Join us at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sept. 29–Oct. 1, for the Reusable Packaging Learning Center, featuring two days of expert-led education on innovation, efficiency, and sustainability in transport packaging.
Learn more -CAPS (www.usecaps.com), has announced its plans to present for the fourth consecutive year as part of the educational series at PACK EXPO 2013. Reusable Transport Packaging Boot Camp is the latest installment in the Expo’s Learning Center conference series presented by the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA).
The Utz Group, international company that specializes in the production of reusable plastic products for storage and transport, has joined the Reusable Packaging Association.
United Pallet Services, Inc. announced today that they have formally entered into a license agreement with Grupo Mitasa of San Jose, Costa Rica that will grant exclusive rights to sell, market, and manufacture all of the products from its new division, The pointGUARD Pallet Protection Systems. This agreement covers all of Mexico, Central America, South America, as well as all countries in the Caribbean.
ORBIS Corporation, a manufacturer of sustainable reusable packaging and an expert in supply chain optimization, will display its RackoCell 40 x 48-inch pallet at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013. ORBIS is exhibiting within the Reusable Packaging Association’s Reusable Packaging Pavilion.
Jason Brownell, vice president of sales for iMIG®, will present exciting new iMIG® graphic technology at the three-day Pack Expo Show in September. Pack Expo, the world’s largest packaging and processing event, will welcome 26,000 packaging and processing professionals from across the globe.
CAPS (www.usecaps.com) was recently named a 2013 Top Green Provider by Food Logistics Magazine. The award recognizes companies providing products, services or exemplary leadership in exceeding sustainability standards in the food and beverage supply chain.
In order to accommodate the ongoing growth of the company, CAPS (Container and Pooling Solutions) has moved its headquarters to a much larger facility within the same industrial park as its previous office in Livonia, Michigan.
PECO Pallet, which operates a large pool of red-marked pallets in the United States, has developed its first company-operated pallet depot. Located in Hazleton, Penn., the facility is open to customers and is touted as a showcase of PECO’s extensive depot experience
ORBIS Corporation, the leader in sustainable reusable packaging, partnered with Nissan North America to standardize Nissan’s reusable packaging system. Recently, the companies accepted the Environmental Awareness Award at the 2012 Automotive Supply Chain Global Awards for their partnership and efforts related to reusable packaging.Winners are selected from organizations or companies which have done the most to reduce the impact of pollution on the environment.
The interest of major corporations in taking a strategic approach to transport packaging continues to grow. Case in point, Rehrig Bulk Pooling Services (Rehrig BPS) has reached an agreement with Ball Corporation to provide complete transport packaging services and management for 15 Ball beverage can plants in North America. Rehrig BPS will manage all requirements for handling and reverse logistics that are necessary to service and maintain Ball’s reusable packaging assets. Ball’s pallets, top frames and separator sheets, used in the storage and transport of empty metal containers, will be recovered, sorted, inspected and cleaned/repaired upon return from Ball’s customers.