Green Material Handling
Green drives Jaguar to continue with CHEP
The desire to save the capital required to purchase and maintain its own containers was enough reason for Jaguar Land Rover to extend its contract with CHEP in Europe for its small box KLT Full Service and the large folding stillage FXC Managed Service. Environmental sustainability was also a factor. CHEP containers are continually recycled across the supply chain...
iGPS Funds Planting of 200,000 Trees in Oregon
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), operator of a pallet rental service providing all-plastic pallets with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, has funded the planting of 200,000 new trees in the Deschutes National Forest in central Oregon, an area in serious need of reforestation...
Air Liquide to Power Walmart Canada's Fleet of Green Lift Trucks
Air Liquide, a provider of gases for industry, health and the environment, has been awarded a contract to supply the hydrogen, filling station and infrastructure to power retail giant Walmart's new fleet of fuel cell-powered lift trucks at its new distribution center in Alberta, Canada...
Fleet Management Firm Introduces Green Lift Truck Services
Independent fleet management firm Total Fleet Solutions (TFS) has created a new division that uses analysis tools and material handling equipment expertise to reduce the overall carbon footprint of its customers’ lift truck fleets...
Leading Change
Wal-Mart Canada builds a super-sustainable, refrigerated DC to show global industry the business case for green...
Bath and Body Works Facility Earns LEED Silver Certification
Limited Logistics Services, a division of Limited Brands Inc., announces its Bath and Body Works headquarters and distribution center (DC) in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, is the first building in Ohio to earn a LEED Silver, Existing Building: Operations and Maintenance (EB O&M), certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)...
Wal-Mart to Build Super Sustainable Refrigerated DC
Wal-Mart Canada announces plans to invest $115 million to build the retailer’s first sustainable refrigerated distribution center (DC) in Balzac, Alberta. The DC will feature fuel-cell-powered lift trucks, low-energy solid-state (LED) lighting, solar and wind energy, a white roof membrane and more....
Paper or Plastic: A Fresh Look at Protective Packaging
Packaging should ensure your product arrives at its destination in the same condition it was in when it left your facility...
How to Prevent a Lamp from Breaking
Proper packaging of fluorescent lamps can help prevent hazardous mercury vapor emissions...
High-Intensity Savings
A facility lighting retrofit helped a supplier of healthcare products reduce greenhouse gas emissions, cut electric bills and gain tax credits...
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