February 2011
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CAPS’ CEO Recognized as Pro to Know for Second Consecutive Year
Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS) proudly announces that its CEO, Robert Wiedmaier, was recently recognized as a 2011 Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. For the second consecutive year, Mr. Wiedmaier is featured among the list of executive thought leaders working to advance the supply chain.…read more
Full Service Freight and Logistics Provider Becomes RPA’s Newest Member
Jerry Welcome, President of the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), announced today that Fitzmark, Inc., has become the association’s first-ever freight and logistics company.…read more
PECO Pallet Acquired by the Pritzker Group
PECO Pallet Inc. has been acquired by The Pritzker Group, a private investment firm owned and controlled by J.B. Pritzker and Tony Pritzker.
The acquisition provides PECO Pallet with substantial equity capital to fund the company’s continued expansion throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The Pritzker Group is a private investment firm representing Pritzker family interests. Led by Tony Pritzker and J.B. Pritzker, the firm has completed more than 50 transactions, focusing on high-quality, mature, and profitable businesses with value-added products and services, stable-to-high growth profiles, and strong market positions. For more information, please visit www.pritzkergroup.com.…read more
Lomold USA, LLC joins RPA
Arlington, VA February 22, 2011 Lomold USA is the latest pallet manufacturer to join the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA). Lomold manufacturers pallet and pallet systems utilizing innovative complex 3-dimensional long-glass fiber composite pallet and related accessories. Located in Flower Mound, TX, Lomold’s Executive Representative to the RPA will be Niels Martin, President, Lomold USA, LLC. Lomold …read more
Monoflo International, Inc. joins RPA
ARLINGTON, VA, February 15, 2011 Jerry Welcome, President of the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), today announced that Monoflo International, Inc of Winchester, VA has become the newest member of the RPA. “We are extremely pleased to welcome John Johnson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, and his Monoflo team to the association,” said Welcome. “Monoflo International is …read more
RPA Defines Key Initiatives to Strengthen Association and Its Impact on Reusable Packaging Industry in 2011
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has defined its key initiatives for 2011 to help create more value for its members, promote the value of reusable packaging to a broader audience, and strengthen the association. The Board of Directors approved an aggressive list of strategic tactics in support of its goals at its annual board meeting in January. …read more
Waste Management 2010 CSR Report: Ambition and Clarity
Waste. The byproduct of consumer culture is the bane of environmentalists. We have chanted the mantra of “reduce, reuse, recycle” for more than a generation, yet our entire economy is based on wasteful consumption with packaging, material byproducts and the like rising exponentially throughout the Age of Convenience…read more
Brambles continues growth strategy through US$16.4 million acquisition of Container and Pooling Solutions
Brambles Limited is pleased to announce it has acquired Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS), a USA-based provider of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and automotive containers, for US$16.4 million. …read more
Millwood Incorporated joins RPA
RPA is pleased to welcome its newest member company, Millwood Inc, Vienna, OH. Greg Jarvis, Director of Supply Integration, Sustainability & Logistic Services will serve as the company’s representative to the RPA. …read more
On the Road with RPA
This month members from the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) will be speaking on topics about reusable packaging at a number of seminars, trade shows and other meetings. This is part of the RPA’s continuing effort to promote the value of reusable packaging in the marketplace.…read more