Launch At PaperPak Moves CHEP Into Medical Supplies Industry; PaperPak also shipping packaging materials to food processing companies on CHEP pallets

    SAN DIMAS, Calif.--June 14, 2001--PaperPak Products, a leading manufacturer of adult incontinent products and packaging materials for food processors, announced it is shipping all unit loads on CHEP pallets effective immediately.
    The company is manufacturing its product lines, which include the Attends brand, onto CHEP pallets at its production facilities in La Verne, CA; Greenville, NC and Washington, GA, and is using them at its distribution center in Rancho Cuca Munga, CA.
    PaperPak previously used one-way pallets to ship to customers, and faced efficiency and productivity challenges as a result. The company also wanted to reduce product damage and project an environment-friendly image.
    "The CHEP program helps PaperPak improve the service offering to our customers while enhancing our internal product handling systems. We also view it as a true benefit for the supply chains we serve," said Reggie Jones, Director of Logistics at PaperPak.
    Jones added that the company is starting to see several benefits from the CHEP program, including carrier discounts, a reduction in driver fees, product damage reduction and other supply chain advantages.
    "The CHEP program is a great fit for each of the trade channels PaperPak sells to. We look forward to helping the company service medical supplies distributors and food processors for many years to come," said Kevin Shuba, Vice President, Sales, CHEP USA.
    For nearly 40 years, PaperPak Products, Inc. has supplied the health care and food packaging industries with quality products that are both innovative and environmentally friendly. Today, PaperPak is one of the largest independent manufacturers and marketers of a full line of adult incontinence and other absorbent products in the U.S. With the addition of Wyant Health Care and the Attends brand in North America and Europe, the company will generate annual sales expected to be nearly $400 million. For more information about PaperPak, please call (909) 392-1200 or visit the company's website at www.paperpak.com.
    CHEP is an international pallet and container pooling company servicing manufacturers and distributors in the consumer goods industries; grower/shippers and receivers in the produce industry; packers, processors and distributors in the meat industry; home improvement, hardware & housewares manufacturers and distributors and suppliers, assembly plants and aftermarket retailers in the automotive industry. CHEP supplies its customers with high quality pallets and reusable containers from a comprehensive depot and premium service center network. The company is part of the worldwide CHEP organization, which operates in more than in 38 countries on six continents and controls more than 147 million pallets and 29 million containers. CHEP operating principles, service organization and computer tracking systems give participants a simple solution and improved efficiency in product delivery. Additional information on CHEP is available at www.chep.com.