CHEP

FourKites Elevates Executives to Drive Industry Adoption and Accelerate Customer Value

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

These appointments underscore FourKites’ focus on rapid growth and innovation, with an eye toward solving customers’ most pressing needs.

Key Points: 
  • These appointments underscore FourKites’ focus on rapid growth and innovation, with an eye toward solving customers’ most pressing needs.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240314808596/en/
    FourKites promotes Priya Rajagopalan to President of Product, Technology and Operations and appoints Ron Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer to drive industry adoption and accelerate customer value (Photo: Business Wire)
    Priya Rajagopalan leads FourKites’ Product, Engineering and Customer functions, with the goal of aligning customer needs and the company’s innovation engine to drive maximum customer value.
  • Ron Richardson returns to FourKites as CRO, where he leads Sales, Partners and Alliances to drive FourKites’ global momentum.
  • “I am thrilled to come back home to FourKites — returning to the market-leading company and the industry category I helped pioneer,” said Richardson.

Cabka 2023 preliminary update

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

Cabka N.V. (together with its subsidiaries “Cabka”, or the “Company”), a company specialized in transforming hard to recycle plastic waste into innovative Reusable Transport Packaging (RTP), listed at Euronext Amsterdam, announced its 2023 preliminary update today.

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  • Cabka N.V. (together with its subsidiaries “Cabka”, or the “Company”), a company specialized in transforming hard to recycle plastic waste into innovative Reusable Transport Packaging (RTP), listed at Euronext Amsterdam, announced its 2023 preliminary update today.
  • The last quarter of 2023 showed a significant 35% Quarter-on-Quarter recovery in sales to €53 million (Q3 2023: €40 million).
  • Total 2023 sales ended €3 million below outlook, fully attributable to an agreed delayed new customer project launch.
  • Cabka will publish its full preliminary results 2023 on March 20, 2024.

AutoScheduler Adds Industry Veteran Stephen Zujkowski to Executive Team as Vice President of Customer Success

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AutoScheduler.AI , an innovative Warehouse Management System (WMS) accelerator, announces that Stephen Zujkowski has joined the company as the Vice President of Customer Success.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AutoScheduler.AI , an innovative Warehouse Management System (WMS) accelerator, announces that Stephen Zujkowski has joined the company as the Vice President of Customer Success.
  • “Stephen will be the critical guiding force that oversees our deployment strategy, metric capture and tracking, and overall customer delivery success,” says Keith Moore, CEO of AutoScheduler.AI.
  • "I will ensure customer satisfaction is central to business decisions throughout the organization.”
    As Vice President of Customer Success, Stephen is responsible for overseeing the strategy, execution, and management of all aspects related to customer deployments and satisfaction.
  • As the leader in the Customer Success organization, he will drive measurable positive business outcomes, customer satisfaction, retention, and expansion across the customer base.

TRUE Commitment: IPG's Danville RDC Receives Prestigious Certification in Sustainability

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

SARASOTA, Fla., Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In 2021, global ecommerce sales accounted for $5.2 trillion, and is expected to reach $8.1 trillion by 2026. The surge in global ecommerce sales, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, has underscored the need for a shift in the industry's approach to environmental sustainability, by reducing an increase in packaging waste and allocating resources as efficiently as possible.

Key Points: 
  • IPG's Danville, VA facility reveals the practical implications of TRUE certification in reshaping sustainable practices by minimizing waste within the packaging industry.
  • The TRUE certification of IPG's Danville facility is a testament to the tangible impact of its waste reduction efforts.
  • TRUE certification represents a pivotal stride in environmental sustainability, particularly for the packaging industry.
  • TRUE certification underscores a proactive dedication to sustainable resource use, setting a benchmark for others in the industry to follow.

CHEP Automotive sponsors Li-ion Battery Europe 2023

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Comprising 36 Gigafactories in Europe – heavily concentrated in Germany, Poland and Hungary - this will increase European contribution to the global capacity pipeline to 15% .1

Key Points: 
  • Comprising 36 Gigafactories in Europe – heavily concentrated in Germany, Poland and Hungary - this will increase European contribution to the global capacity pipeline to 15% .1
    On Monday, 30th October, at 15.30 (CET), CHEP Automotive will join other experienced stakeholders - such as BASF, Italvolt and the Talga Group – to discuss how to ramp up battery production in Europe, while ensuring this acceleration is undertaken in a sustainable manner.
  • “The automotive supply chain is undergoing a tremendous transformation.
  • “That’s why we are delighted to support Li-ion Battery Europe 2023.
  • B2B companies need to do the same.”
    CHEP Automotive addresses automotive supply chain trends and talking points in its Supply Chain Trend Report series.

Cabka realizes €144 million in sales up to third quarter

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Total sales over the first three quarters of 2023 came at € 144 million, 6% behind last year (22Q3: € 152 million), driven by a € 8 million decline in non-strategic segments sales.

Key Points: 
  • Total sales over the first three quarters of 2023 came at € 144 million, 6% behind last year (22Q3: € 152 million), driven by a € 8 million decline in non-strategic segments sales.
  • Sales figures reflect challenging economic circumstances with clients continue to destock, driven by increased interest rates and inflation, and postpone larger orders over the quarter, resulting in quarterly sales of € 40 million.
  • These positive developments were offset by soft sales in Contract Manufacturing (-15%) and a 24% decline in RTP US reflecting a very slow sales pickup post-flooding.
  • For the fourth quarter Cabka expects a strong recovery of sales based on the announced major co-development launches, such as CHEP, Continental and BMW, coming up to speed.

CHEP Automotive releases its third supply chain trend report

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

PARIS, Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global leader in reusable packaging solutions, CHEP, has published the third in a series of Supply Chain Trend Reports: “6 stakeholders shaping the future of electric vehicles”.

Key Points: 
  • PARIS, Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global leader in reusable packaging solutions, CHEP, has published the third in a series of Supply Chain Trend Reports: “ 6 stakeholders shaping the future of electric vehicles ”.
  • “When we think electric cars, we think carmakers and battery makers,” says Safak Aktekin, Senior Commercial Director at CHEP Automotive.
  • Nowhere is this more apparent than in the supply chain.
  • Sustainable transport is simply a myth if its manufacture relies on a carbon intensive supply chain,” concludes Murray Gilder, Vice-President, CHEP Automotive.

Brambles’ 2023 Sustainability Review: Pathway to Regeneration

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Brambles today released its 2023 Sustainability Review , reporting on material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and achievements across its global operations for the year ending June 30, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Brambles today released its 2023 Sustainability Review , reporting on material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and achievements across its global operations for the year ending June 30, 2023.
  • The 2023 Sustainability Review highlights the material progress Brambles has made toward its ambitious regenerative vision.
  • The broad range of achievements already delivered demonstrates both Brambles’ global leadership position in sustainability and the power of collaboration in a circular economy to building sustainable and resilient supply chains of the future.
  • Increasing recognition of Brambles’ sustainability efforts saw the company boost its position across major ESG assessments in FY23:

Supply Chain Network Honors Exemplary Females Through 2023 Women in Supply Chain Award

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

FORT ATKINSON, Wis., Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Supply Chain Network, consisting of Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics, is proud to announce the top influential females in their 2023 Women in Supply Chain award. This year, the award received over 400 submissions, the highest amount of applications not only for this award, but also for all Supply Chain Network awards.

Key Points: 
  • With over 400 nominations, Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics recognizes the 2023 Women in Supply Chain winners, whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples have set a foundation for other women in all levels of a company's supply chain network.
  • FORT ATKINSON, Wis., Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Supply Chain Network, consisting of Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics, is proud to announce the top influential females in their 2023 Women in Supply Chain award.
  • Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, founder of Let's Talk Supply Chain podcast and Blended Pledge project, both exclusive sponsors of the Women in Supply Chain award, adds, "Women have been making a significant impact in supply chain management, contributing to the growth and innovation of the supply chain industry.
  • As more women join the supply chain workforce, they bring diverse perspectives that can help address complex supply chain problems and improve global supply chain operations.

SK Capital Completes Strategic Investment in Ecopol

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Ecopol S.p.A. (“Ecopol” or the “Company”), a leading developer and producer of innovative biodegradable films and delivery systems, announced today the completion of a strategic investment from affiliates of SK Capital Partners, LP (“SK Capital”), a leading private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, ingredients, and life sciences sectors.

Key Points: 
  • Ecopol S.p.A. (“Ecopol” or the “Company”), a leading developer and producer of innovative biodegradable films and delivery systems, announced today the completion of a strategic investment from affiliates of SK Capital Partners, LP (“SK Capital”), a leading private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, ingredients, and life sciences sectors.
  • The Board of Directors also includes Mauro Carbone, Ecopol CEO and significant minority investor; Stephen d’Incelli, Deal Lead and Managing Director at SK Capital; and Josh Lieberman, Principal at SK Capital.
  • SK Capital is a private investment firm with a disciplined focus on the specialty materials, ingredients and life sciences sectors.
  • SK Capital aims to utilize its industry, operating and investment experience to identify opportunities to transform businesses into higher performing organizations with improved strategic positioning, growth and profitability, as well as lower operating risk.