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RM2 pallets accepted into supply chain of Canada’s largest retailer
Program includes further pallet deployment in coming years.

New members added to RPA Board of Directors
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has elected four new members and returned three members to the Board of Directors for the two-year term 2016-2017.

David Lee announces planned exit as CEO of PECO Pallet
Lee joined company in 2005 and brought it back from the brink of bankruptcy.

Beumer celebrates 80th anniversary
Third-generation family-owned company charts steady growth worldwide.

How Federated Co-operatives practices sustainable distribution
A Canadian retail co-op has embraced sustainability to reduce its costs and return the savings to its members and customers.

Federated Co-operatives: Lean, green machine
Federated Co-operatives uses technologies that are environmentally and worker friendly in its Saskatoon warehouse.

Pallets: Money hiding in plain sight
Join Modern Materials Handling Senior Editor Josh Bond, and renowned pallet guru and president of White and Company, Marshall White, as they put context behind the findings of the 2015 Pallet Usage and Trending Study.

Reader Survey: Pallets as a reflection of your business
Modern’s annual reader survey shows how trends in pallet use point to priorities around cost control, customer compliance and operational efficiencies. More customers are asking for pallet type changes and having minor availability issues with used wood pallets, while pallet cost and durability continue to be dominant decision factors.

When is a pallet not a pallet?
Experts make the case for elevating the humble roles of pallet and packaging design from a fragmented race for savings to a central part of an optimized supply chain.

Other Voices: NIOSH study highlights ergonomics of bag palletizing
Study illustrates how worker and pallet location can influence stress on back muscles and provides suggestions for improvement.

Perfect Pallets joins RPA
Company to exhibit in Reusable Packaging Pavilion at Pack Expo 2015

Other Voices: A three-year payback on an automation installation? Dream on!
Sure, it sounds like a pipe dream. But, when the right automation is designed for the application, it can pay for itself in just 36 months—or sooner?

Loscam Malaysia opens new depot in Sabah
Loscam, Asia Pacific’s leading pallet pooling service provider, recently opened a new depot in Kota Kinabalu, capital city of the state of Sabah Malaysia, further extending its services to East Malaysia.

PECO Pallet opens new depot in Calgary
PECO Pallet’s expanding service network now includes over 1,300 recovery locations, service depots, and manufacturing locations throughout North America.

CHEP and IFCO sponsor first-annual Reusable Packaging Forum
Attendees of the forum had an opportunity to hear real-world examples, experiences and best practices from peers in similar industries.

PallCon Services joins RPA
PallCon’s pallets and top frames are designed and manufactured to meet customer performance and reusable target numbers, ultimately reducing waste in the packaging stream.

PolyFlex Products opens operations in Germany
Firm to serve European locations with custom returnable packaging, protective shipping containers and dunnage systems.

Defense Logistics Agency initiative on packaging supplies saves agency $33 million
Packaging and packaging savings nearly 10 times what was initially projected.

Packaging Corner: Pallet additives and special formulations help keep food safer
Metal and X-ray detectors easily identify different proprietary detectable additives in plastic pallets, making it easier to ensure the safety of the product that’s being carried.

RM2 and Sonoco ThermoSafe join Reusable Packaging Association
Custom pallet manufacturer and global provider of temperature assurance packaging join association.


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