Western Pallet Magazine July 2025 | Page 43

July 2025

Brambles Climbs to #3 in TIME Magazine’s 2025 List of Most Sustainable Companies

Brambles (CHEP) has been ranked the third most sustainable company in the world by TIME magazine. Advancing one spot from last year, Brambles also led its industry category—Transport and Logistics.

Used Pallet Prices Face Upward Pressure, Says NAPD

The UK’s reconditioned pallet market is beginning to feel the pinch of rising material and logistics costs, according to a new update from the National Association of Pallet Distributors (NAPD). 

OSHA Under Trump: Not Going Away, Just Not Focusing on Creating New Regulations

When Donald Trump won the most recent election, some suggested that the business mogul turned politician would seek to gut or completely eliminate the Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA). But that isn’t what he did during his first term in office, and Trump has a lot more blue-collar voters in this second term than his first run.

Warehouse automation surging ahead despite projected slowdown

Warehouse automation appears to be gaining traction despite prior forecasts cutting short-term market growth projections for autonomous mobile robots.

Mubadala Acquires 30% Stake in Loscam International for $567 Million

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company has agreed to acquire a  30 percent stake in Loscam International, a leading Asia-Pacific provider of  pallet pooling and returnable packaging solutions, in a deal valued at approximately $567 million, according to a market filing by Sinotrans, one of the sellers.