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Chep provides the best platform for the sugar industry

Azucareras Reunidas de Jaén (ARJ), a leading sugar producer in Spain has resoundingly endorsed the use of CHEP pooled pallets as the optimum logistics solution for the sugar production and packing industry throughout Europe.

“Our experience has shown that CHEP pallets are high quality that help protect our delicate products in transit,” commented Javier Benito Alonso, Head of Quality and Environment with ARJ. “Unlike white exchange pallets and those provided from other pooling companies, using CHEP pallets we also do not experience any problems with moisture which can damage our goods.”

Headquartered in Jaén, Southern Spain, ARJ has been a Spanish market leader in sugar production and marketing for many years. The company produces 150,000kg of sugar daily, which is shipped on CHEP Euro (1200x800mm) and half (800x600mm) pallets to numerous countries across Europe. According to Mr Benito Alonso, the CHEP pallet pooling system which they have been using for over 8 years, allows ARJ to optimise logistics efficiencies and reduce costs across the supply chain.

Not only is the quality of the CHEP pallets superior, ensuring product damage in transit is kept to a minimum, but also the CHEP pooling model where pallets are continually recycled across the supply chain, is also environmentally friendly.

“Our ongoing concern for environmental protection has led us to eliminate packaging waste as much as possible,” adds Mr Benito Alonso. “In the specific area of palletisation, we find that the CHEP pooling system, in which the pallets are constantly reused and timber requirements are minimised, is the best solution.”

ARJ’s marketing partner Nueva Comercial Azucarera (NCA) was equally enthusiastic.

“Our industry has some very specific requirements. We need dry, high quality pallets in order to protect our products,” explained Eduardo Garrido Araque, NCA Zone Manager. “Not only do CHEP pallets meet our requirements in this respect, but by using CHEP we also do not need to dedicate resources to purchase, recover and maintain our own pallet pool.”

CHEP’s quality pallets have also been proven to work well in automated storage and retrieval systems where damaged pallets can cause system failures, resulting in delays and increased costs. This is another crucial benefit that is acknowledged by both ARJ and NCA.

“The CHEP pallets are standard size and can be used in automated systems, including fork-lifts and photo-electric location systems. With white pallets, which are non-standard and of inconsistent quality, any number of problems can arise,” added Mr Garrido Araque.

Laura Nador, General Manager of CHEP Iberia, applauded ARJ’s advances in optimising the efficiency of its logistics operations. “ARJ and CHEP have worked together for many years on optimising logistics efficiencies and it is satisfying to see the benefits that ARJ is currently experiencing. For CHEP it is a real honour to have ARJ in our client portfolio in Spain.”

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Exhibitions

February 2010 - Deutsche Messe postpones premiere of industrial tradeshows in Dubai until 2011
Deutsche Messe is postponing the industrial trade fairs CeMAT MIDDLE EAST, Industrial Automation (IA) MIDDLE EAST and Motion, Drive & Automation (MDA) MIDDLE EAST – all originally schedu led to take place in February 2010 – until 2011.


March 2010 - Stuttgart, 2nd - 4th March
From 2 to 4 March 2010 LogiMAT, the International Trade Fair for Distribution, Materials Handling and Information Flow, is taking place in Stuttgart accompanied by an extensive fringe programme. It is the eighth edition of this annual meeting point for the intralogistics industry – the largest in Europe.


March 2010 - France, 23rd - 26th
Transport and Logistics services, Supply chain Management, Logistics Infrastructures, Logistics Real Estate, Technologies and Information Systems, Materials Handling and Warehouse equipment…


April 2010 - Cleveland, 26th - 29th
NA 2010 (The 2010 Material Handling & Logistics Show and Conference) will bring together manufacturers, consultants, third party logistics providers, publishers and system integrators to demonstrate their equipment, systems and services to tens of thousands of industry professionals from around the world, seeking productivity solutions.


May 2010 - Barcelona, 25th - 28th
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June 2010 - Guangzhou, China, 2nd - 4th
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November 2010 - Eindhoven, 10th - 11th
It is with justified pride that Bureau Bosman BV is introducing Groothandel & Logistiek’s new trade show name. From now on, Groothandel & Logistiek will be called: Bedrijf en Logistiek, the trade show for goods-in, storage and goods-out. The eleventh edition will take place on November 10 and 11 in the Exhibition Building in Eindhoven.  


November 2010 - Birmingham, 16th - 19th
Quartz Publishing & Exhibitions Ltd, organiser of the International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX), has announced that – in response to exhibitor requests – the show’s dates have moved from March to November next year.


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