One of the world’s largest beverage companies to ship its products on iGPS’ all-plastic pallet pool with embedded RFID tags
ORLANDO, Fla. – May 12, 2008 – Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC), operator of the world’s first all-plastic pool with embedded RFID tags, announced today that Cott Corporation will begin to ship its popular beverages on iGPS’ innovative pallets.
Cott Corporation is one of many recent companies making the switch to the iGPS pallet. Cott is the world’s largest retailer brand soft drink provider, with business dealings in more than 60 countries. Some of their popular brands include Cott, Vintage, Red Rain, Xingtea, Emerge and FortiFido.
“Cott is committed to innovation, product safety, a safe workplace and efficiency in the supply chain,” said Rick Dobry, President, North America, Cott Corporation. “iGPS’ pallets excel in all these areas. By switching to iGPS we are also demonstrating our commitment to the environment, as iGPS pallets help to reduce deforestation, require less fuel to transport and won’t end up in landfills.”
In just two years, iGPS has revolutionized the way goods are being shipped throughout the US supply chain. Its all-plastic pallet meets all GMA requirements, weighs 30% less than typical multi-use wood pallets, is UL 2335 certified fire-retardant and 100% recyclable.
“We are thrilled by Cott’s decision to switch to iGPS,” said iGPS CEO Bob Moore. “The durability of our pallet and its 100% top deck coverage will significantly reduce damage to cans and bottles that too often result from the shortcomings of multi-use wood pallets.”
About iGPS
iGPS is the world's first company to provide manufacturers and retailers with an all-plastic pallet pool with embedded RFID-tags. iGPS’s state-of-the-art pallets are 30% lighter than wood, which saves on transport costs, are easier to handle and eliminate protruding nails and splinters that cause workplace injuries and damaged equipment. In addition, embedded RFID tags enable shippers and receivers to track and trace shipments in real time. Launched in March 2006, the company is led by pallet and supply chain veterans with decades of experience. iGPS (www.igps.net) is headquartered in Orlando, FL., with offices in Dallas, New York and Bentonville, Arkansas.
Pegasus Capital Advisors, a private equity fund manager with offices in New York and Cos Cob, CT, retains a majority interest in iGPS. Founded in 1995, Pegasus provides capital to middle market companies across a wide range of industries, with particular focus on businesses that make a meaningful contribution to society by positively affecting the environment, contributing to sustainability and enabling healthy living. http://www.pcalp.com
About Cott Corporation
Cott Corporation is one of the world's largest non-alcoholic beverage companies and the world's largest retailer brand soft drink company. The Company commercializes its business in over 60 countries worldwide, with its principal markets being the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Mexico. Cott markets or supplies over 200 retailer and licensed brands, and Company-owned brands including Cott, RC, Vintage and Vess. Its products include carbonated soft drinks, sparkling and flavored waters, energy drinks, sports drinks, juices, juice drinks and smoothies, ready-to-drink teas, and other non-carbonated beverages. The Company's website is http://www.cott.com. The brand names and trademarks referenced in this press release are trademarks of Cott Corporation, its affiliated companies, customers, or other third parties.
Schoeller Arca Systems containers
help to protect the world's food supply
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault recently opened its doors to an inaugural shipment of nearly 100 million crop seeds. The seeds came from over 200 different countries and the vast majority of them were packed in Schoeller Arca Systems Integra containers. They are now being stored in chambers deep inside the permafrost on a remote Norwegian arctic island, in an effort to preserve agricultural biodiversity for future generations.
The Seed Vault, a sort of Noah’s Ark of crops, was built by the Norwegian Government and officially opened on the 26th of February 2008 by Norway’s Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, and the Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai. Its purpose is to protect gene-bank collections of crop diversity critical to the world’s food security. Seed banks exist in most countries around the world, but many of these are vulnerable to man-made and natural disasters, war, insufficient funding and poor management. The new vault will safeguard seed samples of plant species which are crucial to food and agriculture around the world, in a high-tech structure built to withstand catastrophes such as flooding, earthquakes, nuclear warfare and even an asteroid strike.
The shipment of seed samples was organised and funded by the Global Crop Diversity Trust, an international organisation dedicated to the conservation and availability of crop diversity for food security worldwide. As part of their coordinating role, the Trust’s experts researched suitable packaging for the transportation and storage of seed samples for the new vault. They identified the Schoeller Arca Systems Integra nesting container as suitable because of its resistance to the extreme temperatures of the vault (which is kept at a constant minus 18 degrees Celsius) and its practicality for both the transportation and storage of seed samples. Being made of recycled polypropylene, the container is also environmentally friendly.
The Trust purchased over 1000 containers, which were sent to seed banks around the world to be filled with packets of seed samples. Each one weighs 3 kg, has a usable volume of 46 litres and an integrated lid. Typically, 400 to 500 samples fit in a container depending on the size of the seed. Individual samples usually contain about 500 seeds. The containers themselves were sealed at the point of departure and the contents are not visible or available to those providing the cold storage. They did, however, go through electronic X-ray screening at the airport, as a security precaution.
Schoeller Arca Systems is used to fulfilling all kinds of challenging requests. This particular one also included simultaneous delivery of the 1000 containers to the nine institutes which are participating in the initial shipment. The company’s Italian office was responsible for coordinating the request and delivery. Says Susanna Ridolfi:
“Although for us the size of the order was not exceptional, selecting exactly the right product and managing the logistics of sending the containers all over the globe were quite complex. But Schoeller Arca Systems is proud to be a part of this important project, which will contribute to ensuring food security for future generations”.
To find out more about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which was built and funded by the Norwegian Government, go to the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food’s website about the vault, in English:
http://seedvault.no
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Dit is ook door Innoconcepts verteld, doormiddel van het inbrengen van 1 chip kan de pallet gevolgd worden van A tot Z. Ook weten ze waren de pallets zijn en kunnen zo sneller bij een volgende gebruiker komen.
'T is net als de TNT pakketje, die kunnen ook per computer gevolgd worden wanneer ze bezorgd gaan worden.
Innoconcepts I-Pac heeft vrijwel onkende grenzen qua mogelijkheden.
Latest innovation provides additional revenue to participating retailers and distributors
ORLANDO, Fla. – July 8, 2008 – Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC), operator of the world’s first all-plastic pool with embedded RFID tags, has added yet another innovation to the pallet rental industry—“iDepots,” a new concept that results in lower cost and increased revenue for participating retailers and distributors.
Pallet receivers who choose to become iDepots agree to sort and inspect iGPS pallets and have them ready for pick-up and shipment to another user. In exchange, iDepot operators receive a per-pallet handling and inspection fee from iGPS, making it highly attractive financially. This is the first significant change in the logistics of pallet rental in decades.
“This is a win-win situation,” said iGPS Chairman and CEO Bob Moore. “Because our revolutionary all-plastic pallets are so durable, it is unnecessary to transport them to an inspection and repair facility after each use, as is required for wood pallets. This extra leg in the supply chain is costly, inefficient and generates large quantities of greenhouse gases. Participating retailers and distributors not only help their bottom lines but also help the environment as well. The superiority of our pallet makes it all possible.”
“We set out to make a better pallet and a more efficient supply chain,” said Moore, “and iDepots are another key milestone. We are delighted that we can take cost out of the supply chain and enable our customers to help the environment too.”
In just two years, iGPS has revolutionized the way goods are being shipped throughout the US supply chain. Its all-plastic RFID and bar code enabled pallet meets all GMA requirements, weighs 30% less than typical multi-use wood pallets, is UL 2335 certified fire-retardant and 100% recyclable. Many of America’s top companies now ship on iGPS pallets, including QTG (Quaker Tropicana Gatorade), the Chicago-based division of PepsiCo, Dole Fresh Vegetables, Imperial Sugar, Pilgrim’s Pride, Martori Farms and other top-tier brands.
