October 2011
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Septodont Purchases Anwood Reusable Crates to Protect Product During Cross-Atlantic Shipping
Septodont, a provider of quality materials for the dental profession, has purchased reusable containers from Anwood Logistics Systems to help reduce product damage during cross-Atlantic shipments.…read more
PACK EXPO Conference Session Presentations Now Available
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) is making available content from four informative sessions conducted at PACK EXPO in Las Vegas. The sessions were designed to provide reusable packaging end users with helpful information about implementing and managing reusable products in their supply chains. Presenters included RPA members and supply chain professionals from Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, Coca Cola and Alpha Bakery. …read more
RPP Containers® Brings New DuraGreen® Pallet-Pack to Market
The new DuraGreen Pallet-Pack from RPP Containers offers the best of all worlds — an extraordinary strength-to-weight ratio that allows you to stack thousands of pounds on top of it, an engineered stackability that optimizes space utilization, a 7:1 nesting ratio that slashes shipping and storage costs, yet so lightweight that a single worker can easily and safely maneuver the container — the unit weighs only 60 lbs. …read more
Eight Industry Leaders Nominated to Serve on RPA 2012 Board of Directors
The nominees for the 2012 RPA Board of Directors represent a wide segment of the supply chain and offer deep experience and leadership in reusables. The candidates were nominated on Oct. 26 by the current Board of Directors to serve two-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2012 and ending Dec. 31, 2014. …read more
Jon Kalin Recognized for Leadership and Contributions to RPA
Jon Kalin of Rehrig Pacific was recognized for his many contributions to the RPA during his tenure as Chairman of the Board in 2010. He was recognized during the RPA’s Board of Directors Meeting on Oct. 26.…read more
ORBIS Corporation Releases New Plastic Collapsible Bulk Container
ORBIS Corporation, a leader in sustainable reusable packaging, recently released the new heavy-duty 1000mmx1200mmBulkPak, a plastic collapsible bulk container that reduces return transportation costs and increases warehouse space savings. …read more
Pallet reader survey: Usage on the rise
According to a recent reader survey pallets are the foundation of the materials handling industry. Here’s why they are important to readers.…read more
ORBIS Corporation Announces Recent Sustainability Accomplishments
ORBIS Corporation, a manufacturer of sustainable reusable packaging and an expert in supply chain optimization, today announcedrecent efforts to make the company more sustainable. These environmentally conscious decisions follow the lead ORBIS sets for its customers through its extensive line of sustainable reusable packaging.…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
Leading Logistics Platform Provider Joins Fight Against Food Waste
Leading pallet and Reusable Plastic Container (RPC) management provider IFCO has announced that they are partnering up with Forgotten Harvest, an organization that relieves hunger in the Detroit metropolitan community by rescuing surplus, prepared and perishable food and donating it to emergency food providers.…read more