Global pallet and container pooling services supplier CHEP has secured a new contract in the US with compact industrial vehicle producer Bobcat Company.
The companies have formed a three-year partnership under which CHEP Automotive Americas will be Bobcat’s returnable packaging provider for its manufacturing operations in North Dakota.
"The CHEP solution provides hard savings by eliminating costly corrugated packaging while providing an added environmental benefit, helping Bobcat to improve further its sustainability performance,” said Jim Adkins, vice president, Bobcat North American Sourcing. “These factors, along with a reduced need for capital investment to convert to returnables, were key in our decision to partner with CHEP."
Pierre-Luc Mathieu, vice president and general manager of CHEP Automotive Americas said: "We are delighted to have secured Bobcat as a new customer for CHEP's North American automotive business, and look forward to a successful partnership in coming years."
Tom Gorman, CEO of CHEP parent company Brambles Limited, said: "We have been operating in the automotive sector since 1978, serving a network of valued customers in Europe, South Africa, China, India, South-East Asia and Australia. The establishment of an automotive business in North America is a key part of our global growth strategy and we welcome Bobcat as a partner."
Headquartered in West Fargo, North Dakota, Bobcat Company is a business of Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd. Bobcat compact equipment includes skid-steer, all-wheel steer and compact track loaders; compact excavators; mini-track loaders; utility vehicles; compact tractors and utility work machines.
