Day: 9 June 2020

FMCG and retail supply chain specialist CHEP says it now prides itself on being a reference model for the circular economy, as its business model is based on sharing and reusing their pallets throughout the supply chain. “In an ever-changing environment like today’s, where pallet availability is key to keep the supply chain moving, non-returned or destroyed pallets can have a very negative impact on the whole supply chain and ultimately on the end consumer,” it says.

To help CHEP maximise the benefit of its pooling solutions for the European industry and protect its pallets and other equipment, the company appointed Dominika Nosačková as Senior Manager, Regional Legal Counsel, and Susana Marquez, Asset Protection Manager Europe, bringing additional retail loss prevention experience from the European retail and second-hand goods trading industry. Both Dominika and Susana are joining a large team of Asset Protection and legal experts – all focused on working to protect the share and reuse economy by minimising losses.

The non-return, trading or destruction of pallets in order to use the raw material for a new purpose may appear to be of little importance – or even a good thing – but as CHEP’s pallets are part of a share and reuse model, any pallets that are stolen or destroyed undermine the positive impact that this circular model has on the whole industry.

CHEP’s trademark blue pallets, which are the same colour all over the world where they operate, are legally owned by CHEP and never sold to any third party. CHEP’s business model requires that this equipment is returned to the company so that it can be checked, cleansed, refurbished and then reused by other customers. Non-returning of CHEP pallets is therefore a legal infringement that can lead to legal action to recover those pallets.

John Riley, Director, Asset Productivity, CHEP Europe: “As pioneers of the circular economy, we are proud to be recognised by Barrons as the most sustainable company globally. We are passionate about protecting our pallets, and other assets, so that they can fulfil our customers’ needs.”

“During recent months CHEP has proven to be an essential service that has supported the supply of food, beverage and other basic goods into the supermarkets. Protecting our assets has never been so important. Unreturned CHEP pallets not only have a negative impact on the environment, but they also add costs to producers, retailers and ultimately the end consumers.”

Dan Berry, Vice President, Regional General Counsel, Europe added: “We have incredibly strong legal grounds to seek recovery of our pallets, and are using every option available to us, including the criminal legal system, to make sure that we get those pallets back and use the full force of the law to deter anyone from abusing our ownership rights in the future.”

CHEP’s pallets are easy to spot thanks to their distinctive blue colour and the fact that their name, trademark and legal title messages are printed on each pallet as well. Moreover, the collection of CHEP pallets is easy to arrange and is free. CHEP takes care of it and has made this service easy to access via a public contact page

Thermo King and BPW announced today the collaboration of both companies to develop a new economical and ecological refrigerated trailer solution.

Thermo King and BPW combined their research and development expertise to transform the way refrigerated trailers are powered. Since autumn 2019, both companies have worked together to create a sustainable power solution for refrigerated trailers that will not only be environmentally friendly but also bring transport companies substantial cost savings.

Today, both companies reached a significant junction and are convinced that continued progress will soon deliver to market a reliable and efficient solution making zero-emission trailer transport refrigeration a reality. The partnership will be communicating major developmental milestones over the coming months with a sneak-preview later this year.

“For decades, Thermo King has considered it our responsibility to lead the refrigerated transport industry and always deliver solutions that our customers expect from us,” said Francesco Incalza, president of Thermo King Europe, Middle East and Africa. “We’re leaders in electrification, we have the largest range of zero and low-emissions solutions in all segments of the market. Our customers value us for our commitment to the continuous advancement of the industry. The partnership with BPW perfectly reflects this approach and brings us closer to meeting our 2030 sustainability goals and combatting exhaust, CO2 and noise pollutions in our industry.”

Thore Bakker, General Manager Trailer Solutions & Mobility Services at BPW, adds: “In times of climate change, new traffic regulations in urban areas, the transport industry is more than ever challenged to find new ways of doing business economically and ecologically. Together with Thermo King, BPW is addressing the urgent problems of refrigerated transport, whose refrigeration units are still powered by a separate diesel engine today. By combining our competences as technology leaders for freight transport solutions we can make temperature control systems more environmentally friendly through new energy concepts in the trailer. This will also have a positive implication to the Total Cost of Ownership of the freight forwarder along the transportation supply chain.”

Thermo King and BPW consistently invest in developing and evolving technology for sustainable transport efficiency that demonstrate how climate and customer cost benefits are inextricably linked with modern transport technologies.

Thermo King is a strategic brand of Trane Technologies – a pure-play climate innovation company that challenges what is possible for a sustainable future through heating, cooling and transport refrigeration solutions. The collaboration with BPW aligns with Trane Technologies’ 2030 sustainability aspirations, and the commitment to reduce customers’ carbon emissions by one gigaton – equivalent to the annual emissions of Italy, France and the United Kingdom combined.

BPW has been committed to climate protection for many years and employs an integrated innovation strategy to achieve sustainable gains in product efficiency for the climate, the environment, people and nature. The company is documenting its progress in line with the benchmarks of the UN Global Compact – a global initiative for responsible corporate governance that it has supported since 2016. BPW is also guided by the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

(From left to right): Thore Bakker (BPW), Dr. Markus Kliffken (BPW), Francesco Incalza (Thermo King), Bernd Lipp (Thermo King). The photo was taken before COVID-19 pandemic.

Poland-based nail care specialist Indigo Nails has appointed Walker Logistics to undertake fulfilment of orders for its range of nail care and home spa cosmetics products to its growing client base in the UK. The decision to establish a storage and distribution hub in the UK will allow Indigo Nails to cut order delivery times and improve supply chain cost efficiency.

Walker’s extensive experience in the cosmetics sector and understanding of the regulations that must be met when storing ‘dangerous goods’ were important factors in Indigo Nails’ decision to select the Berkshire-based company as its logistics partner.

“Nail polish is classified as ‘dangerous goods’ and many of our administrative and operational staff are trained in dangerous goods compliance,” says William Walker, sales director of Walker Logistics.

Walker will receive incoming orders at their 250,000 sq ft multi-user storage facility and pick, pack and despatch both replenishment stock to Indigo Nails’ retail stockists and fulfil online orders directly to consumers.

William Walker added: “Setting up a logistics operation in the UK is part of Indigo Nails’ growth strategy. Being geographically closer to the market means fulfilling orders for the UK will be quicker and cheaper than operating from a site in mainland Europe, which, in turn, will drive future growth. We are looking forward to working with Indigo Nails and helping the company meet its development targets in the months ahead.”

Road transport digitalisation specialist sennder has merged with French freight tech company Everoad. The strategic alliance is described as “the foundation to build Europe’s largest digital road freight forwarding platform to facilitate the relationship between shippers and carriers”. Their proprietary technology connects large enterprise companies with small trucking firms and will “ultimately improve the image of freight logistics by reducing its environmental impact and set the agenda for a sustainable industry”.

Since its foundation in 2015, sennder has striven to revolutionise the world of freight transport in Europe. By joining the ranks with its French counterpart, Everoad, they will further expand their geographic growth journey with local presences across all major logistics and transport hubs.

With offices across six countries, Europe’s two largest digital freight forwarders, lead the way in digital logistics and transportation completing over 35,000 loads per month. sennder and newly formed ‘Everoad by sennder’ now have a 350 people strong team and an extensive network of 10,000 carrier partners and large enterprise customers. Since founding, Berlin-based sennder and ‘Everoad by sennder’ have raised over EUR 120m from leading investors including Accel and Lakestar to consolidate the trucking market.

With the road freight market valued at nearly EUR 400bn in Europe, sennder and “Everoad by sennder” aim to achieve revenues of EUR 1 billion by 2024. To reach this ambitious target, the two freight logistics specialists will pool their technology and know-how to optimize all the stages of the supply chain. Their digital solution, which is aimed at both carriers and shippers, reduces inefficiencies in the shipping process and allows both reduced costs for shippers and increased revenue for carriers.

Trucks represent 6% of the European Union’s total CO2 emissions. Digital freight forwarders will therefore have a strategic role in reducing carbon emissions in the sector, starting with the reduction of ‘empty miles’ (20% of the kilometres travelled). To meet this challenge, sennder and ‘Everoad by sennder’ will harness technologies – algorithms based on machine learning – to optimize capacity allocation and continue to offer greener services, as well as carbon offsetting with strategic partners to carriers and shippers.

In order to offer the best possible service in the field of animal transport, Brussels Airport has invested in a brand-new ultramodern Animal Care & Inspection Centre. There, animals can be housed and checked in the most comfortable surroundings before they continue their journey. With this new centre, Brussels Airport wants to set the standard on a European level and ensure that considerable attention is paid to the comfort of these special passengers. The temperature, the type of light and the air circulation in each area can be precisely adjusted thanks to a unique innovative system that has been developed specifically for this centre. The Animal Care & Inspection Centre has been taken into use on the 1ste of June.

Each year, Brussels Airport has thousands of animals among its many passengers. These include pets, police dogs, reptiles and horses, but also a rare visit by a panda. In order to offer the best possible service in the field of animal transport, Brussels Airport has invested in a brand-new new Care & Inspection Centre, in the cargo area of Brussels Airport.

“We consider the comfort of all our passengers important, including that of the animals that travel via the airport. That is why we have, in consultation with the competent authorities, with experts and with our customers, developed this ultramodern Animal Care & Inspection Centre. An animal centre that sets a new standard on a European level in the area of welfare and provides the best possible workplace for the personnel. With this we ensure that the animals among our passengers are also housed in the very best conditions. A service we are pleased to offer to our customers”, explains Arnaud Feist, CEO of Brussels Airport.

The Animal Care & Inspection Centre includes the new border inspection centre for the Federal Agency for Food Safety, which must check any live animal being imported in order to guarantee public health. Brussels Airport has provided, in collaboration with them, all necessary facilities in order to perform the border controls, according to the highest European standards. The employees of the Agency for Food Safety will have offices on the first floor of this new building so that the work can be performed even more efficiently.

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Light, air and temperature adjusted to each animal

When designing this Animal Care & Inspection Center, Brussels Airport went in search of ways of creating the best possible conditions for housing the animals. By streamlining the processes, the throughput time will be short, but the animals that have to stay somewhat longer will be housed in optimum conditions.

There is daylight in each animal accommodation in order not to disturb the biological clock of animals passing through. In addition, Brussels Airport is the first to have developed a unique central system which adjusts the light colour, the temperature and the ventilation for each area in line with the specific needs of each type of animal. In 10 animal accommodations, a menu including categories such as birds, reptiles, fish and ruminants, can be used to create, quickly and efficiently, the ideal climate in the one where the animal is housed.

The import and export sides in the building are completely separated from each other, also for the ventilation. In this way, no contamination is possible. The animal accommodations are flexible and can be used by both small and large animal species. On the import side, there are 4 inspection rooms (1 for horses, 2 multifunctional area and 1 cool room for insects), 7 centrally controlled animal accommodations and 10 horse stables. For export, there is no mandatory control. On that side, 4 multi-functional treatment rooms are provided and 3 centrally controlled accommodations. Outside there is also a green area for four footers who need it, whereby import and export are strictly separated.

The additional health measures required by the current corona crisis are, of course, also fully observed. The necessary precautionary measures will be applied so that the animals passing through our airport at the moment are housed in all safety.

Brussels Airport has also aimed to make this building as sustainable as possible. It is fitted with heat transfer pumps, solar panels, a green roof and a rain water recovery system.

The Animal Care & Inspection Center will be operated by dnata and has been taken into use on the 1st of June.