The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) named Christian Kühnhold as new CEO. For the last few years the association has been led by Martin Leibrandt, who helped to get it off the ground and initiated many new projects. Christian Kühnhold most recently spent 13 years as CEO of PAKi Logistics GmbH and member…
EPAL France (until April 2017 QUALIPAL) reports successes against counterfeiters of EPAL pallets. Indeed, regular field investigations have shown that a significant volume of pallets repaired and marketed under the EPAL brand are not registered under an EPAL license. This constitutes a trade mark infringement, according to EPAL France. The counterfeit pallets do…
Wood pallets have been around for decades as mechanisms for shipping and storing larger items (among other things). Recently, however, wooden pallets have become much more than a once-and-done packaging piece. They’ve become a useful resource in home décor and design.
The prices for solid wood and wood-based materials for pallets and wood packaging in Germany continued to rise in the third quarter of 2018. Solid wood for pallets Following a rapid increase in prices in the second half of 2017 and the beginning of 2018, prices for solid wood for…
