OCTOBER 2022
4 Pallet Pioneers Recognized by Logistics Hall of Fame
Berlin, October 2022 – The decision has been made, says an announcement from the Logistics Hall of Fame. “The pioneers of the triumph of the pallet in logistics are moving into the Logistics Hall of Fame.”
Because the question of who invented the pallet, or what the Hall calls the “world-famous load carrier” cannot be answered unequivocally, it noted, the group decided to honor multiple awardees. They included two new individual members, as well as two group members. It was the first time that the jury has awarded two organizations a place in the Hall of Fame.
George Raymond Sr (1890-1967), was the founder of the American provider of The Raymond Corporation, and holder of pallets related to both the forklift and pallet. After applying for a patent in 1937 along with Bill House, they received a pallet for the double-faced wooden pallet in 1939. Raymond is posthumously inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame. The transport pallet is considered the first professional wooden pallet in the world,” the Hall of Fame noted.
Also included is the Australian Oliver Richter (1920-2014), who, as a trade manager at Brambles, discovered the potential of a closed rental pool for load carriers in the 1960s and successfully set up today’s CHEP system as a closed rental pool internationally.
Two associations were also tapped for entry into the Hall. The UIC (Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer) is the mother of the Euro pallet and developed it in 1961 as part of a working group. The International Union of Railways pushed ahead with the standardization of the pallets and committed all signatories to an agreement to comply with the standards for manufacture and repair of the Euro pallet.
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George Raymond