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Robert Holliger re-elected President of EPAL
Düsseldorf, 24th July 2019 – On 28th June in Toulouse, France, the General Assembly of the European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) unanimously confirmed the appointment of the
incumbent President, Robert Holliger, and the whole EPAL Board, for a further three years in office. Robert Holliger is a founding member of EPAL and since 2010, has been President of the international umbrella association…
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EPAL pallets to also be marked by inkjet printing in future
EPAL has decided to allow EPAL pallets to be marked using inkjet printing – marking using branding continues to be applicable.
Düsseldorf, 22 July 2019 – From 1st August 2019 inkjet printing will be permitted for marking corner and central blocks and has been included in the EPAL Technical Regulations. Until now the marking on the corner blocks (EPAL in oval) and on the central blocks (IPPC/ISPM…
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EPAL goes India
First EPAL licensee for producing CP pallets in India
Düsseldorf, May 22, 2019 – Since 1st May 2019, EPAL has had its first licensee for producing CP pallets on the Indian subcontinent. The producer of wooden pallets and box pallets applied to also assemble CP pallets as well as to produce and repair EPAL Euro pallets.
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EPAL: SAFETY FIRST now for chemical pallets too
EPAL – the largest quality assurance association for wooden load carriers in the world –
is introducing quality-assured EPAL chemical pallets. Licences can now be requested from EPAL for quality-assured CP pallets.
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EPAL Euro pallets continue their road to success: 10% growth in the second quarter of 2017
The production of EPAL Euro pallets increased by 10% in the first two quarters of 2017 compared to the previous year. In the first six months of this year, 42.5 million EPAL Euro pallets were produced worldwide. There was also an increase in the number of repairs: +11.5%, with 13.7 million repaired EPAL pallets in the first six months of 2017.