Below you can discover the most important news about CHEP’s local and international activities, including events in which we take part in order to provide solutions to current logistics problems.
We are proud to be part of the winners in the Environment category, at CSR Awards Gala 2018. The application that brought us this award regards the transport collaboration projects we have developed in 2017, together with seven of our customers and retail partners.
Together with our project partners we have managed to reduce the empty kilometres driven by trucks with 24.879 km and the quantity of CO2 with 26 tonnes.
ALKA is starting its collaboration with CHEP, the world leader in logistic pallet pooling solutions.
After opening its new warehouse in Mogosoaia in 2016, Alka has started a collaboration with CHEP, the world leader in logistic pallet pooling solutions, in order to simplify and streamline its logistics processes. In doing so, Alka is taking a new step towards modernisation by investing in quality infrastructure.
“The need to simplify processes and reduce costs has become more pressing with Alka Group’s organic growth, therefore we have made the decision to hand over management of the pallets to CHEP. The white pallet exchange system is difficult to manage and involves many hidden costs, such as the purchase of new pallets to replace losses or damaged ones, long recovery times, etc. We are convinced that only through specialisation will we be able to perform in a given field. This way, CHEP offers expertise and a more efficient solution in the field of pallet logistics, and Alka will focus on the strategic activity areas – product development, high-standard manufacturing, quality sale and distribution, as well as own brand marketing,” says Ady Hirsch, Alka CEO. Read more here.
Sydney, Australia, 27 September 2017 – Brambles, the most important global provider of Supply Chain logistics solutions, present in more than 60 countries via CHEP and IFCO, was named leader in the Commercial Services and Supplies category, according to the 2017 ranking of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) is the most prestigious global ranking, in which sustainable companies are assessed based on a RobecoSAM analysis (which is based on the financial impact of company-specific environmental, social and corporate governance factors) and the S&P Dow Jones methodology. In 2016, Brambles obtained the second highest score in the industry. In 2017, the company registered a performance growth in key areas such as customer relations management, social and environmental reporting, corporate governance and code of conduct. Read more here.
At this conference, we presented a case study involving Eisberg Romania, a CHEP partner, to demonstrate the benefits of the pooling system in the fruit and vegetable sector.
In Central and Eastern European countries, CHEP is carrying out a regional project dedicated to this industry, which focuses on gaining as many customers as possible by ensuring an exchange of experience and good practices. In Romania, we are able to please both sides: retailers, on the one hand – who benefit from standardisation and a higher quality of pallets – and their suppliers, be they manufacturers or importers, on the other hand. In addition, these benefit from a much more simplified pallet management process and zero tax exposure with regard to paying contributions to the Environmental Fund.
20 September 2017 – CHEP, a global supplier of pallet and other equipment pooling services, is consolidating its position in the Romanian Supply Chain market by investing in the modernisation of the Service Centre at the Mainfreight warehouse in Ploiesti, by installing a semi-automatic pallet reconditioning line to support long-term activity growth.
The investment amounts to 600,000 EUR and is in collaboration with the logistics and transport company Mainfreight Romania. The decision to expand and automate the Service Centre will lead to an increase in productivity by nearly 70% (up to 600 reconditioned pallets/hour), a reduction in the annual wood plank consumption by approximately 125 m3and an improvement of the working environment for technical operators. Read more here.
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