The Director of Supply Chain and IT of the company, José Luis Terrón, took part in one of the round tables and received the CHEP sustainability certificate.
Grupo Agroponiente participated in the collaborative meeting “Greener, Fresher, more CHEP,” organized by the multinational CHEP, a leader in pallet pooling and innovative supply chain solutions. CHEP has been a trusted provider for Agroponiente for many years, and on this occasion, they invited our company to share our experiences in one of the round tables during their event.
Specifically, the Director of Supply Chain and IT of Grupo Agroponiente, José Luis Terrón, was a key speaker in one of the discussions. After the session, he remarked, “In our company, we are very clear that it is essential to continue developing and promoting innovation and digitization, both from our technical and R&D departments and with other sector agents, in order to improve crop realities and respect for the environment.”
The event, held on May 9 in Almería due to its importance in the horticultural sector, had over 70 attendees representing the main companies in the sector.
Key topics discussed included crucial challenges the horticultural industry must face, such as the need to establish strategies to combat food waste and the urgency to drive innovation and digitization throughout the supply chain to make operations more efficient and sustainable. Additionally, the role that CHEP can play alongside its clients in upcoming challenges was debated.
Marco Salort, Commercial Director of CHEP Spain, emphasized, “For us, it is critical to understand the real needs of our clients in a volatile sector like fresh produce, to define priorities that allow us to drive innovation and digitization in the sector, and improve efficiency and collaboration among supply chain actors while reducing our environmental impact.”
At the end of the event, the participating companies received the CHEP Sustainability Certificate, recognizing their contributions to reducing emissions in the regions of Murcia and Andalusia, demonstrating the sector’s commitment
to environmental sustainability.
About CHEP
CHEP helps move more goods to more people and places than any other company on the planet. Its pallets and containers form the invisible backbone of the global supply chain, and the world’s largest brands trust CHEP to help
transport their goods more efficiently, sustainably, and safely. CHEP has created one of the most sustainable logistics businesses in the world through the sharing and reuse of its pallets, a model known as “pooling” that primarily serves the fast-moving consumer goods sectors (e.g., dry foods, groceries, and personal and healthcare products), fresh produce, beverages, retail, and general manufacturing. CHEP employs approximately 11,500 people and believes in the power of collective intelligence through diversity, inclusion, and teamwork. CHEP owns approximately 353 million pallets and containers through a network of more than 750 service centers. As part of the Brambles Group, CHEP operates in 60 countries, with its largest operations in North America and Western Europe. For more information, visit www.chep.com.
