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News Release from: CEMEX | Subject: Cement pallet collection system
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 April 2008
First cement pallet collection system
Building materials supplier CEMEX UK has launched the first UK pallet collection system within the cement industry for the customers of its packed cement products.
Over 10 million bags of CEMEX cement are sold every year, and transported on nearly 250,000 pallets, many of which are not returned but thrown away or shredded The new simple but effective system aims to recover up to a third of all the pallets which will be reconditioned and recycled back into the system, thereby minimising waste and offering a valuable service to customers
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 22 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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For customers, such as builders merchants, it will relieve them of the financial and physical burden of disposing of the pallets.
The new recovery operation will be run in conjunction with European Logistics Management (ELM), the UK leader in the management and control of returnable transit packaging.
ELM is collecting the pallets on a regular basis from CEMEX customers and making any necessary repairs before returning them to CEMEX, ready for new cement deliveries.
The pallet collection system is part of the drive to improve CEMEX's sustainable performance and will compliment the company's recent launch of factory-blended cement.
CEMEX is pioneering the use of recycled materials in blended cements, CEM2 and CEM3 where the clinker content and associated CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 50% by incorporating by-products from other industries.
To increase awareness of the new system, CEMEX has produced a newsletter, the 'Rugby Post', aimed at bagged cement customers and mailed to sales outlets.
As well as detailing the system, the newsletter gives contact details and information on key CEMEX personnel involved in the business.
Customers wishing to find out more about the CEMEX pallet collection system should phone 01283 550660.
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