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February 23, 2011

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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.

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February 7, 2011

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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.

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February 2, 2011

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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.

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February 2, 2011

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The name of CHEP is familiar to anyone operating in an intermodal or freight depot as a world leader in pallet supplies with over 300 million in circulation. Now the company has opened a new material-handling simulator in Orlando which is the world’s first testing facility for pallets and customer unit-loads that can measure handling impacts throughout the entire distribution life cycle to ensure optimum durability in use.

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December 20, 2010

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When evaluating a pallet program against your operational criteria— including environmental concerns— the best result comes from looking at the issue in two parts: the pallet itself, and the pallet program.

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December 6, 2010

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Companies in a wide variety of industries invest substantial capital in their inventories of returnable transport items or RTIs, the durable and reusable cartons, bins, pallets, wheeled trolleys, cages and…

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November 17, 2010

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The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) provided a wide-range of in-depth resources for Pack Expo attendees interested in reusable transport packaging.

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November 15, 2010

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Brambles Limited, the parent company of CHEP, announced the planned acquisition of IFCO SYSTEMS, NV, a leading provider of reusable plastic containers (RPCs) in 23 countries, and pallet management services in the USA. The transaction will enhance Brambles’ position as a global leader in pooling solutions, creating an entity with sales revenue of approximately US$5 billion.

On Tuesday afternoon at PACKEXPO, the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) presented its Fundamentals of Reusable Packaging Workshop to a group of about 70 end users and members.

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October 25, 2010

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TAMPA, FL–(Marketwire – October 22, 2010) – IFCO SYSTEMS, the worldwide leader in reusable plastic container (RPC) management services, reports survey results showing that, of over 1,000 produce department managers surveyed: