Equipment
RPA Accepting Submissions for Second Annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award
The Reusable Packaging Association is accepting submissions for its second annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award. The award is designed to recognize companies that have developed, supported, or implemented measurable and innovative reusable solutions in a business-to-business supply chain. …read more
Reusable Packaging Pavilion Returns to PACK EXPO With Largest Number of Exhibitors to Date
The popular Reusable Packaging Pavilion is returning to PACK EXPO in Chicago with its largest number of exhibitors to date. Twenty-seven companies will exhibit in the sold out Reusable Packaging Pavilion located in the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place. The exhibitors include manufacturers, material suppliers, providers of washing and other specialty equipment, and poolers and service providers of reusable packaging systems and solutions.…read more
RPA Announces First Annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award
The Reusable Packaging Association is accepting submissions for its first annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award. The award is designed to recognize companies that have developed, supported or implemented measurable and innovative reusable solutions in a business-to-business supply chain. …read more
Girton Manufacturing and Formall Join Reusable Packaging Association
Formall Inc. and Girton Manufacturing Company have joined the Reusable Packaging Association. …read more
Reusable Packaging Association Hosting Education Conference at MODEX — IBM, StopWaste Join Presenters
IBM and StopWaste.Org will share their experiences with reusables as part of the Reusable Packaging Association education conference at MODEX on Feb. 6.…read more
Bielomatik Inc. Becomes 50th Member of RPA
Bielomatik, a manufacturer of plastic welding systems, has become the 50th member of the Reusable Packaging Association. Bielomatik designs and manufactures plastic welding systems used in the production of reusable plastic pallets. Its customers include RPA members ORBIS Corporation, Buckhorn Inc. and Rehrig Pacific.…read more
Postal Service Offers Amnesty for Return of Equipment
The Postal Service has issued an all-points bulletin for the apprehension of its delivery tubs and pallets, no questions asked. The Postal Service spent nearly $50 million last year to replace equipment that has gone missing. Because of the financial crisis the USPS currently faces, it is a serious issue, and it can ill afford any kind of unnecessary expense. The equipment is clearly postal property and the agency wants it back.…read more
Sanitube Joins Reusable Packaging Association, Adding to Association’s Membership and International Reach
Sanitube A/S of Denmark has become the 15th new member to join the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) in 2011, and is the fifth international company to join, it was announced today by the RPA.…read more
Quaker Oats Signs with Wave Reaction
The Quaker Oats Company, a unit of PepsiCo, Inc., has selected software developer Wave Reaction, Inc, to implement and coordinate a turnkey returnable container tracking solution. Wave Reaction will provide both the software suite and RFID-enabled tracking tags for Quaker assets, as well as tracking hardware installations.…read more
Douglas Machines Corp Joins RPA
Douglas Machines of Clearwater, FL has joined the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), bringing the total of new members for 2011 to 13.…read more