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GKN Chep

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Subsidiary of GKN

1975 Company formed by GKN to operate a national pallet hire pool[1] in partnership with Brambles Industries of Australia[2]

1977 Had many major food and grocery companies amongst its customers[3]

By 1987 was also operating a container pool[4]

1990 Plans to expand further in Europe; the KSP was said to be that they operated a pool of pallets whereas other firms sold pallets which were then left to the client to replace after use[5]

2001 Brambles Industries absorbed Chep[6]

See Also

Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times Jan. 27, 1975
  2. ↑ The Times Dec. 24, 1980
  3. ↑ The Times May 5, 1977
  4. ↑ The Times Apr. 8, 1987
  5. ↑ The Times Aug. 7, 1990
  6. ↑ The Times May 15, 2002
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