Pallets

The North American pallet industry is responding to the changing needs of its customers by offering fully independent pools of nine block pallets nationwide.

Bruce N. Scholnick, who has led the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) as its president and CEO through a number of dynamic industry shifts, has died.

Coalition of pallet and logistics providers aims to compete with other poolers

A shortage of used pallets is driving prices through the roof.

The new facility is IFCO’s fifth U.S. service center, extending the company’s network in North America in support of the continued expansion of RPC use by leading grocery retailers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

CHEP, a indus­try leader in pal­let and con­tainer pool­ing solu­tions, has joined with the Coun­cil of Sup­ply Chain Man­age­ment Pro­fes­sion­als (CSCMP) and other indus­try mem­bers to develop and test a new qual­i­fi­ca­tion for man­agers.

To combat waste in the food supply chain, packaging companies are employing technology to monitor goods.

Logistics solutions provider to bring 173 jobs to Dunwoody operation

Even in the best of DCs, the little things can trip you up.

Flo-Pallet, a provider of a new highly spe­cial­ized mate­r­ial and man­u­fac­tur­ing process for reusable pal­lets, has joined the Reusable Pack­ag­ing Asso­ci­a­tion. The com­pany joined the RPA dur­ing the recent Modex show in Atlanta.

Snyder Industries, a division of Tank Holding Company and a leading manufacturer of polyethylene and steel material handling products, signed a letter of intent to acquire the ongoing Rotonics Manufacturing facilities located in Bensenville, Ill., and Commerce City, Colo., as well as the marketing and design operations in Indianapolis, Ind.

A round-up of packaging news from the recent materials handling tradeshow, Modex 2012.

Chad Feehan named general manager for pooling services

Taking a systems-based approach to unit load design will reduce costs while boosting sustainability, said Ralph Rupert, manager of unit load technology at Millwood (Booth 2305) in a press conference yesterday.

When mold happens, it isn’t pretty. Here are some tips for pallet users.