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Matt Hanson (USA) and Angela Naeth (CAN), took home the title at the inaugural Little Debbie Ironman Chattanooga to Benefit Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America triathlon. They both earned their first career Ironman victories with times of 8:12:32 and 8:54:55, respectively. The men’s swim was dominated by Americans Barrett Brandon (38:06) and Eric Limkemann (38:10), who came out… Read more »

Here’s DC Velocity’s monthly roundup of charitable works by companies in the logistics and material handling markets: Lift truck dealer Raymond Handling Concepts Corp. recently auctioned off a custom-painted pink Raymond Model 102XM walkie hand pallet truck to benefit the HERS Breast Cancer Foundation of Fremont (Calif.) and the Community Foundation for South Central New York. Spend… Read more »

The 1947 production of pulp was about 2 percent greater than that of 1937, which was a record high year. This increase was primarily the result of the establishment of new pulp-making capacity in the South and on the West Coast of the U.S.A. and in western Canada.  Mexico, Brazil, and the Argentine have also… Read more »

Jack brings over 25 years of engineering, quality, sales, management and leadership experience primarily in the aerospace industry. Jack received a degree in Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science from the University of Cincinnati. Our potential customers buying processes continue to evolve and have become more complex and require a professional approach. Jack has direct experience… Read more »

Richmond Pallet Facility Reaches 1,000,000 Pallets Our pallet repair operation in Richmond, VA has reached the 1,000,000 pallet mark.  The team celebrated as the 1 millionth pallet rolled off the line on September 12th, 2014. Evans has 30 locations in 10 states which include cross docks, switching operations, manufacturing, assembly, staffing, and warehousing facilities.  Contact… Read more »

Our Chicago client Midwest Warehouse that Wal-Mart requires that all facilities that handle HBA or cosmetic products be audited and certified by Underwriter Labs. Their Diehl Road facility recently underwent an extensive audit by outside UL Labs auditors, and received a 100% perfect score! This is a terrific accomplishment for our Chicago client Midwest Warehouse.

We will be attending the CSCMP Annual Global Conference 2014 that is a leading logistic event  in the U.S.  The conference starts on September 21, 2014 and will end on September 24, 2014.  CSCMP Annual Global Conference 2014 will take place in San Antonio at Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center (HBGCC) in San Antonio, TX. … Read more »

Kenco will be the IRONMAN Chattanooga Swim Course presenting sponsor and will handle equipment and supply logistics for the event. “Kenco is proud to help bring IRONMAN to Chattanooga for the first time,” said Senior Vice President Sean Coakley. “We are headquartered in a beautiful city with fantastic recreational opportunities, and we can’t wait to… Read more »

Each year, World Trade 100 looks back on the eventful year for world trade and the supply chains supporting it. Among the people, places and things affecting extended supply chains, it is the influence, or potential influence, that matters. With that in mind, the 2014 list includes positive and negative factors, and new and repeat… Read more »

The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) has released DC Measures 2014, its annual benchmarking study of key warehousing and distribution performance metrics. The study captures the 47 key operational metrics of particular importance to most distribution professionals, grouped into seven categories: customer, operational, financial, capacity/quality, employee/safety, perfect order and cash-to-cash cycles. New to the… Read more »