EPAL records 3% growth of euro pallets in 2014
The European Pallet Association (EPAL) has recorded a production of 66.3 million of EPAL euro pallets in 2014 with 3% growth compared to 2013.
Over the same period, the number of repaired EPAL pallets increased slightly to 22.4 million (2013: 22.3 million).
“The increase in production in 2014 illustrates the continued confidence in the EPAL Euro pallet and we are proud of this increase, which is a direct result of the intensive work carried out by the EPAL National Committees,” said Martin Leibrandt, CEO, EPAL.
2014 is the first complete calendar year in which EPAL has been granting licenses for the production of Euro pallets marked exclusively with the “EPAL in oval” brand, after production of one-brand pallets started in August 2013.
The independent global inspection company, Bureau Veritas, has been assuring the consistent quality of EPAL Euro pallets since January 2013.
![L to R: Robert Holliger, president, EPAL, Karl Kern, chairman, the Pallet Pool (Federal Chamber of Economy Austria [WKÖ]), Thomas Metlich, chairman, UIC](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/wrbm_medium/9/3/8/4/1604839-1-eng-GB/EPAL-and-UIC-end-two-year-pallet-conflict.jpg)
