Congress in Cork

The European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) has announced that it will hold its congress in Cork from 28th to 30th October, 2015.

Called ‘Wooden pallets and packaging: A sustainable business in a fast-changing
world’, the congress will highlight the foremost issues affecting the timber pallet and
packaging sector and offer the chance to discuss and network with colleagues from
around the world.

The three-day event will focus on the environmental credentials of the wooden pallet
and packaging industry, highlighting its role as an outlet for about 25% of the output of home grown sawn timber; as a material that absorbs carbon
from the atmosphere as it grows and stores it at the end of its useful life; and that
plays a central part in sustainable forestry.

Based at the Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork, the programme will feature visits tosome of Ireland’s leading companies in the sector, including a state-of-the-art
sawmill, a pallet manufacturer and a composite block manufacturer; a day of updates
on topics including the European, American, Canadian and Chinese pallet and other
packaging industries worldwide; ISPM 15 regulations; the lightweight packaging
sector; and the Packaging from Nature campaign; social events, which include a
cultural dinner and evening of dog racing at Cork’s Curraheen Park GreyhoundStadium; and networking opportunities throughout. There is also a full partners’programme that takes in highlights of the region.

The event will be held alongside the second meeting of the international pallet and
packaging industry’s World Forum. Delegates are expected to visit from the UK and
Ireland, the USA and Canada, South Africa, South America, Australasia and China.

FEFPEB President Rob van Hoesel said: “FEFPEB works on behalf of its membersthroughout the year, and our congress provides the vital opportunity to inform them
about the latest developments and changes affecting their businesses. This event
gives us them the opportunity to learn about and discuss these issues, network and
socialise; with the objective of furthering the wooden pallet and packaging business
for the benefit of all. We are expecting approximately 200 delegates and partners to
attend this essential event.