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Euro Pallet
• Largest Pallet Pool in the World
• Control by the wood packaging industry
• Strict certification – EPAL & EURO marking and Number
• Costs 550 Euro’s Processing Fee
• 5,500 Euro’s Security Deposit – one time membership• Required machinery
• Choose inspection agent – audit costs associated with production– First year each load
– Level two after one year – good performance
• Staple distributed by inspection agency
• 1200 Euro’s annual user fee
• World Wide Trade Mark – prosecution process
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association INTERPAL 6 – CANADA - 2005
• The EURO Pallet.
UIC 435-2.
800 x 1200www.epal-pallets.org
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EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association The choices
www.epal-pallets.org
• Self ownership.
Closed pools.
• Pool pallets.
Open pools
I want to describe a particular open pool system.
And allow you to draw your own conclusions.
EPALEPAL
Known in Europe as white pallets.
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association The choices
www.epal-pallets.org
?EPAL
EUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association What is EPAL?
www.epal-pallets.org
Its primary function is quality.
It protects the various trademarks.
• EPAL promotes the EURO pallet.
It unites the various sectors:
Producers, repairers, logistics, railways, traders, pallet-users.
EPAL EUR
Centre block markings allow identification.
EURBRB GB001-5-06
EPAL
• EPAL is a regulatory body.
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association What is EPAL?
www.epal-pallets.org
• It is the biggest pool in the world!
At least 300,000,000 pallets.
BY FAR!!!
Possibly as many as 500,000,000.
In spite of this:
It ensures pool quality.
• But it owns no pallets!
And availability.
Annual production of over 50,000,000.
BY FAR!!! BY FAR!!! BY FAR!!! BY FAR!!!
Of which EPAL accounts for over 40,000,000.
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association What is EPAL?
www.epal-pallets.org
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association What is EPAL?
www.epal-pallets.org
•Statistics
?EPAL
EUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Why does EPAL exist?
www.epal-pallets.org
• In the beginning!
Run by Railway Organisations.
Originally good, consistent quality.
In some countries got worse over time.
Some railways had more important tasks.
• The result?
An independent organisation was needed.
EPAL was born!
Licensed by the UIC to control pallet quality
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Why does EPAL exist?
www.epal-pallets.org
?EPAL
EUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association How does it operate?
www.epal-pallets.org
• Organisation Chart
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association How does it operate?
www.epal-pallets.org
Annual General Meeting
National CommitteesIndividual Members
Associated MembersRailway Bodies
Board
President7 Representatives
Of National Committees1 Representative of EPP
PRESIDENT
Working Group
Technical MattersQuality AssuranceCommunications
International Affairs
Inspection and Training
National Committees
ProducersDealers
RepairersUsers
Railways
Transporters
Propositions.
Coordination
For admission.
Assistance to
members
General Secretariat
Chief Executive OfficerSupervisor
Complaints Committee
(The boring bits!)
• More practical
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association How does it operate?
www.epal-pallets.org
Board of Direction
General Secretariat
Carries out instructions of the Board.
Discuss and decide all aspects of EPAL
Chief Executive Officer
Liases with UIC
Decides punishments for defaulting companies.
Arranges contracts with Inspections Companies and suppliers, and legal activities.
Co-ordinates inspections, statistics, testing, charges and all administrative matters.
• More practical
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association How does it operate?
www.epal-pallets.org
National Committees
Discuss, prepare and recommend any technical and quality issues, to present to the Board.
Join working groups of related organisations.
Operate In larger producing countries:
Assist licence applications.
Disseminate information.
Working groups
Protect the trade marks.
• More practical
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association How does it operate?
www.epal-pallets.org
Inspection Companies
Report findings to the Secretariat.
Appeals Committee
Reviews punishments set by Board.
Senior supervising inspector.
Training to ensure uniform inspections.
Assess applicant companies for licence.
Make unannounced visits to producers, repairers, and end-users.
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EUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Where?
www.epal-pallets.org
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Where?
www.epal-pallets.org
• Europe.
EPAL National Committee
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Where?
www.epal-pallets.org
• Europe.
EPAL National CommitteeEPAL ProductionTen Producer/Repairers
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Where?
www.epal-pallets.org
• Europe.
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Where?
www.epal-pallets.org
• Europe.• World
United States India China
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Where?
www.epal-pallets.org
• Summarising.
Produced and repaired in 28 countries.
About 1,500 producers and repairers
- growing at three a week.
Probably over 5,000 supply points
About 400,000,000 pallets in circulation.
Available in many other countries.
?EPAL
EUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Legislation.
www.epal-pallets.org
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Phytosanitary matters.
www.epal-pallets.org
• ISPM 15
EPAL firmly supports the IPPC standard.
Originally decided that standard would be compulsory, from 1st July 2005.
ONLY HEAT TREATMENT
Still fully supports ISPM 15, but as an option for those users that require it.
The way forward for wooden packaging
Withdrew compulsion because some countries might not be ready in time.
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EUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association The future?
www.epal-pallets.org
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet AssociationThe future?
www.epal-pallets.org
• The growing EPAL family
1200 x 800 600 x 1000
1000 x 1200 600 x 800
1200 x 1000 1000 x 1200
- Or older pallets at reduced price.
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association The advantages
www.epal-pallets.org
• The advantages of EPAL.
Assured quality.
Assured value of pallet for resale.
Vast quality assured supplier network.
- You are always near a source.
Ability to negotiate the best deal.
- You can buy new pallets.
Always available in small or large numbers.
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Cost comparison
www.epal-pallets.org
• Cost model.
The advantages of EPAL are not theoretical.
A study has been undertaken in Italy to compare the costs of this open pool system with a closed system.
Prepared by our consultant, Andrea Fossa.
Showed an open pool system such as EPAL reduces costs by over 30% compared to a commercial closed pool.
Copies of this model are available.
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Contact Information.
www.epal-pallets.org
• Website.
www.epal-pallets.org
German French English
EPALEUROPEANPALLETASSOCIATION
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European Pallet Association Cost comparison
www.epal-pallets.orgInterpal 6 – Canada – 2005
EPAL – European Pallet Association
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