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December 2009

2009-12-18 Tests confirm wood pallets harbor food-poisoning bacteria

2009-12-17 SONAE TAMBIEN UTILIZARO; LOS CONTENEDORES DE CHEP PARA LA GESTION DE PRODUCTOS CORNICOS

2009-12-17 Crate Rental, Or More Than Just A Hire Service?

2009-12-16 CHEP has expanded its range of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs)

2009-12-16 World's largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruit will begin shipping products on iGPS' all-plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags

2009-12-16 Scramble for the exit rumoured at Brambles

2009-12-16 Big changes required at Brambles

2009-12-16 Plenty of troubles in store for new head of Brambles

2009-12-14 Brambles makes changes as new CEO Tom Gorman revamps company

2009-12-07 Brambles shares fall as rival iGPS puts on muscle

November 2009

2009-11-12 New Brambles boss shakes up management team (by MATT O'SULLIVAN)
THE new chief executive of Brambles, Tom Gorman, has wasted little time in shaking up the management ranks after hiring a new chief financial officer.

October 2009

2009-10-23 Brambles' overhaul fails to persuade big investors
BRAMBLES' biggest management and operational overhaul in a decade has failed to win over the investment community amid fears of cost blowouts in the US operations and concerns that competitors will erode its dominance of the global pallet supplies.

2009-10-09 IPP Logipal adds Smurfit Kappa to packaging portfolio

Leading one-way trip pallet pool specialist, IPP Logipal, has secured a new contract with Smurfit Kappa UK that adds another major player to its expanding client portfolio in the packaging sector.

2009-10-09 Brambles scrambles to lift game after 15-year shambles
IT was a big day for Brambles chairman Graeme Kraehe.

September 2009

2009-09-11 Brambles' logistical nightmare (Robert Gottliebsen)
When Mark Rowsthorn and Paul Little jointly managed Toll Holdings they had many discussions about whether Toll should bid for Brambles.

2009-09-01 Toll has Brambles in its sights ... again (by IAN VERRENDER)
Toll Holdings supremo Paul Little once confided to Brambles chief Mike Ihlein, or so the legend goes, that he liked Brambles margins a lot and that he'd like a lot of them.

2009-09-01 iGPS' Logistics Provider, Ryder System, Named the #1 Provider in the U.S.
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC), operator of the world's first all-plastic pallet rental service with embedded RFID (radio frequency identification) tags, is pleased to announce that their long-standing logistics provider, Ryder System, Inc., has been named the top logistics provider in the U.S.

July 2009

2009-07-23 iGPS Plastic Pallet Survey Reveals Potential Warehouse Fire Hazards Remain
An examination of 12,084 Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) pallets collected by NWPCA members at locations across the U.S. and awaiting pick-up revealed that 9.7% of those plastic pallets do not carry the Underwriter Laboratory's (UL) or Factory Mutual (FM) marks.

2009-07-10 CHEP expands business with Colgate Palmolive
CHEP has reached an agreement with Colgate Palmolive that will see its product flows in Denmark being shipped on CHEP blue pallets, due to the increased efficiencies that they will gain as a result.

June 2009

2009-06-16 Norbert launches Chep distribution site
Norbert Dentressangle has opened a new £4m site with one of its major clients, Chep.

2009-06-16 iGPS Selects Ryder to Expand Reverse Logistics Backbone in North America
iGPS Operates the World's First All-Plastic Pallet Rental Service With Embedded RFID Tags

2009-06-16 Brambles dilemma
BRAMBLES rival iGPS is expected to announce next week that it will take on 70 per cent of Kraft's pallet requirements in the US, on top of 100 per cent of General Mills's pallet needs.

2009-06-11 CHEP rival banks on plastic to win the pallet wars
US-based pallet hire company iGPS poses a serious threat to Brambles Industries' CHEP subsidiary. In three years of existence, iGPS has managed to develop a pool of pallets worth $A630 million. Its CEO Bob Moore believes that iGPS' plastic pallets are superior to CHEP's wooden ones

2009-06-08 National Beef makes switch to reusable plastic bins (by Anne Marie Mohan, Managing Editor, GreenerPackage.com)
National Beef Packing Company, LLC has signed an agreement with Rehrig Penn Logistics (RPL), the services and logistics division of Rehrig Pacific Co., whereby RPL will provide National Beef’s Dodge City, KS, processing facility with pooling services for a new reusable, plastic Combo Bin.

2009-06-08 Another sweet deal for IPP Logipal
Leading one way trip pallet pool specialist,IPP Logipal, has expanded its client portfolio in the confectionery sector after securing a new contract with Swizzels Matlow Limited.

2009-06-04 Brambles revenue jumps but US market threatened
Australian-based pallet empire Brambles has announced a rise in revenue, but the company is planning an overhaul of its United States interests as it battles a new plastic competitor.

2009-06-04 iGPS Announces Appointment of John Fletcher, Former CEO of Brambles Ltd, to Board of Directors
Fletcher brings extensive pallet industry experience to world's first all-plastic pallet rental service with embedded RFID tags; underscores supply chain transition to plastic pallet platform

May 2009

2009-05-26 NIPPON PALLET POOL CO LTD

2009-05-26 Keeping the Love Hearts on the road
Confectionary manufacturer Swizzels Matlow has chosen IPP Logipal as its pallet provider. The company makes Love Hearts along with Parma Violets, Rainbow Drops, Double Dip, Drumstick Lollies, Snap & Crackle and Refreshers.

2009-05-11 Brambles stock up despite plastic threat (by Bill Lindsay)
GLOBAL logistics firm Brambles will seek to reassure investors this week that its 50 per cent share price recovery over the past nine weeks is warranted, despite concerns that competitors continue to eat into its share of the US pallet market.

2009-05-11 iGPS helps plant trees (Modern Materials Handling)
All-plastic pallet rental company helps restore San Bernardino National Forest.
Staff --
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), which provides the world’s first all-plastic pallet rental service with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, has helped to plant 100,000 trees in the wildfire-ravaged San Bernardino National Forest in California, according to a release from the company.

2009-05-11 EPAL releases pallet strength results
The European Pallet Association (EPAL) has released new strength test results which, it says, show that EPAL-approved pallets are twice as good as non-approved pallets

2009-05-11 IPP Logipal extends UK operation
IPP Logipal has opened a new pallet depot in Leicester in partnership with logistics company The Widdowson Group, following a number of business wins in the Midlands.

April 2009

2009-04-27 CHEP Announces New Technology
Not yet entering the heated controversy surrounding the pallet fire safety debate, CHEP has announced new developments in its Web-based customer portal application.

2009-04-24 iGPS Attacks Wood Pallet Companies for ‘Bogus’ Claims; Launches Counterattack
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Co.), a provider of plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags, launched an attack on CHEP and the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) and dared them to compare their wood pallets with iGPS’ plastic pallets in a side-by-side, independent, random examination.

2009-04-24 Wood Pallets Vs. iGPS' All-Plastic Pallets On Food, Fire, Worker Safety; Sustainability And Customer Satisfaction
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC), operator of the world's first all-plastic pallet rental service with embedded RFID (radio frequency identification) tags, recently publicly challenged CHEP and the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) to a side-by-side, independent and random comparison of typical wood pallets with iGPS' all-plastic pallet.

2009-04-20 Seasoned logistics veteran joins operator of world's first all-plastic pallet rental service with embedded RFID tags
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC), operator of the world's first all-plastic pallet rental service with embedded RFID (radio frequency identification) tags, announced today that Rick San Martin has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Operations & Logistics. San Martin will be responsible for all aspects of operations, including developing and implementing initiatives to improve operating performance and service levels, quality control, depot management, transportation cost and inventory control

2009-04-20 Brambles drops 13 per cent on Pepsico loss
Brambles’ share price dived 13 per cent on news that the company’s CHEP pallet operation lost a significant amount of Pepsico business in the USA, but the company has denied the loss will have a big impact on its results.

2009-04-02 Materials handling: Law enforcement raid disrupts Houston plastic pallet theft network

iGPS continues close collaboration with law enforcement, retailers to crack down on illegal use of pallets.

March 2009

2009-03-19 ALFALAND gestionará el parque de carretillas de Leche Pascual
El proyecto iniciado en colaboración con ALFALAND consiste en la gestión del parque de carretillas de Leche Pascual en España

2009-03-12 CHEP Quality Experts to Address Market Research Conference
CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling services, announced the company is participating in the 19th Annual TNS Global TRI*M™ Conference in Hauppauge, New York, starting tomorrow. Two of CHEP’s leading authorities on quality and service, Bill Duff, Director of Quality & Voice of the Customer, and Wendi Brown, Manager of Customer Experience Research, will present a workshop entitled “Elevating the customer experience with a controlled and measurable process” on Friday, March 13, 2009.

February 2009

2009-02-19 Brambles Limited
Brambles has its headquarters in Australia and operates in over 45 countries around the world. The group operates two core businesses.  Chep issues, collects, repairs and recycles pallets and containers while Recall manages, secures, stores and destroys physical and digital information.

2009-02-19 Brambles cuts 750 jobs as global recession deepens (BY DREW CRATCHLEY)
The world's biggest supplier of pallets, Brambles, will cut 750 jobs and scrap nearly 9 per cent of its pallet stock as it seeks to weather the recession in its key US and European markets.

2009-02-19 Brambles readies itself for the bust
Shares in Brambles hit a new all time low yesterday in the wake of the group's earnings slump report and job cutting.

2009-02-17 Brambles H1 profit drops 28 percent
Brambles Ltd (BXB.AX), the world's top pallet supplier, reported a 28 percent drop in its first-half profit, the company said in a statement on Monday.

2009-02-17 Brambles Profit Falls; U.S. Operations to Be Reduced (Update3) (By Jason Scott)
Brambles today reported its interim profit result for the Group for the six months ended
31 December 2008.

2009-02-17 Brambles Limited
Brambles has its headquarters in Australia and operates in over 45 countries around the world. The group operates two core businesses.  Chep issues, collects, repairs and recycles pallets and containers while Recall manages, secures, stores and destroys physical and digital information.

2009-02-10 IPP Logipal has a lot of bottle
With its ability to deliver high-quality pallets as and when required, one-way trip specialist IPP Logipal has been awarded a new contract with Esterform Packaging.

2009-02-06 HK SYSTEMS INSTALLS AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AT CHEP INNOVATION CENTER

HK Systems installs storage and retrieval system at CHEP Innovation Center

2009-02-06 LPR postpones RFID pallet plans over lack of demand (by Liz Wells, Packaging News)
Red pallet pool operator LPR has put on hold plans to supply RFID-enabled pallets because there is no demand for them.

January 2009

2009-01-29 Eurofresh Farms will be shipping its greenhouse produce on CHEP pallets.
Eurofresh uses CHEP pallets to transport tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers from its Willcox and Snowflake, Ariz. facilities to supermarket retailers and wholesale clubs across the United States.

2009-01-26 Feds in NY indict 3 more pallet company execs (By MARY ESCH)
Federal prosecutors in New York say three more managers of IFCO Systems North America have been added to an indictment accusing them of various offenses related to hiring illegal immigrants.

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