CABKA Reports 66% Reduction in Scope 1 and 2 Emissions, Secures SBTi Validation
Plastic pallet manufacturer advances emissions reduction efforts through renewable electricity, recycled materials and product recovery. Source: Cabka October 19, 2026 – CABKA, a manufacturer of...
View ArticleGreystone Logistics Sales Fall 50% Following Loss of iGPS Business
Plastic pallet manufacturer’s quarterly loss widens to $2.56 million as it works to replace a customer that previously accounted for approximately $30 million in annual sales. Greystone Logistics...
View ArticleRetailer Packaging Compliance: Who Polices the Police?
From exchanging pallets in the 1980s to today’s automated distribution centres, packaging compliance has become a much more expensive proposition. But are some customers shifting the cost of their...
View ArticleBoomerang Retour Appoints Melanie Linger as Managing Director
Bonn, Germany, October 2026 – Boomerang Retour GmbH has announced the appointment of Melanie Linger as Managing Director. As a founding member of Boomerang Retour’s management team, Linger has played a...
View ArticleOutgoing FEFPEB President Calls for Industry Unity as European Packaging...
Rob van Hoesel urges European wood packaging organizations to coordinate their advocacy efforts as the industry confronts regulatory and market challenges. Rob van Hoesel Rob van Hoesel, outgoing...
View ArticleIFCO Expands Pallet Pooling Business to North America with Atlas Hybrid Pallet
The reusable packaging pooling specialist introduces a steel-and-plastic pallet designed for automated handling, fire performance, and digital tracking. IFCO has introduced Atlas, a new hybrid pallet...
View ArticleInside B&M Associates: Pool Management from the Customer Side
B&M Associates began because somebody stopped looking after the pallets. Ben Tyler In the late 1980s, Ben Tyler, one of the company’s eventual founders, worked at a major pet food factory in Melton...
View ArticleKamps Names Elie Ghazal Chief Operating Officer
Kamps, Inc. has appointed veteran manufacturing executive Elie Ghazal as chief operating officer, placing him in charge of operations across the company’s national pallet and reusable packaging...
View ArticleTotal Supply Chain Economic Impact: How Much Do Pallets and Packaging Really...
The purchase price of a pallet or reusable package is rarely the same as its real economic cost. Most supply chain professionals understand that. The more difficult question is how wide the...
View ArticleLorenz Snacks Switches German Pallet Supply from Exchange to CHEP Pooling
In a change affecting Lorenz facilities in Hankensbüttel, Neunburg vorm Wald, and Kreba-Neudorf, Lorenz Snacks has moved pallet supply at three German production sites to CHEP’s rental pooling system,...
View ArticleCHEP: EU Packaging Rules Put Pallets Under New Compliance Spotlight
PPWR reuse requirements bring pallets, containers and other transport packaging more directly into corporate compliance and data management programs. Pallets and other transport packaging are moving...
View ArticleWhy Polymer Pallet Pooling Is Different: Inside Europe’s PRS System
Europe’s polymer industry has operated a specialized pallet return system for nearly three decades. Its roots in the CP chemical pallet standard, combined with a highly dispersed customer base and...
View ArticleGoPlasticPallets Recycling Program Passes 3,000-Tonne Milestone
More than 540 truckloads of end-of-life plastic pallets and boxes have been collected since 2019, as the UK supplier moves 60% of the way toward its 2030 recycling target. Click on the infographic to...
View ArticleWood Pallet Suppliers Guide: How to Find Manufacturers, Recyclers and Pallet...
This article is part of our Pallets Hub and Suppliers Hub. Wood pallets are by far the most widely used pallet type, but finding the right supplier is often more complicated than it looks. Unlike...
View ArticleCan Loaded Pallets Be Double-Stacked?
Can loaded pallets be double-stacked? Yes, provided the lower load and pallet can safely support the additional weight, and the combined stack remains stable. Product and packaging strength, pallet...
View ArticleWhy Do Pallet Loads Shift During Transportation?
Why do pallet loads shift during transportation? Pallet loads shift because braking, acceleration, cornering, vibration and road impacts put forces on the load that aren’t present when it is sitting on...
View ArticleWhy Is My Pallet Load Leaning?
Why is my pallet load leaning? A pallet load can lean because of a damaged or uneven pallet, off-center weight distribution, weak or crushed cartons, an unstable stacking pattern or inadequate load...
View ArticleHow Much Pallet Overhang Is Too Much?
How much pallet overhang is too much? Ideally, a palletized load should not unintentionally extend beyond the pallet footprint. There is no single amount of overhang that is acceptable for every load,...
View ArticleDo Heat-Treated Pallets Expire?
Do heat-treated pallets expire? No. Heat treatment does not expire simply because an ISPM 15 pallet gets older. A properly treated and marked pallet can remain compliant through repeated trips without...
View ArticleCan a Damaged Plastic Pallet Be Repaired?
Yes, some damaged plastic pallets can be repaired, but it depends on the pallet design, the location and extent of the damage, and whether the manufacturer provides an approved repair method. Some...
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