 iGPS Announces Appointment of Terry Tamminen to Its Board of Directors
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC), operator of the world's first RFID-tagged, all-plastic pallet pool, announced today that Terry Tamminen, former Secretary of the California EPA, has joined the company's Board of Directors.

2008-01-15 LPR grows with Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of consumer hygiene products, has renewed its contract with pallet pool operator LPR.

2008-01-14 CHEP reaches agreement after legal battle with pallet firm
CHEP Australia and West Australian company, Jason's Pallets, have reached an agreement over the use of CHEP's distinctive blue pallets after a legal battle over ownership.

2008-01-13 Invasive beetle attacks redbay trees
A beetle imported from Asia is spreading around the southeast United States, leaving dead and dying redbay trees in its wake.

2008-01-13 Timcon takes press on forest-to-factory forum
TIMCON used a recent press trip to Scotland to spread the message about timber pallets to a cross section of industries.

2008-01-13 Sam's Club Suppliers May Face RFID Fines from Wal-Mart
Retailer Sam's Club sent some suppliers a letter dated January 7, 2008, requiring EPC RFID tags be applied to distribution center shipments by January 31, 2008

2008-01-13 PVAXX to list on London's Alternative Investment Market
PVAXX Limited, the materials technology company with operations in Bahrain, has announced its intention to list on the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

2008-01-10 Pallet options from PVAXX
PVAXX will announce plans for an initial public offering on Aim this week as it seeks to make a big splash in the staid world of industrial pallets.

2008-01-08 Packaging Requirements For Fresh Fruits And Vegetables
Packaging fresh fruits and vegetables is one of the more important steps in the long and complicated journey from grower to consumer.

2008-01-08 Fire erupts at Virginia St. storage area
Firefighters move some equipment away from the pallet fire off Virginia Street in Stead on Thursday

2008-01-08 Transport Logistic China 2008
EPAL in German Pavillon

2008-01-04 PECO Makes Inroads, Touts Quality
While you can still see a lot more blue and white pallets across America's logistics landscape, red pallets are growing at a 35-40% rate per year.

2008-01-03 Respect your pallet trucks
Of all the lift trucks, pallet trucks are probably the most ill-used.

2008-01-03 Combining Rfid tag and returnable
Combining an RFID tag and a returnable container may be the key to earning a positive return on both investments.

2008-01-03 RFID Plastic Pallet Usage Growing in Grocery
From RFID Journal: "Several fresh food providers are beginning to use plastic RFID-enabled pallets made by Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) rather than wooden pallets without RFID tags.

2008-01-03 The Benefits Of Plastic Pallets Over Wooden Pallets
For many years, large wooden pallets were used in shipping products from one place to another by air, sea, railways, and on the highway.

2008-01-03 The High Cost of the Wrong Pallet: Are EUR-pallets the Answer for Shipping to Europe ?
Shipping on the wrong pallet could cost your foreign operations or business partners more than you realize.

2008-01-03 Market Update: Room for Optimism in 2008
One thing is certain about 2008: it will not usher in the strong number of housing starts that made the economy hum for several years.

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