CHEP
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CHEP is an international company dealing in pallet
and container pooling services, serving customers in a range of industrial and retail supply chain
s. CHEP is owned by Brambles Limited
.
CHEP offers wooden and plastic pallets, small display pallets, crates and IBC
containers. These products can generally be recognised by their blue colour and CHEP logo.
to provide efficient handling of defense supplies during World War II
. When the war ended in 1945, the Americans returned home, leaving behind a great wealth of materials handling equipment at their military bases in Australia. With this asset base and established infrastructure, the Commonwealth government of Australia continued to endorse the organization after the war to support the national economy. In 1949, a new government under the Liberal Party of Australia
decided to privatise the industry and mandated the sale of the Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool organisation.
Brambles Limited
, a company created in 1875 by Walter Edwin Bramble and well experienced in the materials handling industry, purchased CHEP on 24 April 1958. Brambles is a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
CHEP has operations in 45 countries, employs approximately 7,501 people and has a pool of approximately 300 million pallets and containers.
Pallet
A pallet , sometimes called a skid, is a flat transport structure that supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, pallet jack, front loader or other jacking device. A pallet is the structural foundation of a unit load which allows handling and storage efficiencies...
and container pooling services, serving customers in a range of industrial and retail supply chain
Supply chain
A supply chain is a system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to...
s. CHEP is owned by Brambles Limited
Brambles Limited
Brambles Limited is a support services business listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.-History:Brambles traces its history to 1875, when Walter Bramble began his career in Newcastle, north of Sydney, Australia. Brambles Industries Limited first listed in Australia in 1954...
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CHEP offers wooden and plastic pallets, small display pallets, crates and IBC
Intermediate bulk container
An Intermediate bulk container is a container used for transport and storage of fluids and bulk materials. The construction of the IBC container and the materials used are chosen depending on the application, i.e...
containers. These products can generally be recognised by their blue colour and CHEP logo.
History
CHEP evolved from the Allied Materials Handling Standing Committee (AMHSC), an organisation developed by the Australian governmentGovernment of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a federal constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 as a result of an agreement among six self-governing British colonies, which became the six states...
to provide efficient handling of defense supplies during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. When the war ended in 1945, the Americans returned home, leaving behind a great wealth of materials handling equipment at their military bases in Australia. With this asset base and established infrastructure, the Commonwealth government of Australia continued to endorse the organization after the war to support the national economy. In 1949, a new government under the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
decided to privatise the industry and mandated the sale of the Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool organisation.
Brambles Limited
Brambles Limited
Brambles Limited is a support services business listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.-History:Brambles traces its history to 1875, when Walter Bramble began his career in Newcastle, north of Sydney, Australia. Brambles Industries Limited first listed in Australia in 1954...
, a company created in 1875 by Walter Edwin Bramble and well experienced in the materials handling industry, purchased CHEP on 24 April 1958. Brambles is a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
CHEP has operations in 45 countries, employs approximately 7,501 people and has a pool of approximately 300 million pallets and containers.