FHG IPP Logipal appoints Dan Cronin as European WEEE Manager

Emphasises focus on UK and wider European WEEE and recycling sector

FHG IPP Logipal, Europe’s second largest pallet pooling company, has recently appointed Dan Cronin as European WEEE manager at its Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) business unit. His appointment reinforces FHG IPP Logipal’s growth ambitions in the electronic waste and recycling pooling market.

Dan has previously worked for three Approved Authorised Treatment Facility (AATF) operators in addition to developing and managing a successful Producer Compliance Scheme. In his new role at FHG IPP Logipal, Dan Cronin will collaborate with specialists from FHG IPP Logipal’s Industrial Business Unit to offer a recycling handling solution to existing and potential customers across Europe. He will be responsible for pooling solutions for the e-waste market in Europe. In the UK, commercial service team leader, Laura Loveridge will be working specifically on the UK recycling sector.

FHG IPP Logipal’s Industrial Business Unit specialises in providing environmentally and cost efficient solutions to allow the collection and safe transport of used electronics. It has been active in the European recycling market for the past seven years and pools its reusable bulk boxes and high protection boxes for handling large flows of e-waste in a range of European countries including Benelux, France, Italy, Poland, Romania and the UK. In the B2C recycling segment, FHG IPP Logipal holds a market leading position in pooling containers. Since the introduction of the WEEE Directive, FHG IPP Logipal has been supporting municipalities, collection schemes and recyclers in enabling reverse logistics solutions for waste electronics in a supply chain spanning the collection of WEEE from the public and transportation to dedicated recyclers for treatment in compliance with the WEEE legislation.

Dan Cronin observed: “The system is widely used for collection, storage and handling of displays and mixed WEEE in both the household and non-household sectors. FHG IPP Logipal boxes are used widely to handle WEEE arising from these waste streams in some countries and it is FHG IPP Logipal’s belief that the benefits of pooling re-usable boxes are difficult to ignore.

“Pooling provides an attractive alternative to capital expenditure on alternative container solutions. The surprisingly low daily rental fee includes maintenance of the material by FHG IPP Logipal. In addition, the portfolio of containers held by the client is scalable; so if recyclers, schemes or collectors have an increased demand over Christmas the solution is to simply rent more containers and then de-hire them after the demand has subsided in February.”

Organisations interested to know how the system can help them to reduce costs, comply with recent WEEE guidelines and maximise the quantity of waste in transit and storage should call Laura Loveridge on 01676 524000.

For further press information, please contact Jeremy Snook at JSPR on 01235 227572. Mobile: 07957 867139. E-mail: jeremy.snook@jspr.co.uk

FHG IPP Logipal UK & Ireland

Formed in 2005, FHG IPP Logipal UK & Ireland has grown rapidly to become the second largest pooling supplier in the UK & Ireland and establish itself as a leading high quality pallet pooling specialist.

The company’s principal clients are in the FMCG, retail, recycling and electronic sectors. It is a member of Timcon, the timber packaging and pallet confederation.

FHG IPP Logipal UK & Ireland is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FHG.

For more information, visit: www.ipplogipal.co.uk

FHG

FHG is Europe’s largest pallet producer and second largest pallet pooling supplier.

The group operates 17 subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France and the UK producing, hiring, pooling, banking, repairing and trading pallets.

Nine FHG production companies annually make more than 18 million wooden pallets from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) sourced wood, working to PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) accreditation standards. The production of industrial packaging and paper pallets are services the group also offers.

FHG is an innovative full-line pallet and box pooling solution provider. Its pallet pooling companies – FHG IPP Logipal and FHG PRS Return System – serve, through an extensive network of depots and call centres, customers primarily in the electronics, FMCG, recycling and chemical sectors. Meanwhile, FHG PAKi is the market leader in the pooling of standardised load carriers.

FHG has an annual turnover of over 300 million Euros and employs more than 800 people.

A family business, established in 1933, FHG is based in Eck en Wiel, theNetherlands.

For more information, visit: www.fhg.nl.

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