article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message chep type subsidiary industry equipment pooling founded 1958 headquarters sydney australia global headquarters products pallets returnable plastic containers ibcs automotive containers chemical catalyst containers number of employees 7 700 1 parent brambles website www.chep.com chep commonwealth handling equipment pool is an international company dealing in pallet and container pooling services serving customers in a range of industrial and retail supply chains . chep is owned by brambles limited . chep offers wooden and plastic pallets small display pallets crates and ibc containers . these products can generally be recognized by their blue color and chep logo . contents 1 history 2 controversy 3 references 4 external links history edit chep evolved from the allied materials handling standing committee amhsc an organisation developed by the australian government to provide efficient handling of defence supplies during world war ii . when the war ended in 1945 the americans returned home leaving behind millions of blue pallets at their military bases in australia . with this asset base and established infrastructure the australian government continued to endorse the organization after the war to support the national economy . in 1949 a new government under the liberal party of australia decided to privatise the industry and mandated the sale of the commonwealth handling equipment pool organisation . 2 chep pallets brambles limited a company created in 1875 by walter edwin bramble and well experienced in the materials handling industry purchased chep on april 24 1958 . after the 2008 brambles acquisition of leanlogistics the company implemented saas technology to optimize the pallet supply chain . 3 brambles is a company listed on the australian securities exchange . chep has operations in 45 countries employs approximately 7 500 people and has a pool of approximately 300 million blue us navy pallets and containers . controversy edit in 2014 abc radio national reported chep s dominance of pallet hire and supply had become a challenge to pallet recyclers in america where approximately twelve to fifteen percent of all lumber produced is used in its own pallet manufacturing . 4 5 references edit careers chep.com . accessed 2008 03 12 . history www.chep.com accessed 2008 03 12 . brindley chaille 1 may 2012 . chep and ifco systems integration brambles unveils growth and business strategy plans at investors conference . pallet enterprise . retrieved 16 october 2014 . the great wooden pallet wars . radio national . australia abc . 13 may 2014 . retrieved 14 may 2014 . hodes jacob . whitewood under siege . brooklyn ny cabinet magazine . retrieved 14 may 2014 . external links edit the blue pallet a 2014 radio show by npr s planet money about chep and their blue pallets . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chep & oldid 730494463 categories companies based in orlando floridahidden categories articles with a promotional tone from november 2014all articles with a promotional tonepages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages danskdeutschfran aissuomi edit links this page was last modified on 19 july 2016 at 10 34 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view