Schoeller Arca, 1.4 billion contract to supply plastic pallets to US company iGPS

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Overig advies 18/01/2008 08:45
Press release
Vilsteren (NL) 8 Jan 2008
1.4 billion contract to supply plastic pallets to US company iGPS
Schoeller Arca Systems, the world market leader for plastic material handling systems, has signed another contract with iGPS, a pooling company for plastic pallets, to increase its present supply of plastic pallets to iGPS to 4 million units per annum. The new, five year contract, represents a value of almost US$ 1,4 billion.

Companies are becoming more and more aware of the benefits of the plastic pallet compared to the wooden version. Easy to handle, fire retardant and environmentally friendly are the key advantages of Schoeller Arca Systems’ pallets.
At the end of 2005 iGPS and Schoeller Arca Systems had their first meeting. CEO Bob Moore and President Rex Lowe of iGPS were looking for a manufacturer who could provide them with a robust plastic pool pallet developed for the American market and their customers totally conform to the GMA (Grocery Manufacturers of America) standards and UL 2335 approved. Imperial Sugar is one of these who will convert most of their shipments in 2008 to plastic pallets pooled by iGPS. By finding the right producer of pallets, iGPS could choose among several American manufacturers and Schoeller Arca Systems. The technological knowledge of Schoeller Arca Systems was decisive. "We are a very innovative company, focused on our specific customer’s need and we know all there is to know about plastic pallets", says Product Manager Ludo Gielen of Schoeller Arca Systems to explain their well considered decision which now turns into the biggest contract ever for the company.

In 2006 the first order of 100,000 pallets was signed, followed by a second one of 1.0 million pallets that same year. In May 2007 iGPS ordered to produce 2 million pallets per year and now just before Christmas a new 5 year contract was signed to supply 20 million pallets in the next 5 years. At this moment America has 100 million wooden pool pallets and 25% of this number will be converted to plastic in 2012 !

And this is just the beginning, knows CEO René Wolfkamp who is very excited with this transaction. ”The iGPS pallet system will change the way goods and services are transported by removing costs out of the supply chain. It will lead to a widespread usage of plastic pallets worldwide.”

Compared with the wooden pallet, the plastic variant has many advantages. Plastic doesn’t need deforestation like the wooden pallet. But there are many more positive points. Bob Moore and Rex Lowe know them by heart. "Lower fire risk, more resistance against impact, , no splinters, no nails, always the same weight and size reduced damage in transport, lower fuel consumption by trucks who transport them, easy to track and trace with the 4 integrated RFID tags, so that everybody can see real time, where the shipped products are. Wherever they go, whenever they go, iGPS can provide you the real time information with the best pallet you can find on this planet to ship your products. We are so convinced of our success, that we will launch the iGPS pallet in Europe soon.”

For more information to rent plastic pallets in the USA, please contact iGPS (www.igps.net)

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Red. XEA.nl

bericht van 17 dec. 2007,
InnoConcepts heeft overeenstemming bereikt met haar licentienemer Schoeller Arca Systems (“SAS”) over een uitbreiding van de samenwerking. Op dit moment is SAS licentienemer op het gebied van returnable transport verpakkingen en hebben partijen een gezamenlijke activiteit in China. De samenwerking wordt thans uitgebreid op een tweetal terreinen.
meer info over de samenwerking op
http://www.inno-concepts.com/fileadmin/user_upload/071217_InnoConcepts_breidt_samenwerking_met_SAS_uit.pdf

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