Pooling
Brambles plans 20% expansion of US pallet repair capacity
CHEP’s parent outlined additional repair centres and benches at its AGM, while saying US capacity constraints remain on track to be resolved during the first half of FY27.
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Pooling
Faber raises EcoVadis score to 90 across its pooling businesses
Faber says its group-level sustainability assessment covers IPP, PAKi Logistics, PRS and vPOOL. Its sixth consecutive Platinum rating comes with a higher score of 90 out of 100.
Pooling
IFCO launches Atlas steel-and-HDPE pooled pallet for North America
IFCO has introduced Atlas, a reusable hybrid pallet combining a hollow steel deck with an HDPE frame, for North American retail, supplier and automated warehouse operations.
Pooling
LPR appoints Javier Domínguez Herrera as managing director
European pallet-pooling specialist LPR has appointed Javier Domínguez Herrera as managing director, effective October 2026.
Pooling
PECO Pallet earns EcoVadis Silver sustainability rating
PECO says it earned EcoVadis Silver recognition for 2026, placing it in the top 15% of assessed organisations. The company reports a 58% year-over-year improvement in its Sustainable Procurement score and says its SFI certification covers its wood-product processing and repair operations.
Regulation (PPWR/EPR/EUDR/ISPM)
Wood Pallets for Europe launches in Brussels as pallet sector strengthens EU policy voice
A new Brussels-focused alliance, Wood Pallets for Europe, was announced on 17 September 2026 to give the wooden pallet sector a coordinated, evidence-based voice with EU institutions and policymakers. Founders are CJ Sheeran Group, Euroblock Verpackungsholz GmbH, Foresco, PGS Group, EPAL and Woodpack Global.
Logistics & pallet networks
PGS Group and Lecaro form a joint venture to expand pallet services in the Netherlands
PGS Group and Dutch pallet supplier Lecaro say they are forming a joint venture. Lecaro will retain its identity and management, while the partnership is intended to strengthen PGS’s Dutch presence and broaden services including pooling and reverse logistics.
Pooling
Brambles reports first-year progress against its 2030 sustainability programme
Brambles, the operator of CHEP, published its 2026 Sustainability Review covering the year to 30 June 2026, reporting a 36% cut in absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 16% cut in Scope 3 against a 2020 baseline, and a land-regeneration partnership in South Africa tied to its timber needs. The company describes its share-and-reuse model as an asset pool of 352 million pallets, crates and containers served through more than 750 service centres. Figures and targets are Brambles' own.
Wooden, plastic & specialist pallets
PECO Pallet staff named 2026 Women in Supply Chain honorees
PECO Pallet says two of its staff were named 2026 Women in Supply Chain honorees, recognising contributions to the pooled pallet provider's operational and transportation teams.
Pooling
Pooling operator publishes its PPWR readiness position
PRS set out what it says the EU packaging regulation means for pooled pallet users and how its closed-pool model handles reuse and repair. Company guidance, not regulatory advice.
Pooling
CHEP urges UK exporters to review pallet arrangements for PPWR
CHEP advises UK exporters to review how reusable pallets, containers and other transport packaging are managed as the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation begins to apply. The operational guidance is CHEP’s own assessment.
Wooden, plastic & specialist pallets
Loscam takes reusable bulk container range into Taiwan
Loscam's own announcement states it will introduce its reusable intermediate bulk container range to Taiwan for the first time at the Taipei international logistics exhibition, extending its Asia-Pacific pooling footprint.