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The investigation launched by the CBP came in response to tips from the Californian plywood importer Plywood Source. This company contacted the agency in July 2018 after having gathered incriminating evidence that five of its competitors had infringed the import conditions. The plywood importers in question are: Far East American, Ciel Group, American Pacific Plywood, Liberty Woods International and InterGlobal Forest.
Source: EUWID
LPR Reinforces Its Network with a New Depot in Lisbon
LPR – La Palette Rouge, a leading European pallet pooling provider, opened its new warehouse in Alverca, Portugal in March 2018. The company states that its newest covered warehouse is physical proof of its concerted effort to improve service to the market by enhancing its operational capacity.
“Here at the Alverca covered warehouse, as is the case at our other collection centers, we have managed to offer a service of excellence to our clients and partners across the country. We’re very pleased that this depot has received recognition from the Group as its best in Europe and that this mark of distinction has motivated our colleagues from all countries where LPR has a presence to visit us so that they can see for themselves details of warehouse operations here--details which we believe can be replicated in other LPR markets in Europe,” said Hugo Silva, Supply Chain Manager, LPR Portugal.
According to François Gay, LPR European Supply Chain Director, the company visit and sharing of best practices “was an excellent opportunity for knowledge sharing and networking. It is a source of great pride, but also a huge responsibility to know that we have raised the bar even higher now – something which I am sure the LPR Portugal team is going to try and do again”.
The Alverca depot has given LPR Portugal almost 200,000 square feet of additional storage, the capacity to sort some 30,000 pallets per day, and the ability to accommodate a greater throughput of pallets at short notice.
JANUARY 2019