IFCO SYSTEMS donates cooling van to Karlsruhe panel

Following the festive transfer of S&G Automobil AG in Karlsruhe, the chairwoman of the Karlsruhe panel, Ursula Höhn, was given a cooling van, which was highly needed for the panel's work. Logistic service provider IFCO systems, well-known for its reusable green fruit- and vegetable crates, significantly contributed to the purchase with a € 5000 donation.

Robert Högl, IFCO Systems Customer service Germany South / Ursula Höhn, chair of the Karlsruhe Panel / Werner R. Kurth, deputy chairman

"The new cooling van constitutes a great help to our panel, as now we can deliver food products to their destination fast and without loss of quality. In the name of all employees, we can thank IFCO for their support," says Ursula Höhn.

In the course of the initiative WORLDWIDE RESPONSIBILITY, IFCO is involved in funding panel cooling vans and has currently co-funded around 40 vehicles for panels. Furthermore, panels nationwide are already using over 69,000 reusable containers (RPCs) from the firm IFCO for delivering and storing the needed food products. The free granting of RPCs enables the panels to considerably reduce the packaging waste that had been accruing up until now.

The combination of reusable containers and cooling vans furthermore guarantees the key factor for food: freshness. “Hygiene and freshness are the decisive factors in logistic operations involving fruit and vegetables,” says Wolfgang Orgeldinger, CEO of IFCO SYSTEMS. “We are happy to support the panels on a global level through WORLDWIDE RESPONSIBILITY in the future as well”.

Source: IFCO SYSTEMS